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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 later married Oliphant Prudence "Olive" Scribner, and together they raised children including Harriet Eliza Reid. In 1860, James Alexander Reid passed away in Salt Springs, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Parents

Alexander Reid
1765 – 1846
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
AR
Lillias Watt
1764 – 1850
Birth Location: Auchtertool, Fife, , Scotland
LW

Spouses(s)

Oliphant Scribner
1790 – 1861
Birth Location: Nerpis, New Brunswick, Canada
OS

Children(s)

Harriet Reid
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Westfield, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
HR

Sources

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

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