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Benjamin REED 1696 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 OCT 1696

Birth Location: Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,

Death Date: 21 DEC 1765

Death Location: Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,

Father: William REED

Mother: Abigail KENDALL

Spouse(s): Rebekah STONE

Children(s): Jonas REED, Ruth REED, Rebecca REED, Benjamin REED, Jonathan REED, Abigail REED, Isaac REED, Rebecca REED, Thaddeus REED, Dorcas REED, Rebekah REED, Samuel REED

The story of Benjamin REED began in 1696 in Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,. Benjamin REED married Rebekah STONE, and had children including Jonas REED, Ruth REED, Rebecca REED, Benjamin REED, Jonathan REED, Abigail REED, Isaac REED, Rebecca Abigail REED, Thaddeus REED, Dorcas REED, Rebekah REED, Samuel REED. Benjamin REED passed away in 1765 in Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin REED began in 1696 in Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,.
  • Benjamin REED married Rebekah STONE, and had children including Jonas REED, Ruth REED, Rebecca REED, Benjamin REED, Jonathan REED, Abigail REED, Isaac REED, Rebecca Abigail REED, Thaddeus REED, Dorcas REED, Rebekah REED, Samuel REED.
  • Benjamin REED passed away in 1765 in Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,.

Immediate Family

Parents

William REED
1662 – 1718
Birth Location: Woburn, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Abigail KENDALL
1666 – 1734
Birth Location: Woburn, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Rebekah STONE
1696 – 1748
Birth Location: Concord, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,
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Children(s)

Jonas REED
1722 – 1806
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Ruth REED
1741 – 1782
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Rebecca REED
1724 –
Birth Location: Lexington, , , , ,
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Benjamin REED
1718 – 1790
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Jonathan REED
1729 – 1790
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Abigail REED
1720 –
Birth Location: Lexington, , , , ,
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Isaac REED
1727 – 1755
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
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Rebecca REED
1720 – 1766
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, ,
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Thaddeus REED
1732 – 1741
Birth Location: ?, , , , Usa,
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Dorcas REED
1734 –
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Rebekah REED
1724 – 1771
Birth Location: Rutland, , Worcester, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Samuel REED
1737 – 1806
Birth Location: Lexington, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Benjamin REED's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin REED
1696 – 1765
Birth Place: Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
Parents
William REED
1662 – 1718
Woburn, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Abigail KENDALL
1666 – 1734
Woburn, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
George REED
1629 – 1706
Brocket Hall, , Hertfordshire, , England,
Elizabeth JENNISON
1637 – 1665
Watertown, , Middlesex, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Francis (Miles) KENDALL
1612 – 1708
Norfolk, , Norfolk, , England,
Mary TIDD
1620 – 1705
Woburn, , Middlesex, , England,
Great-Grandparents
William REED
1601 – 1656
Mabel KENDALL
1605 – 1690
Robert JENNISON
1611 – 1690
Elizabeth KILBOURN
1614 – 1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert JENNISON
1583 – 1652
Mary FAVOUR
1586 – 1626

Benjamin REED's Descendants

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Benjamin REED (22 OCT 1696 – 21 DEC 1765) m. Rebekah STONE (19 NOV 1696 – 31 MAR 1748)
  1. 1. Jonas REED (7 JUN 1722 – 5 APR 1806)
  2. 2. Ruth REED (9 NOV 1741 – 9 JUN 1782)
  3. 3. Rebecca REED (5 NOV 1724 – )
  4. 4. Benjamin REED (13 MAY 1718 – 1 MAR 1790)
  5. 5. Jonathan REED (8 MAR 1729 – 8 OCT 1790)
  6. 6. Abigail REED (30 MAR 1720 – )
  7. 7. Isaac REED (30 JUL 1727 – 1 DEC 1755)
  8. 8. Rebecca (Abigail) REED (16 MAY 1720 – 16 FEB 1766)
  9. 9. Thaddeus REED (17 JUN 1732 – 21 APR 1741)
  10. 10. Dorcas REED (18 JUL 1734 – )
  11. 11. Rebekah REED (30 JUL 1724 – 24 JAN 1771)
  12. 12. Samuel REED (3 APR 1737 – 9 MAR 1806) m. Hannah RAYMOND (27 AUG 1742 – 22 SEP 1819)
    1. 1. Isaac REED (7 OCT 1768 – )
    2. 2. Daniel REED (2 MAY 1772 – 24 NOV 1806)
    3. 3. Rebecca REED (7 OCT 1766 – )
    4. 4. Samuel REED (17 SEP 1762 – 11 AUG 1835)
    5. 5. Hannah REED (21 JUL 1764 – )
    6. 6. Jonas REED (21 JAN 1784 – 20 NOV 1853)
    7. 7. Betsey REED (25 AUG 1770 – 1823)
    8. 8. Mary REED (13 MAY 1776 – 23 SEP 1853)
    9. 9. Hepsebeth REED (27 JUN 1781 – 1864)
    10. 10. Hephzibath REED (11 JUL 1776 – 22 OCT 1777)
    11. 11. James (M.) REED (15 JAN 1774 – )
    12. 12. Nathan REED (14 APR 1790 – 7 MAR 1820)
    13. 13. Benjamin REED (13 JAN 1779 – 18 JAN 1857) m. Mary LITCHFIELD (9 JUN 1778 – 8 MAY 1865)
      1. 1. William REED (2 SEP 1821 – 18 AUG 1879)
      2. 2. Catherine REED (13 DEC 1811 – )
      3. 3. Ephraim REED (27 APR 1817 – 20 JAN 1847)
      4. 4. Benjamin REED (28 AUG 1805 – 11 JUL 1878)
      5. 5. Jefferson REED (19 MAR 1813 – 18 SEP 1878)
      6. 6. Thaxter REED (24 NOV 1801 – 28 MAY 1824)
      7. 7. Nathan REED (28 JUN 1819 – 3 APR 1901)
      8. 8. Daniel REED (15 JUN 1800 – 18 MAY 1834)
      9. 9. Sarah (L.) REED (17 JUN 1807 – 10 NOV 1843)
      10. 10. Mary REED (12 NOV 1803 – )
      11. 11. Rebecca REED (26 APR 1815 – 18 APR 1907)
      12. 12. Rhonda (Jane) REED (30 NOV 1824 – 26 JUN 1909)
      13. 13. James (Madison) REED (24 JAN 1809 – 5 OCT 1892) m. Mary (Ann) MORE (1806 – 29 JUL 1894)
        1. 1. Edward (George) REED (1841 – 13 JAN 1922) m. Mary (J.) TAYLOR (1841 – 26 OCT 1895)

