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John Butler Read 1813 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1813

Birth Location: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States

Death Date: 30 Jul 1857

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

Father: William Read

Mother: Nancy Keys

Spouse(s): Emerline Perkins

Children(s): Mary Read, Laura Read, Ella Read, John Read, Ida Read

In 1813, John Butler Read entered the world in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States, born to William Read and Nancy Keys. John Butler Read married Emerline Perkins, and had children including Mary Read, Laura Jane Read, Ella Marie Read, John Byron Read, Ida Bell Read. John Butler Read passed away in 1857 in La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1813, John Butler Read entered the world in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States, born to William Read and Nancy Keys.
  • John Butler Read married Emerline Perkins, and had children including Mary Read, Laura Jane Read, Ella Marie Read, John Byron Read, Ida Bell Read.
  • John Butler Read passed away in 1857 in La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Read's Ancestors

Self
John Read
1813 – 1857
Birth Place: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Parents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1709 – 1768
Laetitia Bedford
1710 –
George Keech*
1722 – 1788
Mary Dunkin
1724 – 1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bedford
1679 –
Letitia Webb
1683 –
Robert Duncan
1695 – 1741
Martha Tosh
1705 – 1795

John Read's Descendants

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John (Butler) Read (4 Dec 1813 – 30 Jul 1857) m. Emerline Perkins (1 Jan 1818 – 11 Sep 1876)
  1. 1. Mary Read (13 Oct 1840 – 14 Sep 1886) m. Thomas Rowe (12 Dec 1831 – 15 Feb 1908)
    1. 1. Alice (May) Rowe (3 Feb 1869 – 1922)
    2. 2. Frederick (B) Rowe (5 Jan 1871 – 11 Oct 1871)
    3. 3. Emma (Louise) Rowe (30 Jan 1873 – 14 Jan 1944)
    4. 4. Jessie (Belle) Rowe (2 Oct 1875 – Mar 1905)
    5. 5. Bertha (Birdie) Rowe (18 Sep 1879 – 12 Nov 1879)
  2. 2. Laura (Jane) Read (26 Apr 1843 – 29 Oct 1920)
  3. 3. Ella (Marie) Read (21 Aug 1848 – 6 Jan 1922)
  4. 4. John (Byron) Read (Mar 1851 – 1928)
  5. 5. Ida (Bell) Read (13 Mar 1855 – 5 Apr 1938)

John Read's Timeline

2 Records

1813
4 Dec 1813
Birth of John Butler Read in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
1857
30 Jul 1857
Age 44
Death of John Butler Read in La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States
La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1813
    Event Place: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1857
    Event Place: La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States

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