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Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. 1715–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 26 June 1793

Death Location: Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania

Father: Samuel Reed

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Floyd, MARGARET FLOYD

Children(s): Mary Reed, Sarah Reed, Thomas Reed, Lieutenant Jr., General Reed, George Reed, Joseph Reed, James Reed, John Reed, Sarah Reed, William Reed

In 1715, Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to Samuel Reed And Serow Sarah Reed. Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. married Margaret Floyd, and had children including General William Reed, George William Reed, James Reed, John Reed, Joseph Reed, Lieutenant James Reed Jr, Mary Reed, Sarah Reed, Thomas Reed, William Reed. Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. passed away in 1793 in Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1715, Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to Samuel Reed And Serow Sarah Reed.
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. married Margaret Floyd, and had children including General William Reed, George William Reed, James Reed, John Reed, Joseph Reed, Lieutenant James Reed Jr, Mary Reed, Sarah Reed, Thomas Reed, William Reed.
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. passed away in 1793 in Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania.

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Lieutenant Sr.'s Ancestors

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Lieutenant Sr.
1715–1793
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Samuel Reed
1690–1768
Ulster, Ireland
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Lieutenant Sr.'s Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel James Reed) Sr. (1715–26 June 1793) m. Margaret Floyd (–1796) m. MARGARET FLOYD (1710–1785)
  1. 1. Mary Reed 1742–1828 m. James Stephenson –1804
    1. 1. Isabella Stephenson 1777–1855 m. John (A.) Boyd 1843–1846 m. John Boyd 1776–1846
      1. 1. Benjamin (Stephenson) Boyd 1804–1834
      2. 2. Samuel (Beckett) Boyd 1806–1855
      3. 3. James (Stephenson) Boyd 1811–1884
      4. 4. Sarah (Kennedy) Boyd 1816–1877
    2. 2. Maria (Reed) Stephenson 1779–1857
  2. 2. Sarah Reed 1748–1821
  3. 3. Thomas Reed 1760–1834
  4. 4. Lieutenant (James Reed) Jr. 1735–1808
  5. 5. General (William) Reed 1752–1813
  6. 6. George (William) Reed 1730–1807
  7. 7. Joseph Reed 1733–1804
  8. 8. James Reed 1735–1808
  9. 9. John Reed 1741–1826
  10. 10. Sarah Reed 1748–1821
  11. 11. William Reed 1752–1813

Lieutenant Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1793
26 June 1793
Age 78
Death of Lieutenant Colonel James Reed Sr. in Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania
Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1793
    Event Place: Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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