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Margaret Read 1694 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1694

Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: Bef 28 May 1750

Death Location: Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America

Father: Read None

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Benjamin Riddle

Children(s): Benjamin Riddle, John Riddle, Mary Riddle, Zachariah Riddle, Stephen Riddle, Sarah Riddle, Margaret Riddle, Diana Riddle

The story of Margaret Read began in 1694 in Maryland, British Colonial America. Margaret Read married Benjamin Riddle, and had children including Benjamin Riddle, John Riddle, Mary "Bebs" Riddle, Zachariah Riddle, Stephen Ellis Riddle, Sarah Riddle, Margaret Riddle, Diana Riddle. Margaret Read passed away in 1750 in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Read began in 1694 in Maryland, British Colonial America.
  • Margaret Read married Benjamin Riddle, and had children including Benjamin Riddle, John Riddle, Mary "Bebs" Riddle, Zachariah Riddle, Stephen Ellis Riddle, Sarah Riddle, Margaret Riddle, Diana Riddle.
  • Margaret Read passed away in 1750 in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Read None
1674 –
Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America
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Mary Davis
1684 – 1791
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Riddle
1692 – 1750
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Benjamin Riddle
1717 –
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
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John Riddle
1719 – 1794
Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America
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Mary Riddle
1720 –
Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America
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Zachariah Riddle
1727 – 1822
Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America
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Stephen Riddle
1730 – 1807
Birth Location: Maryland, British Colonial America
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Sarah Riddle
1739 – 1816
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Margaret Riddle
1740 – 1750
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Diana Riddle
1742 –
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Margaret Read's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Read
1694 – 1750
Birth Place: Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
Read
1674 –
Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary Davis
1684 – 1791
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Read's Descendants

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Margaret Read (Abt 1694 – Bef 28 May 1750) m. Benjamin Riddle (Abt 1692 – Feb 1750)
  1. 1. Benjamin Riddle (Abt 1717 – ) m. Jane McMurrey (Abt 1721 – )
  2. 2. John Riddle (Abt 1719 – 1794) m. Margaret (Abt 1717 – )
  3. 3. Mary ("Bebs") Riddle (1720 – ) m. William Baley (1719 – )
  4. 4. Zachariah Riddle (1727 – 1822)
  5. 5. Stephen (Ellis) Riddle (23 Apr 1730 – 3 Dec 1807) m. Elizabeth Stockstill (Bet 1737 and 1757 – Bet 1807 and 1820) m. Elizabeth ('Nancy') Douthit (22 Apr 1739 – 22 Oct 1790)
    1. 1. Mary Riddle (1761 – Aft 1825) m. Robert Markland (11 Jun 1752 – 1819)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Douthit) Riddle (15 Feb 1763 – Aft 1828) m. Robert Elrod (23 Dec 1759 – 20 Jul 1828)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Elrod (10 Sep 1782 – ) m. Job Evans (21 Feb 1774 – Oct 1823)
      2. 2. Stephen Elrod (11 Dec 1787 – ) m. Elisabeth Carver (1791 – Bef 16 Sep 1845)
      3. 3. Benjamin Elrod (16 Oct 1790 – 1856) m. Mary ("Polly") Carver (1 Mar 1794 – Abt 1824) m. Sarah Redenbaugh (1806 – 1844) m. Margaret Skeleton (Abt 1823 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Elrod (9 Sep 1795 – 16 Aug 1837) m. John Johnson (22 Nov 1787 – 29 Jan 1835) m. Joseph Blake (1790 – 1822)
      5. 5. John Elrod (27 Aug 1800 – 7 Aug 1880) m. Sarah (Or Sally) Stultz (1804 – Bef 1889)
        1. 1. William Elrod (1825 – )
        2. 2. Noah (Meridith) Elrod (2 Aug 1828 – 18 Nov 1907) m. Amanda (E) Gish (4 Aug 1840 – 13 Feb 1917)
        3. 3. John Elrod (1831 – )
        4. 4. Julia (Ann) Elrod (15 Nov 1834 – 24 Jun 1917) m. Charles (W.) Biggs (8 Apr 1817 – 23 May 1885) m. John (Reed) Whitney (5 Jul 1832 – 12 Apr 1910)
        5. 5. Sarah (Dulcene) Elrod (Feb 1836 – 22 Feb 1923) m. George (Washington) Rodgers (22 Feb 1832 – ) m. Samuel (W) Duree (14 Dec 1826 – 22 Nov 1896) m. Aaron (Thompson) Miller (Dec 1830 – )
        6. 6. Francis (Marion) Elrod (17 Aug 1840 – 1 Nov 1909) m. Sarah (Belle) Emmons (Jan 1851 – Mar 1919)
        7. 7. Mary (Susan) Elrod (7 Aug 1841 – 3 Jan 1892) m. James Biggs (Mar 1822 – 14 Apr 1904)
        8. 8. Martha (J.) Elrod (1844 – )
        9. 9. Samuel (M.) Elrod (1848 – )
        10. 10. Hannah (E.) Elrod (1849 – )
      6. 6. Robert Elrod (27 Aug 1800 – 1875) m. Paulina Noblitt (15 Mar 1807 – 1878)
      7. 7. Mary Elrod (25 Sep 1804 – Bet 1805 and 1898)
      8. 8. Noah Elrod (19 Nov 1809 – 21 Dec 1884) m. Mary Hoots (6 Mar 1811 – 22 Oct 1904)
    3. 3. John Riddle (24 Jun 1764 – 15 Oct 1826) m. Mary Keen (1769 – Bef 1817)
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Riddle (24 Aug 1767 – 1850) m. John (Bates) Elrod (29 May 1762 – 1855)
    5. 5. Benjamin (Wiley) Riddle (17 Aug 1769 – 8 Dec 1845) m. Elenor (Ellander) Haneline (Abt 1795 – Aft 1854)
    6. 6. Ann Riddle (7 Nov 1772 – 28 Jul 1854) m. William Ellis (1759 – 1817)
    7. 7. Stephen (Ellis) Riddle (12 Jan 1776 – 1856) m. Mary Quaite (15 Jan 1777 – 1850) m. Elizabeth (1798 – 1860)
  6. 6. Sarah Riddle (11 Apr 1739 – 13 Jun 1816) m. Maj (Thomas) Goodson (Aug 1735 – 14 Mar 1815)
  7. 7. Margaret Riddle (Nov 1740 – Aft 1750)
  8. 8. Diana Riddle (Abt 1742 – ) m. Maj (Thomas) Goodson (Aug 1735 – 14 Mar 1815) m. Lucas Ledington (Abt 1740 – )

Margaret Read's Timeline

2 Records

1694
Abt 1694
Birth of Margaret Read in Maryland, British Colonial America
Maryland, British Colonial America
1750
Bef 28 May 1750
Age 56
Death of Margaret Read in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1694
    Event Place: Maryland, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 28 May 1750
    Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
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