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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Patriotic Service / Brigadier General
Memorial only on Find-a-Grave which states: Burial was on the summit of Put's Hill. Now known as Putnam Hill Historical District. Graves are no longer visible.
Burial details unknown per Find-A-Grave in Sep 2024
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Author: Michael Edward Zuba
John Mead was chosen nine times to represent Greenwich, CT in the General Assembly.
King George III sent John Mead a commission as a captain but John declined to serve in the King’s army. This commission was later found by political enemies who intended to use it prove treason against John Mead but the opportunity never came for them to use it.
John Mead joined the American army and was commissioned as a major. John’s ability in his service allowed him to become rapidly promoted and held the rank of Brigadier General three years before the war closed. John was the commander of the American forces in the area of Greenwich and was in New York City when it was captured by the British, having command of the last troops to leave the city. John Mead fought along George Washington in New York City.
This information comes from the “Chapter Sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution; Patron Saints” book which is a collection of public information published before 1923.
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