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Mary Ella (Minnie) Read 1858 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUL 1858

Birth Location: Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1930

Death Location: Fullerton, Orange, California, USA

Father: William Reed

Mother: Frances Doble

Spouse(s): Clayton Thorpe

Children(s): Mabel Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, Harriet Thorpe, Florence Thorpe

In 1858, Mary Ella (Minnie) Read entered the world in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA, born to William H. Reed and Frances Powers Doble. In 1870, Mary Ella (Minnie) Read resided in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA. Mary Ella (Minnie) Read married Clayton Miller Thorpe, and had children including Mabel A. Thorpe, Elizabeth (Bessie) Thorpe, Harriet (Hattie) Kate Thorpe, Florence May Thorpe. Mary Ella (Minnie) Read passed away in 1930 in Fullerton, Orange, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Mary Ella (Minnie) Read entered the world in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA, born to William H. Reed and Frances Powers Doble.
  • In 1870, Mary Ella (Minnie) Read resided in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA.
  • Mary Ella (Minnie) Read married Clayton Miller Thorpe, and had children including Mabel A. Thorpe, Elizabeth (Bessie) Thorpe, Harriet (Hattie) Kate Thorpe, Florence May Thorpe.
  • Mary Ella (Minnie) Read passed away in 1930 in Fullerton, Orange, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Read's Ancestors

Self
Mary Read
1858 – 1930
Birth Place: Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
Parents
William H. Reed
1809 – 1882
Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Frances (Powers) Doble
1813 – 1889
Brooks, Waldo, Maine, USA
Grandparents
William Read
1773 – 1816
Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Jane Orcutt
1780 – 1871
Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States
William Doble
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Read's Descendants

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Mary (Ella (Minnie)) Read (JUL 1858 – 20 Dec 1930) m. Clayton (Miller) Thorpe (27 DEC 1857 – 22 July 1952)
  1. 1. Mabel (A.) Thorpe (Apr 1884 – 1959)
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Thorpe (MAY 1885 – 10 Oct 1975)
  3. 3. Harriet ((Hattie) Kate) Thorpe (27 Mar 1888 – 31 May 1971)
  4. 4. Florence (May) Thorpe (Dec 1891 – )

Mary Read's Timeline

4 Records

1858
JUL 1858
Birth of Mary Ella (Minnie) Read in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Mary Ella (Minnie) Read resided here in Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
1883
7 Jan 1883
Age 25
Mary Ella (Minnie) Read was married in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1930
20 Dec 1930
Age 72
Death of Mary Ella (Minnie) Read in Fullerton, Orange, California, USA
Fullerton, Orange, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUL 1858
    Event Place: Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beaver, Renville, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Fullerton, Orange, California, USA

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