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James Emmet Read 1855 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1855

Birth Location: Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA

Death Date: 8 Nov 1870

Death Location: Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Eliza Ferguson

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In 1855, James Emmet Read entered the world in Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA, born to Thomas Read and Eliza Ann Ferguson. James Emmet Read passed away in 1870 in Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1855, James Emmet Read entered the world in Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA, born to Thomas Read and Eliza Ann Ferguson.
  • James Emmet Read passed away in 1870 in Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States.

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James Read's Ancestors

Self
James Read
1855 – 1870
Birth Place: Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
Parents
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Eliza (Ann) Ferguson
1813 – 1878
Otsego County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Jane) Thompson
1776 –
Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
William Ferguson
1748 – 1818
Jannett Hood
1749 –
George Thompson
1740 – 1783
Mary Crossett
1746 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1709 – 1768
Laetitia Bedford
1710 –
George Keech*
1722 – 1788
Mary Dunkin
1724 – 1802
William Ferguson
1713 – 1778
Jannet McConkey
1716 – 1756
James Thompson
1709 – 1759
Martha Watson
1707 – 1774

James Read's Timeline

2 Records

1855
13 Aug 1855
Birth of James Emmet Read in Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
1870
8 Nov 1870
Age 15
Death of James Emmet Read in Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States
Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Brookfield, La Salle, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

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