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Edward Mecom

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salem,Essex,MA
Death: September 11, 1765 (60)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt. John Meacham and Mary Meacham
Husband of Jane Mecom
Father of Mary Meacham; Josiah Mecom; Edward Mecom; Benjamin Mecom; Ebenezer Meacham and 7 others
Brother of Elizabeth Perry; Isaac Meacham; Jonathan Meacham; William Meacham; Mary Meacham and 1 other
Half brother of Joseph Meacham and Israel Meacham

Occupation: Saddler
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About Edward Mecom

From The Papers of Ben Franklin

Mecom, Edward (1704-1765) Boston saddler, brother-in-law of Franklin.

Mecom’s family was plagued with financial difficulties, illness, and insanity; these traumas were borne stoically by Jane, Franklin’s favorite sister.

Married in 1727 to Jane Franklin; nine children survived infancy.

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Edward Mecom's Timeline

1704
December 1704
Salem,Essex,MA
1726
February 28, 1726
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1729
June 4, 1729
Boston, Suffolk , Massachusetts
1731
1731
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1732
December 29, 1732
Boston, MA
1735
May 2, 1735
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1737
June 28, 1737
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1739
May 13, 1739
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1741
March 31, 1741
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts