The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
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BORN IN THIS STATE.


Died Aged Almost a Hundred Years
Mrs. Sarah Allen Mead, of Rochelle,
H., died at her home May in her nine
ty-sixth year She was second cousin
of President j. M. Allen, Of the HARTFORD
Steam Boiler Insurance & Inspection
company, and OF Francis N. Allen, poth
of Hartford Mrs. Mead was the
daughter of Luther Allen of Enfield N
this state. The old Allen house where
she was born is still standing In what IS
known as King street, near Warehouse
Point. The Rochelle Herald OF May
gives, this sketch of Mrs. Mead:
Mrs. Sarah Mead died at her home on
Main street Sunday morning, May o.
1900 Her health has been gradually
failing during the winter, but she was
able to be up and around the house untll
a week before her death. There was no
particular disease connected with her
Illness but purely a case of wearing out
of old age. Her death was as peaceful
as was her going to sleep and only by
constant watching were the relatives
able to see when her life went out The
funeral took place from her late home
Tuesday afternoon Rev. w. Fl. Tibbels'
at her request, preached the sermon;
Rev. Grouse assisting in the services
and Mr.. w. P. Landon also made re-
marks. She was buried by the side of
her late husband at Lawn Ridge ceme-
terry.
Mrs Sarah Mead was the oldest per-
son, with one exception, in Flagg town.
ship, being nearly one hundred years
old and had lived here over quarter OF
q century. She was woman with Il
remarkable constitution and vigor,
which she retained to her last moments.
This was largely due to the active life
which she led. She seldom was seen
without employment, either physically
or mentally. Until the last few years
she spent a large part of her life in the
open air and found great amount of
pleasure in her garden among the fruits
and flowers. She also spent large
portion of her time caring for the poor
and unfortunate, and no one ever called
on her for aims that went away refused
If she considered them worthy.
She was very intelligent and took
great interest for one Of her age in most
of the leading questions of the day;
her conyersati onal powers were bright
and interesting and her friends would
tpend many happy hours in her society
In her company one would forget her
age and think they were talking to one
much younger, in fact she would often
remark that she did not feel that she
was an old lady. She was Of pleas
ant and happy disposition, never com
planning of her own troubles, and al
ways had a happy smile and pleasant
word for everyone she met, We will all
miss GRANDMOTHER" Mead,
Sarah Allen was born at Enfield,
Hartford county Conn, August 81, 1904.
She left there when she was fourteen
years old, accompanied by her parents,
and moved to Ithaca, N. Y, where she
met Walter Mead and was married to
him in 1927. The following year they
moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, and after
wards to Wisconsin. They came to Ro-
chelle in 1865, where she has lived until
her death. Eight children blessed their
union, all of which lived until 1864,
when the youngest was killed at Gettys-
burg while serving his country. Her
husband died in 1880. Four daughters
still remain; Serena, Nellie and Mrs.
Jeff Cove, who were with her at the
time of her death, and Mrs. Julia Mills,
of Corning, Kan, The latter on ac-
count of poor health is unable to be
here. Serena and Nellie have always
lived with their mother. Their home
has always been one of the most pleas
ant and happiest in our city.