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Capt. William Reed 1729–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 14 Feb 1790

Death Location: Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA

Father: Jonathan Read

Mother: Hannah Reed

Spouse(s): Mercy Tuttle

Children(s): James Read

Capt. William Reed was born in 1729 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Jonathan Read And Hannah Reed. Capt. William Reed married Mercy Mary Tuttle, and had children including James Read. Capt. William Reed passed away in 1790 in Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Reed was born in 1729 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Jonathan Read And Hannah Reed.
  • Capt. William Reed married Mercy Mary Tuttle, and had children including James Read.
  • Capt. William Reed passed away in 1790 in Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Read
1701–1779
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JR
Hannah Reed
1703–1765
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
HR

Spouses(s)

Mercy Tuttle
1731–1800
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MT

Children(s)

James Read
1771–1838
Birth Location: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
JR

Capt. Reed's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Reed
1729–1790
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Jonathan Read
1701–1779
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Reed
1703–1765
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Jacob (S) Read
1662–1745
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Greene
1667–1742
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
William (Benjamin) Hanson
1671–1754
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Appleford
1626–1667
Mary Brice
1626–1667
Gen. Greene
1636–1691
Tobias Hanson
1641–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir IV
1600–1661
Alice Reed\Read\Reade
1600–1631
® Fox
1600–1682
Thomas Mass.
1623–1666
Mary Paul
1621–1689

Capt. Reed's Descendants

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Capt. (William) Reed (1729–14 Feb 1790) m. Mercy ("Mary") Tuttle (2 Jan 1731–1800)
  1. 1. James Read 1771–1838 m. Martha (Patty) Milliken 1774–1877
    1. 1. Abigail (D) Reed 1809–1900 m. Samuel (H) Sprague 1810–1854
      1. 1. Winfield (S) Sprague 1849–1909 m. Jane (M.) Webster 1852–1886
        1. 1. Harry (Webster) Sprague 1886–1963 m. Blanche (Elizabeth) Staples 1892–1956
        2. 2. Chester (W) Sprague 1885–

Capt. Reed's Timeline

13 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Capt. William Reed in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1729
1729
Birth of Capt. William Reed in Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
1729
1729
Birth of Capt. William Reed in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
1729
1729
Birth of Capt. William Reed in Salem, Mass
Salem, Mass
1729
1729
Birth of Capt. William Reed in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1749
29 April 1749
Age 20
Capt. William Reed was married in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1754
1754
Age 25
Capt. William Reed was married
None
1790
14 Feb 1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed in Sedgewick, Maine, United States
Sedgewick, Maine, United States
1790
1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed in Buried Naskeg Point, Maine
Buried Naskeg Point, Maine
1790
1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed
None
1790
14 FEB 1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed in Sedgewick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Sedgewick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
1790
1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed in Sedgwick, ME
Sedgwick, ME
1790
14 Feb 1790
Age 61
Death of Capt. William Reed in Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA
Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Salem, Mass

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 April 1749
    Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1754

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1790
    Event Place: Sedgewick, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Buried Naskeg Point, Maine

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1790
    Event Place: Sedgewick, Hancock County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Sedgwick, ME

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1790
    Event Place: Sedgewick, Hancock, Maine, USA
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