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James Alexander Reid 1782 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1782

Birth Location: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Dec 1860

Death Location: Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Alexander Reid

Mother: Lillias Watt

Spouse(s): Oliphant Scribner

Children(s): Harriet Reid

James Alexander Reid was born in 1782 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Reid and Lillias Watt. James Alexander Reid married Oliphant Prudence "Olive" Scribner, and had children including Harriet Eliza Reid. James Alexander Reid passed away in 1860 in Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Reid was born in 1782 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Reid and Lillias Watt.
  • James Alexander Reid married Oliphant Prudence "Olive" Scribner, and had children including Harriet Eliza Reid.
  • James Alexander Reid passed away in 1860 in Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada.

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James Reid's Ancestors

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James Reid
1782 – 1860
Birth Place: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Reid
1765 – 1846
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Lillias Watt
1764 – 1850
Auchtertool, Fife, , Scotland
Grandparents
William Reid
1736 –
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Reid's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Reid (25 Jun 1782 – 29 Dec 1860) m. Oliphant (Prudence "Olive") Scribner (18 Oct 1790 – 13 Oct 1861)
  1. 1. Harriet (Eliza) Reid (12 May 1810 – aft 1870) m. Alexander Mather (12 Aug 1804 – 10 Mar 1876)
    1. 1. George (William) Mather (16 Apr 1831 – 18 Jan 1909) m. Mary Curtis (9 October 1836 – 4 January 1914)
      1. 1. John (J.) Mather (24 February 1870 – 1949) m. Susan (Agnes) Hobart (19 Jun 1874 – 28 February 1964)
        1. 1. Alice (Louise) Tucker (12 August 1916 – 14 December 1999)
        2. 2. Claude (O.) Mather (19 February 1921 – 13 January 1993)

James Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1782
25 Jun 1782
Birth of James Alexander Reid in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1860
29 Dec 1860
Age 78
Death of James Alexander Reid in Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1782
    Event Place: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

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