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Below is a family biography included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published by Weakley, Harraman & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JAMES MEAD, farmer, one of the early settlers of Switzerland County, was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1792, and reared in Westchester, and after marriage lived in Orange County, N. Y. He married Phoebe Cunningham, and came from New York to this county in 1826; bought land and followed farming, and came to own 400 acres. Reared eleven children to maturity, the youngest death being of eldest son, Selah, at eighteen years. The others were: Hiram, Dewit C., Harriet (now wife of Robert H. Petty), James D., Gilbert L., Benjamin C., Rachel (wife of Henry M. Corey), Daniel, Melissa and Mercy Z. (wives of Benjamin F. Truesdell). The father died in 1860; mother also deceased.
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This family biography is one of 215 biographies included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published in 1885 by Weakley, Harraman & Co. For the complete description, click here: Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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