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Benjamin Franklin Reed 1825–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1825

Birth Location: Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Martha Orcutt

Spouse(s): Harriet Whitney

Children(s): Reuben Reed, John Reed, Everett Reed, Daisy Reed, Elizabeth Reed, Paul Reed

The story of Benjamin Franklin Reed began in 1825 in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America. Benjamin Franklin Reed married Harriet Emeline Whitney, and had children including Daisy Eleanor Reed, Elizabeth Jane Reed, Everett E Reed, John Franklin Reed, Paul Madison Reed, Reuben Whitney Reed. Benjamin Franklin Reed passed away in 1896 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Reed began in 1825 in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Franklin Reed married Harriet Emeline Whitney, and had children including Daisy Eleanor Reed, Elizabeth Jane Reed, Everett E Reed, John Franklin Reed, Paul Madison Reed, Reuben Whitney Reed.
  • Benjamin Franklin Reed passed away in 1896 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Benjamin Reed's Ancestors

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Benjamin Reed
1825–1896
Birth Place: Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Parents
John Reed II
1794–1862
Claremont, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Martha (Reed) Orcutt
1797–1856
Claremont, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Reed's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Reed (9 November 1825–1896) m. Harriet (Emeline) Whitney (12 February 1829–22 March 1917)
  1. 1. Reuben (Whitney) Reed 1857–1956 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Emerson 1861–1918
    1. 1. Jessie (Edna) Reed 1886–1973 m. Stephen (Smith) Sears 1884–1966
      1. 1. James (Allison) Sears 1913–1994 m. Margaret (LaRue) Green 1913–2006
      2. 2. Sarabelle Hoegemeyer 1917–2008 m. Marvin (William) Hoegemeyer 1913–2009
    2. 2. Margaret (Emeline) Reed 1884–1976
    3. 3. Ruth (Charlotte) Reed 1893–1957
    4. 4. Edith (Cordelia) Reed 1895–1926
    5. 5. John (William) Reed 1897–1972 m. Mary (Jane) Hauser 1898–1975
      1. 1. Ernest (Clifton) Reed 1919–2011
      2. 2. John (William) Reed 1920–1999
      3. 3. Charles (Francis) Reed 1922–1997
    6. 6. Gladys (Olive) Reed 1900–1986 m. Roy (Virgil) Gilliland 1894–1970
  2. 2. John (Franklin) Reed 1856–1929
  3. 3. Everett (E) Reed 1864–1935
  4. 4. Daisy (Eleanor) Reed 1866–1932
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Reed 1862–1892
  6. 6. Paul (Madison) Reed 1867–1946

Benjamin Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1825
9 November 1825
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Reed in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
1896
1896
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Franklin Reed in Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1825
    Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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