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Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed 1742–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1742

Birth Location: Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Kishacoquillas, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Robert Reed

Mother: Elizabeth Gardiner

Spouse(s): James Alexander

Children(s): Elizabeth Alexander, Jane Alexander, Robert Alexander, John Alexander, James Alexander, Hugh Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Rachael Alexander, William Alexander, Rosannah Alexander, