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Amasa READ 1729–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1729

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 16 Feb 1803

Death Location: Tyringham Cemetery, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Hannah PALMER

Spouse(s): Mary HEATH

Children(s): Rachel Read, Sarah Read, Mary Reed, Elizabeth Read, Joshua Read, Timothy Read, Nathaniel Read, Amasa Jr

Amasa READ was born in 1729 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, the child of John Read Jr And Hannah Palmer. Amasa READ married Mary Heath, and had children including Amasa Read Jr, Elizabeth Read, Joshua Read, Mary Reed, Nathaniel Read, Rachel Read, Sarah Read, Timothy Read. Amasa READ passed away in 1803 in Tyringham Cemetery, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Amasa READ was born in 1729 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, the child of John Read Jr And Hannah Palmer.
  • Amasa READ married Mary Heath, and had children including Amasa Read Jr, Elizabeth Read, Joshua Read, Mary Reed, Nathaniel Read, Rachel Read, Sarah Read, Timothy Read.
  • Amasa READ passed away in 1803 in Tyringham Cemetery, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amasa READ's Ancestors

Self
Amasa READ
1729–1803
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
John READ Jr
1685–1735
Connecticut
Hannah PALMER
1696–1755
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonas (PALMER) Jr
1662–1730
Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Elizabeth KENRICK
1661–1725
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Sr
–1709
Elizabeth GRISWALD
–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter PALMER
–1661

Amasa READ's Descendants

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Amasa READ (15 May 1729–16 Feb 1803) m. Mary HEATH (18 Dec 1736–1788)
  1. 1. Rachel Read 1775–
  2. 2. Sarah Read 1767–1790
  3. 3. Mary Reed 1764–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Read 1764–1767
  5. 5. Joshua Read 1762–1846
  6. 6. Timothy Read 1760–
  7. 7. Nathaniel Read 1758–1831 m. Rhoda Sedgwick 1767–1824
  8. 8. Amasa (Read) Jr 1757–1829 m. Sarah Read 1760–1800
    1. 1. Jehiel (Heath) Reed 1799–1873
    2. 2. Elson Reed 1797–1885
    3. 3. Polly Read 1795–1808
    4. 4. Samuel (Freeman) Reed 1793–1871
    5. 5. Anne Reed 1791–1817
    6. 6. Roena Reed 1790–1871
    7. 7. Ethelda Reed 1787–1844
    8. 8. Jesse Read 1786–1885
    9. 9. Precenda Reed 1785–
    10. 10. John Reed 1783–1860 m. Annah (H.) HITCHCOCK 1785–1869
      1. 1. Mary (Almira) Read 1816– m. Palmer (L) Williams 1813–1872
        1. 1. Henry (R.) Williams 1835–
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams 1843–
        3. 3. Sarah (A.) Williams 1848–
        4. 4. Julia (F.) Williams 1847–1899 m. Lacon (W) Robertson 1842–1924
        5. 5. Lizzie (A) Williams 1845–1892 m. Charles (William) Russell 1843–1890
        6. 6. George (P.) Williams 1842–1908 m. Lucy (M) Holly 1848–1925
      2. 2. Maria Reed 1809–
      3. 3. William Reed 1814–
      4. 4. George (Hitchcock) Reed 1810–

Amasa READ's Timeline

5 Records

1729
15 May 1729
Birth of Amasa READ in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1729
15 May 1729
Birth of Amasa READ in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
1729
18 May 1729
Amasa READ was baptized in Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Connecticut, USA
1803
16 Feb 1803
Age 74
Death of Amasa READ in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1803
1803
Age 74
Amasa READ - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1729
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1729
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 May 1729
    Event Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyringham Cemetery, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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