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Edith Read 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 19 May 1779

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Anne Jenifer

Spouse(s): Samuel Alden

Children(s): Mary Aldin

Edith Read was born in 1720 in England, the child of Thomas Read And Anne Jenifer. Edith Read married Samuel Alden, and had children including Mary Aldin. Edith Read passed away in 1779 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Edith Read was born in 1720 in England, the child of Thomas Read And Anne Jenifer.
  • Edith Read married Samuel Alden, and had children including Mary Aldin.
  • Edith Read passed away in 1779 in Somerset, England.

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Children(s)

Edith Read's Ancestors

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Edith Read
1720–1779
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Read
1692–1770
England
Anne Jenifer
1700–1775
St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (St Thomas II) Jenifer
1672–1730
Accomack, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Ashcomb
1675–1735
Calvert, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Captain Jenifer
1637–1693
Anne Toft
1638–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John\Johannis\Johis Jenniver\Jenifer
1605–

Edith Read's Descendants

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Edith Read (1720–19 May 1779) m. Samuel Alden (7 Nov 1712–10 Oct 1757)
  1. 1. Mary Aldin 1738–1818 m. WILLIAM Scott 1747–1833
    1. 1. Charles (Carl Ulrich Charles) Scott 1784–1853
      1. 1. Christopher Scott 1809–1898 m. Catherine (Ely Ealy) Scott 1819–1898
        1. 1. Nancy (Matilda Scott) West 1856–1903 m. William West 1839–1921

Edith Read's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Edith Read in England
England
1775
29 Nov 1775
Age 55
Death of Edith Read in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
1779
19 May 1779
Age 59
Burial of Edith Read in Somerset, England
Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1775
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 May 1779
    Event Place: Somerset, England

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