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David Reed 1769 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8/23/1769

Birth Location: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA

Father: John Reed

Mother: Mary Minor

Spouse(s): Mary Knight

Children(s): Margaret Reed

The story of David Reed began in 1769 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. David Reed married Mary Knight, and had children including Margaret Jane Reed. David Reed passed away in 1839 in Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Reed began in 1769 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • David Reed married Mary Knight, and had children including Margaret Jane Reed.
  • David Reed passed away in 1839 in Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reed
1743 – 1780
Birth Location: Straban Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Minor
– 1789
Birth Location: Ingram,Northumberland,England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Knight
1770 – 1840
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Margaret Reed
1806 – 1877
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Reed's Ancestors

Self
David Reed
1769 – 1839
Birth Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Reed
1743 – 1780
Straban Twp, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Minor
– 1789
Ingram,Northumberland,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Reed's Descendants

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David Reed (8/23/1769 – 1839) m. Mary Knight (1770 – 1840)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Reed (19 May 1806 – 14 January 1877) m. Sharon Mateer (15 Jan 1797 – 11 Nov 1889)
    1. 1. Samuel (Quigley) Mateer (10 Mar 1830 – 23 Oct 1892)
    2. 2. Rosanna (Jane Mateer) Wylie (4 Jun 1835 – 28 Jan 1916) m. William Wylie (1823 – 1874)
      1. 1. Joseph (Herman) Wylie (21 Sep 1770 – 6 Jun 1844) m. Margaret (Cromwell) Brown (1 September 1781 – 8 September 1863)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wylie (2 Oct 1816 – 11 Oct 1850) m. Joseph (Alexander) Gaston (4 Mar 1810 – 11 Feb 1868)
      2. 2. Laird Wylie (abt 1861 – )
      3. 3. Ross (Hall) Wylie (1866 – 1890)
      4. 4. Ella (Jane) Tarr (4 March 1868 – 19 September 1961)
    3. 3. James (Sharon) Mateer (10 Nov 1837 – 26 Feb 1916)
    4. 4. William (Ewing) Mateer (11 Aug 1840 – 20 Jan 1913)
    5. 5. Martha Mateer (22 Feb 1848 – 4 Apr 1909)

David Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1769
8/23/1769
Birth of David Reed in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1839
1839
Age 70
Death of David Reed in Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA
Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8/23/1769
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Franklin Twp., Armstrong County, PA
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