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     Catherine McPhaedres was baptised on 20 May 1722.¹ She was the daughter of John McPhaedres and Helena Jansen.¹ Catherine McPhaedres married Robert Gilbert Livingston, son of Gilbert Robert Livingston and Cornelia Beekman, on 3 November 1740.¹ Catherine McPhaedres died in 1792.²

     John McPhaedres married Helena Jansen.¹

     John Cameron McPhee was born on 4 July 1878 in Yan Yean, Victoria.¹ He married Alice Bealey Crompton Dean, daughter of William Boswell Dean and Martha Helen Smith, on 17 April 1911 in Longford, Tasmania.¹ John Cameron McPhee died on 14 September 1952 in Hobart, Tasmania, at the age of 74.¹

     Joan McPherson married Chief Justice Archibald McLean, son of Neil McLean and Isabella Macdonell.²

     Lois McPherson married Earl Winthrop Clapp, son of George Milton Clapp and Florence M. Dillard, in November 1912 in Letohatchie, Alabama.¹

     Margaret McPherson was born in 1869.¹ She was the daughter of Norman McPherson and Susan Martin. Margaret McPherson married William Henry Sewall, son of Freeman H. Sewall and Caroline Burke, on 23 June 1897 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.¹ Margaret McPherson died in 1967 in Massachusetts² and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.³

     Norman McPherson married Susan Martin.

     Susan A. McPherson married firstly Rev. William Dummer Sewall, son of Dummer Sewall and Sarah or Sally Merrick, on 29 January 1834 in Milburn (now Skowhegan), Somerset County, Maine.¹ Susan A. McPherson married secondly Samuel Burrill on 15 September 1841 in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine.² Susan A. McPherson died in 1877 in Illinois³ and is buried in Rutland Cemetery, Marshall County, Illinois.⁴

     John McPhetrage married Sarah Sewall, daughter of William Sewall and Sarah Chisam, on 18 March 1777 in Georgetown, Maine.² John McPhetrage died before 1782.¹

     Cecil Harry McQuigg was born on 18 August 1919 in Coquille, Coos County, Oregon.¹ He married Mary Lou Gerber, daughter of Paul Edward Gerber and Edna Diana Sewall.¹ Cecil Harry McQuigg died on 23 February 2005 in Independence, Polk County, Oregon, at the age of 85.¹

     Mary McRa married Robert Linlithgow Livingston, son of Henry Walter Livingston and Sylvie de Grasse.¹

     Charles McTaggart. Procurator fiscal.² He was born circa 1828 in Cambeltown, Argyll. He married Margaret Stewart Beatson, daughter of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. and Margaret Stewart, on 27 July 1852 in Campbeltown, Argyll.²

     Eunice McTaggert married Oliver Crouse.¹

     Bethia McVean married Roderick McKenzie.¹

     Augusta McVickar was born on 11 November 1790.² She was the daughter of John McVicker.³ Augusta McVickar married Judge William Jay, son of John Jay and Sarah Van Brugh Livingston, in 1812.³ Augusta McVickar died on 26 April 1857 at the age of 66.² She was buried in Saint Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, Westchester County, New York.²

     James McWilliam died before 1856 possibly in Jamaica.¹

     Margaret Eliza Sophia McWilliam was the daughter of James McWilliam. Margaret Eliza Sophia McWilliam married Godfrey Bosville MacDonald Beatson, son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N., on 14 August 1856 in Sheriffston House, Morayshire.¹

     Jessie Benton Mead was born circa 1863 in New York.³ She was the daughter of Joseph Mead and Mary Denike.⁴ Jessie Benton Mead married Elbridge Cushman Sewall, son of Benjamin Crosby Sewall and Susan Proctor Carpenter, on 11 January 1887 in Manhattan, New York. The New York Daily Tribune of 16th January 1887 reports the wedding as having taken place at the home of the bride's parents, 21 West 126 Street S.⁵ Jessie Benton Mead appears on the census of 1930 at Montclaire, New Jersey, living with her son Joseph and his family.⁶

     Joseph Mead married Mary Denike.¹

     Mary Mead married Benjamin Torrance.¹

     Ruth Mead married Hackaliah Brown, son of Peter Brown "the Pilgrim".

     Elizabeth Meade married Eugene Colbert.¹

     Alvin A. Meader was born circa 1 January 1820 in Maine.^2,3 He married Lydia Maria Sewall, daughter of Rufus King Sewall and Phoebe W. Merrill, in 1845.⁴ Alvin A. Meader died on 23 August 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,³ and is buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.⁵

     Delia L. Meader was born in 1846.¹ She was the daughter of Alvin A. Meader and Lydia Maria Sewall.¹ Delia L. Meader died on 1 July 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,² and is buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Ellen L. Meader was born on 15 April 1859 in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island.² She was the daughter of Alvin A. Meader and Lydia Maria Sewall.¹ Ellen L. Meader died in 1933¹ and is buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Sharon Meader was born circa 1942 in Augusta.¹ She married Loyall Farragut Sewall Jr., son of Loyall Farragut Sewall and Jane Yates Smith, in 1987.¹ Sharon Meader died on 13 July 1999 in Gardiner, Maine.¹
Sharon Meader Sewall, 57, of Winthrop St., and longtime summer resident of Lake Cobbossee, died Tuesday at Maine General Medical Center, Gardiner, after a long illness.
She was born in Augusta, a daughter of Martin and Ina Dumais Meader. She graduated from Cony High School, class of 1960 and attended Ventura (California) College.
For many years, while living in Hallowell, Mrs. Sewall was active in state politics, both as a volunteer and later on a professional basis for the Maine Republican Party. She also served on the Maine State Museum Commission Board from 1976 to 1982.
She was a member of the fund-raising committee for the preservation of Hallowell City Hall and the Questers, a national antique study association for women, serving as president of the Augusta chapter.
She loved animals, especially her dog, Wyman and her cats, Burnham and Shu.
She married Loyall Sewall in 1987, and lived in Bremen.
She became vice-president of Keene Narrows Lobster Company.
Mrs. Sewall returned to Augusta upon the death of her husband in 1995.
Surviving are her parents of Augusta; two stepdaughters, Rebecca Sewall of Washington, D.C., and Sarah Sewall of Winchester, Mass; a stepson, Loyall Sewall Jr. of New York City; an uncle, Emile Dumais of Marlboro, Mass., and four grandchildren.

     Dr. Wilhelmina Therese Meader. Physician. She was born on 21 November 1848 in Rhode Island.^1,2 She was the daughter of Alvin A. Meader and Lydia Maria Sewall.¹ Dr. Wilhelmina Therese Meader married Robert Nelson in 1875. Dr. Wilhelmina Therese Meader died on 19 March 1927 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78¹ and is buried in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.²

     Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, married Frederick II King of Denmark and Norway.¹

     Avice Beatrix Gilmour Meeker was born on 1 June 1890 in Canada.² She was the daughter of John R. Meeker and Caroline Florence Gilmour.¹ Avice Beatrix Gilmour Meeker married Samuel Swanton Sewall, son of Edward Sewall and Sarah Elizabeth Swanton, on 29 December 1925 in St. Martin's Church, Montréal.^1,3 Avice Beatrix Gilmour Meeker died on 25 May 1983 in San Bernardino, California, at the age of 92.²