Middletown Is Historical Part XVI

Wilcox-Meech House (1872)
An Italianate double house at 55 Crescent Street in Middletown, the Wilcox-Meech House was built between 1867 and 1872 (or between 1880 and 1890) by John Wilcox, Middletown’s Chief of Police. George Thomas Meech purchased the property in 1881 and lived there into the 1930s. George T. Meech had served in the Civil War and later was a partner with Orrin E. Stoddard in the Meech & Stoddard grain and feed store. The house was owned by the Hubbard family (and became known as the Hubbard Estate) from 1937 to 1973, when it was acquired by Middlesex Memorial Hospital. It is now used by the hospital as offices. (information above from Historic Buildings Of Connecticut)
GEORGE T. & ELLA J. Meech
George T. and his wife Ella J. were living there in 1880 with their two children George E age 5 and Mabel age 2. According to the 1880 Census-- They Owned a store there 1880s.

George T Meech At Rest!

General Mansfield of Middletown

was much beloved by the men with whom he had served. Numerous letters were written to his widow, detailing his final moments or sharing some tale of common exploits. George Meech, a private in Company C 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, collected this stone, supposedly from the spot where General Mansfield fell. Information above from geneology.com
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