Bishop William Meade
American
Third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, 1829-1862
Lineage
- Father Col Richard Kidder Meade
- Brother: David Meade
- Sister: Anne Randolph Meade
Third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, 1829-1862
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1789/11/11 | William Meade is born in White Post to Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. | Born | Meadea | White Post, VA | |||
1790/00/00 | Built for Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. The Meade family live in the log house at Meadea while their larger home, Lucky Hit, is being built, circa 1790. | Home | Lucky Hit | White Post, VA | |||
1790/00/00 | Built for Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. The Meade family live in the log house at Meadea while their larger home, Lucky Hit, is being built, circa 1790. | Home | Meadea | White Post, VA | |||
1798/00/00 | At age seventeen, William Meade enters Princeton and two years later graduates with honors. He was also the Valedictorian of his class. | Education | Nassau Hall, Princeton University | Princeton | |||
1810/01/31 | Mary, daughter of lay reader Philip Nelson, marries William Meade. | Groom | |||||
1811/00/00 | Reverend William Meade, Rector of Christ Church, 1811-1813 | Vocation | Christ Church | Alexandria | |||
1811/02/24 | Bishop James Madison of Virginia ordains William Meade to solemnly execute the office of Deacon in the Church of God. | Vocation | Bruton Parish Church | Williamsburg | |||
1811/04/00 | In the spring of 1811, Rev William Meade becomes an assistant to Frederick Parish's longtime rector, Rev Alexander Balmain of Scotland. Rev Meade would serve as the priest in charge for 25 years. | Vocation | Old Chapel | Millwood, VA | |||
1817/07/03 | Rev Meade's wife Mary gives birth to three sons before dying on 3 July 1817. She is buried at Old Chapel, as later would their sons Philip Nelson Meade (1811-1873) and Francis Burwell Meade (1815-1886). | Widow | Old Chapel | Millwood, VA | |||
1820/12/16 | Thomasia, daughter of Thomas Nelson of Yorktown and Hanover marries William Meade. | Groom | |||||
1829/10/30 | Founded in 1742, the current Christ Episcopal Church, is designed by Robert Mills and completed in 1828. Suffragan Bishop William Meade consecrates the Christ Church in Winchester. | Vocation | Winchester Historic District | Winchester | |||
1832/06/28 | Augusta Parish Church is consecrated for worship | Vocation | Christ Church Glendower | Keene | |||
1833/06/00 | Bishop Meade, Judge William Leigh of Halifax and Francis Key begin administering the will of John Randolph which free his c 400 slaves. They fought for a decade through Virginia courts to enforce to provide the freed slaves land to support themselves. | Executive | Slavery In America | ||||
1834/00/00 | St Paul's is consecrated by Bishop William Meade. | Vocation | St Paul's Episcopal Church | Haymarket | |||
1836/05/20 | Meade's wife Thomasia, passes away on 20 May 1836. She was buried at Fork Church in Hanover County. | Widow | Fork Church | Doswell |
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