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Reuben Read Major 1730–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1730

Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1803

Death Location: Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Read

Mother: Febe Lamb

Spouse(s): Tamison Meacham

Children(s): Nathaniel Read

In 1730, Reuben Read Major entered the world in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nathaniel Read And Febe Lamb. Reuben Read Major married Tamison Meacham, and had children including Nathaniel Read. Reuben Read Major passed away in 1803 in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Reuben Read Major entered the world in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nathaniel Read And Febe Lamb.
  • Reuben Read Major married Tamison Meacham, and had children including Nathaniel Read.
  • Reuben Read Major passed away in 1803 in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Major's Ancestors

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Reuben Major
1730–1803
Birth Place: Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Read
1702–1785
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Febe Lamb
1708–1788
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1678–1755
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1653–1701
Mary Reed
1653–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Major's Descendants

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Reuben (Read) Major (2 November 1730–26 May 1803) m. Tamison Meacham (21 Feb 1732–02 Feb 1811)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Read 1759–1849
    1. 1. George (Washington) Reed 1806–1888 m. Julia (A.) Reed 1816–1914
      1. 1. Emily Reed 1847–1943 m. Robert Benjamin 1841–1906
        1. 1. Julia Benjamine 1876–1887
        2. 2. John (R.) Benjamine 1873–1944
        3. 3. Henry (Harrison) Benjamin 1889–1984
        4. 4. Charles (Leslie) Benjamin 1880–1967
        5. 5. Clarence Benjamin 1885–1887

Reuben Major's Timeline

3 Records

1730
2 November 1730
Birth of Reuben Read Major in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1754
3 Nov 1754
Age 24
Reuben Read Major was married in Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts
1803
26 May 1803
Age 73
Death of Reuben Read Major in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1730
    Event Place: Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1754
    Event Place: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1803
    Event Place: Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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