Editing George Meade (section)

==Personal life==
On December 31, 1840 (his birthday), he married Margaretta Sergeant,{{sfn|Cleaves|1960|p=17}} daughter of [[John Sergeant (politician)|John Sergeant]], running mate of [[Henry Clay]] in the [[1832 United States presidential election|1832 presidential election]].{{sfn|Huntington|2013|p=13}} They had seven children together: John Sergeant Meade, George Meade, Margaret Butler Meade, Spencer Meade, Sarah Wise Meade, Henrietta Meade, and William Meade.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography |date=1900 |publisher=The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |location=Philadelphia |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3UcHVbwytPQC |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>

His notable descendants include:
*[[George Meade Easby]], great-grandson<ref>[http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.22/locallife3.html "Visitors didn't stand a 'ghost of a chance': George G. Meade Easby, a one-of-a-kind Hiller"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812023454/http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2005.12.22/locallife3.html |date=August 12, 2010 }}, ''Chestnut Hill Local'', December 15, 2005.</ref>
*[[Happy Rockefeller]], great-great-granddaughter<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://rivertonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/138_Gaslight_News_Nov09.pdf#page=5 |page=5 |title=Fascinating Fitlers among the movers and shakers since Riverton's early days |journal=Gaslight News |publisher=Historical Society of Riverton |date=November 2009 |volume=XXXIX |number=4 |first=Gerald |last=Weaber |access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Matthew Fox]], great-great-great-grandson<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=Nathan |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About the Cast of Lost |url=https://www.thethings.com/lost-unknown-facts-cast/ |website=www.thethings.com |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>