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Obadiah Reade 1640 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1640

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 19 Feb 1721

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Esdras Reade

Mother: Sarah Dickinson

Spouse(s): Anna Swift

Children(s): Thomas Read

In 1640, Obadiah Reade entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Esdras Reade and Sarah Dickinson. Obadiah Reade married Anna Swift, and had children including Thomas Read. Obadiah Reade passed away in 1721 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Obadiah Reade entered the world in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Esdras Reade and Sarah Dickinson.
  • Obadiah Reade married Anna Swift, and had children including Thomas Read.
  • Obadiah Reade passed away in 1721 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Esdras Reade
1595 – 1680
Birth Location: –
ER
Sarah Dickinson
1600 – 1670
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Swift
1647 – 1680
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Read
1665 – 1727
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
TR

Obadiah Reade's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Reade
1640 – 1721
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Esdras Reade
1595 – 1680
Sarah Dickinson
1600 – 1670
Southwark, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Reade's Descendants

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Obadiah Reade (31 May 1640 – 19 Feb 1721) m. Anna Swift (14 Nov 1647 – 13 Sep 1680)
  1. 1. Thomas Read (16 Jul 1665 – 12 Mar 1727) m. Hannah Blanchard (6 December 1658 – 1717)
    1. 1. John Read (22 Mar 1684 – 19 Jan 1767) m. Jane (Jean) Chamberlain (1682 – 1771)
      1. 1. Samuel Read (7 Aug 1711 – 29 March 1781) m. Abigail Cummings (November 1716 – 31 March 1743)
        1. 1. Thomas Read (6 Feb 1732 – 25 October 1823) m. Polly Spaulding

Obadiah Reade's Timeline

2 Records

1640
31 May 1640
Birth of Obadiah Reade in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1721
19 Feb 1721
Age 81
Death of Obadiah Reade in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1640
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1721
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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