Benjamin REED's Timeline

3 Records

1696
22 OCT 1696
Birth of Benjamin REED in Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
1718
2 DEC 1718
Age 22
Benjamin REED was christened in Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
1765
21 DEC 1765
Age 69
Death of Benjamin REED in Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,
Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1696
    Event Place: Cambridge, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 September 2019, 22:38), entry for Benjamin Reed(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHB9-3MY
    [3] FamilySearch.org
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    [8] FamilySearch.org, Birth 22 Oct 1696, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 62.
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    [11] FamilySearch.org, Lexington Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths to 1898, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Page number: p. 62

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1718
    Event Place: Lexington, , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 September 2019, 22:38), entry for Benjamin Reed(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHB9-3MY
    [3] FamilySearch.org, Benjamin Reed and Hannah Bowman Eastabrook Married 19 Jul 1753 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 142.
    [4] FamilySearch.org, Birth 22 Oct 1696, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 62.
    [5] FamilySearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch.org, Website, Lexington MA vital records
    [7] FamilySearch.org, Lexington Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths to 1898, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Page number: p. 62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, , Middlesex, , , Old Burying Ground, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 September 2019, 22:38), entry for Benjamin Reed(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHB9-3MY
    [3] FamilySearch.org
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] FamilySearch.org, Benjamin Reed and Hannah Bowman Eastabrook Married 19 Jul 1753 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 142.
    [6] FamilySearch.org, Birth 22 Oct 1696, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 62.
    [7] FamilySearch.org
    [8] FamilySearch.org, Website, Lexington MA vital records
    [9] FamilySearch.org, Lexington Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths to 1898, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Page number: p. 62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1765
    Event Place: Lexington, , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Of America,
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 September 2019, 22:38), entry for Benjamin Reed(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHB9-3MY
    [3] FamilySearch.org
    [4] FamilySearch.org
    [5] FamilySearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch.org
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    [8] FamilySearch.org
    [9] FamilySearch.org, Birth 22 Oct 1696, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 62.
    [10] FamilySearch.org
    [11] FamilySearch.org
    [12] FamilySearch.org, Website, Lexington MA vital records
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    [14] FamilySearch.org, Lexington Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths to 1898, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Page number: p. 62
    [15] FamilySearch.org
    [16] FamilySearch.org
    [17] FamilySearch.org

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 10 September 2019, 22:38), entry for Benjamin Reed(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KHB9-3MY
    [3] FamilySearch.org
    [4] FamilySearch.org
    [5] FamilySearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch.org
    [7] FamilySearch.org, Benjamin Reed and Hannah Bowman Eastabrook Married 19 Jul 1753 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 142.
    [8] FamilySearch.org
    [9] FamilySearch.org, Birth 22 Oct 1696, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.44/L2 V2, Page 62.
    [10] FamilySearch.org
    [11] FamilySearch.org
    [12] FamilySearch.org, Website, Lexington MA vital records
    [13] FamilySearch.org
    [14] FamilySearch.org, Lexington Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths to 1898, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Page number: p. 62
    [15] FamilySearch.org
    [16] FamilySearch.org
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