US Meade, Margaretta Sergeant

Margaretta Sergeant Meade​

Born: June 26, 1814

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: US Congressman John Sergeant 1779 – 1852

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Margaretta Watmough 1787 – 1869

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Husband: Major General George Gordon Meade 1815 – 1872

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

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Marriage: December 31, 1840 at St. Peters Church, Philadelphia, PA.

Children:

John Sergeant Meade 1841 – 1865​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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George Meade Jr. 1843 – 1897​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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Margaret Butler Meade 1845 – 1905​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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Spencer Meade 1850 – 1911​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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Sarah Wise Meade Large 1851 – 1913​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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Henrietta Meade 1853 – 1944​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

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William Meade 1855 – 1891​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)​

Life Events:

1840 – 1872: Wife of Major General George G. Meade​

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Wrote letters to her husband during the Civil War​

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1872 – 1886: Widow of Major General George G. Meade​

Died: January 7, 1886

Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Burial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

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