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Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED 1667–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1667

Birth Location: Derry City, Ireland

Death Date: 7 May 1744

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Colonial 1660)

Mother: Ann Samson

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The story of Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED began in 1667 in Derry City, Ireland. Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED passed away in 1744 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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  • The story of Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED began in 1667 in Derry City, Ireland.
  • Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED passed away in 1744 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Col. REED's Ancestors

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Col. REED
1667–1744
Birth Place: Derry City, Ireland
Parents
Colonial John James Reed (Governor of Poole, England) Jr. (An officer in Cromwell's Armies, Fled to America in 1660)
1633–1730
Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ann ((Derby)) Samson
1635–1684
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James (John) Reed
1606–1703
Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Susannah (Maria) Pearce
1612–1703
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Henry Sampson
1603–1684
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Anne Plummer
1615–1685
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Reed
1587–1635
Avis Chapman
1586–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cloth
1535–1604
Mary Brockett
1560–1634

Col. REED's Timeline

2 Records

1667
1667
Birth of Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED in Derry City, Ireland
Derry City, Ireland
1744
7 May 1744
Age 77
Death of Col. WILLIAM ELDAD REED in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Derry City, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1744
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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