1831 Margaret Meals purchased 23 acres of land from Gabriel Meals in Menallen Twp, Adams County. [1]
1840 Margt Meals lived in Menallen, Adams County, Pennsylvania in a household with Females: 1 (age 50 thru 59). [2]
1855 Margaret Meals was buried on January 19, at age 80 years, 1 month, of old age at Bend[ers] Ch[urch]. [3]
1855 Margaret Meals died on January 17 and was buried at Benders Lutheran Church Cemetery, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [4] [5]
Research Notes:
1850 Elizabeth Meals (age 13, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Butler, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Henry Koser (age 66), and Susan Koser (age 64). [6] This entry is adjacent to the neighbors of Margt Meals in the 1840 census listing. Perhaps there was an error in recording the age in the 1850 census, e.g. 13 instead of 73. Perhaps the 1850 record is correct and this is Elizabeth who later married Jeremiah Bream.
[1] Adams County, Pennsylvania Tax List, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Adams, York Springs, Lutheran, Holy Trinity Lutheran, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Find A Grave Memorial 44251794, [FindAGrave].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].