Elisha Ferguson Mead
Elisha Ferguson Mead was born on June 25, 1824, in Hinesburg, Vermont, to William and Amanda Mead. His father was a farmer who owned $1,000 of personal property by 1860. He grew up in Hinesburg, and by 1850, he was working as a lawyer. He moved to Romeo, Michigan, in the 1850s. By 1860, he owned $1,400 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $10,000 of personal property. He moved to Starksboro, Vermont, in the 1870s, and by 1880, he was living with his brother William and his sister Sarah. He died of Bright’s disease in Starksboro on December 27, 1897.
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(2201)Mead, Elisha Ferguson1824-06-251897-12-27
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (6622) [recipient] ~ Charles E. Mead to Elisha F. Mead, 21 May 1863
  • (6621) [recipient] ~ Charles E. Mead to Elisha F. Mead, 16 June 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (2201) Mead, Elisha Ferguson is the [sibling of] (2200) Mead, Charles E.

Places - Records: 3

  • (1711) [birth] ~ Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont
  • (1712) [death] ~ Starksboro, Addison County, Vermont
  • (1710) [residence in 1860, residence in 1870] ~ Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan

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1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, available from Ancestry.com.