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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2043. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 39 of 69 304 words

His tombstone in Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich indicates that he died on June 16, 1851, aged 84 years and 29 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76491357/matthew-mead MEAD, Theodore Theodore Holmes Mead was a son of Ebenezer Mead (1778-1845) and grandson of Ebenezer Mead (1748-1818). He is listed as a 28-year-old farmer in the Town of Greenwich in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery in Greenwich indicates that he died on January 18, 1876, aged 54 years. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25210628/theodore-holmes-mead MEAD, Zaccheus Zaccheus Mead's tombstone in New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut, indicates that he died on October 27, 1846. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162536055/zaccheus-mead MERRITT, _____ (Widow Daniel) See MERRITT, Rebecca Bush. MERRITT, David John Macdonald indicated that David Merritt was a resident of Cortlandt, New York.

The McDonald Interviews: Interviewees MERRITT, Lott Lott Merritt is listed as a 73-year-old farmer in the Town of Rye, New York, in the 1850 United States census. His tombstone in the Blind Brook Burial Ground (Milton Cemetery) in Rye, New York, indicates that he died on September 18, 1854, aged 77 years, 6 months, and 16 days (WCHS Book #15, p.56). MERRITT, Rebecca Bush Rebecca Bush Merritt was the widow of Daniel Merritt (1764-1836). She is listed as an 84-year-old resident of the Town of Rye, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. Her tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye indicates that she was born on January 20, 1766, and died on August 27, 1855 (WCHS Book #17, p.83). MERRITT, Robert Robert Merritt told John Macdonald that he was in his 78th year at the time of his interview on December 6, 1848. He is listed as a 79-year-old farmer in the Town of Rye, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. MILLER, Abraham Abraham Miller was a son of Elijah Miller and Ann Fisher.

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