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             Husband: Samuel MEIGS (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
                Born: 27 APR 1791
             Married: 1815 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT
                Died: 10 APR 1855 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (8 9)
              Buried: in Brookside Cemetery, Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (10 11)
              Father: Phineas MEIGS
              Mother: Sarah TOMLINSON
             Spouses: Hannah L.
                Wife: Lorena TOMLINSON (12)
                Born: 04 AUG 1793 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (13 14)
                Died: 08 MAR 1826 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (15)
              Buried: in Brookside Cemetery, Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (16 17)
              Father: David TOMLINSON
              Mother: Lorena BACON
             Spouses:
Children
01               (F): Sarah Elizabeth MEIGS (18 19 20)
                Born: 16 MAY 1816 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (21 22)
                Died: 16 JUL 1888 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (23 24)
             Spouses: Charles L. DICK
02               (F): Jane Caroline MEIGS (25 26 27 28 29)
                Born: 14 APR 1818 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (30 31 32)
                Died: 25 OCT 1902 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (33 34)
             Spouses: George G. LUM
03               (M): Benjamin Clark MEIGS
                Born: 14 AUG 1820 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (35 36)
                Died: 21 APR 1821 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (37 38 39)
              Buried: in Brookside Cemetery, Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (40 41)
             Spouses: 
04               (M): David Tomlinson MEIGS (42 43 44 45 46)
                Born: 21 FEB 1821 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (47 48 49)
                Died: 09 JUL 1889 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT (50)
             Spouses: Abigail Jane BRUSH
05               (M): Charles A. MEIGS (51 52 53 54 55 56 57)
                Born: 06 MAR 1825 in Quaker Farms, Oxford, New Haven, CT
                Died: 03 JUL 1907 (58)
             Spouses: Lucy Electa YALE; Bernice RIGGS

Footnotes

  1. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 67.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  2. Ibid., 177.
    [Oxford Legislature - 1829-1830, 1834
    http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/177.html.]
  3. Ibid., 171.
    ... lived..and died, at Quaker Farms ... Judge of the County Court, and many years a Justice of the Peace.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/171.html.]
  4. Historic House Committee of The Bicentennial Commission, Oxford, Connecticut, Early Houses of Oxford (Derby, CT, The Bacon Printing Company, 1976), #34.
    [Sold land to brother-in-law, George Tomlinson, 1848, Barry Road, Oxford, CT
    Available at http://www.oxford-historical-society.org/books-for-sale.htm.]
  5. 1840 Oxford Census.
  6. 1850 Oxford Census.
  7. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
    ... wid. Hannah Hyde ... of Oxford ...
  8. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 140.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/140.html.]
  9. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  10. Ibid., 43.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  11. Brookside Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem5127a.html.]
  12. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 67.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  13. Ibid., 70.
    Tomlinson, children of Esq. David and Lorena:
    Charles, June 19, 1785. Bennett Benedict, May 5, 1799.
    David, July 11, 1787. Mary Ann, March 10, 1801.
    Maria Theresa, Aug. 1, 1789. Janet Adeline, July 6, 1803.
    David, Aug. 1, 1791. George Albert, July 6, 1803.
    Lorena, Aug. 4, 1793. Eliza, May 29, 1805.
    Lydia Augusta, Sept. 25, 1795. Henrietta, Sept. 13, 1807.
    Jane Caroline, June 30, 1797. William Augustus, Sept. 13, 1805.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/070.html.]
  14. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 75.
  15. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  16. Ibid., 43.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  17. Brookside Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem5125.html.]
  18. Compiled By Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850, 41, 58.
    ... of Oxford ...
  19. 1870 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ brother David.]
  20. 1880 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ brother David.]
  21. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 67.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  22. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
  23. Brookside Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
  24. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  25. 1850 Oxford Census.
    [Living with her father and his second wife.]
  26. 1860 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ her brother David.]
  27. 1870 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ brother David.]
  28. 1880 Oxford Census.
  29. 1900 Oxford Census.
    [Living w/ brother Charles.]
  30. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 135.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/135.html.]
  31. Ibid., 67.
    Jane Caroline, April 14, 1828.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  32. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
  33. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 135.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/135.html.]
  34. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  35. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 67.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  36. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
  37. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 75.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/075.html.]
  38. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  39. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
  40. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  41. Brookside Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem8676.html.]
  42. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 171.
    ... merchant ...
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/171.html.]
  43. 1850 Waterbury Census.
    Baker.
  44. 1860 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  45. 1870 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  46. 1880 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  47. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 67.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/067.html.]
  48. Ibid., 135.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/135.html.]
  49. Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000), 58.
  50. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 43.
    Meigs, William Henry, son of Samuel & Hannah, died Aug. 23, 1850, age 14 yrs.
    Meigs, infant of Samuel & Hannah, died Mar. 5, 1834
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of Samuel & Lorena, died July 9, 1889, age 67 yrs.
    Meigs, Samuel, died Apr. 10, 1855, age 64 yrs.
    Meigs, Lorena Tomlinson, wife of Samuel, died Mar. 8, 1826, age 32 yrs.
    Meigs, Benjamin Clark, son of Samuel, died Apr. 12, 1821, age 8 mos.
    Lum, George G., died Jan. 6, 1850, age 36, yrs.
    Lum, Jane G. Meigs, died Oct. 25, 1902, age 84 yrs.
    Dick, Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Charles L., died July 16, 1888, age 72 yrs.
    Dick, Charles L., died at Harpers Ferry, Va., Dec 22, 1862, age 47 yrs., Civil War (Marker).
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan43.html.]
  51. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 171.
    ... merchant ...
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/171.html.]
  52. B. H. Davis, Reminiscences of Oxford Homes and People (Seymour, CT, The Seymour Record, 1913), Chapter 6.
    Bernice, the youngest daughter, married Charles Meiggs, of Quaker Farms, Oxford, where he owned a large and valuable farm. He was also engaged in the bakery business in Waterbury under the firm name of Meiggs & Trott. He died several years ago at the age of 82 years.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/davis-reminiscences/Davis-06.html.]
  53. 1850 Waterbury Census.
    Baker.
    [Living w/ his brother David.]
  54. 1870 Oxford Census.
    Farmer & Baker.
  55. 1880 Oxford Census.
  56. 1900 Oxford Census.
    Farmer.
  57. Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), 541.
    Charles Meggs.
  58. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Brookside Cemetery, 47.
    Tomlinson, William A., died Feb. 24, 1890, age 80 yrs.
    Tomlinson, Susan L., wife of William A., died Feb 15, 1876, age 62 yrs.
    Fletcher, Alice Eliza Tomlinson, born Oct. 6, 1841, died Jan. 10, 1915
    Downs, Lorena Bacon, Tomlinson, wife of William Edson, born Feb. 2, 1835, died July 4, 1920
    Downs, William Edson, died Nov. 23, 1910, age 73 yrs.
    Meigs, Charles A., died July 3, 1907, age 82 yrs.
    Meigs, Lucy E. Yale, wife of Charles A., died Nov. 1, 1858, age 25 yrs.
    Meigs, Bernice Riggs, Wife of Charles A., died May 2, 1918, age 76 yrs.
    Meigs, David Tomlinson, son of C. A. & Bernice, died Nov. 2, 1867, age 18 das.
    Meigs, Charles Edward, born June 1, 1872, died Dec. 20, 1925.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/bscemscan47.html.]

Revised: 19-Oct-08
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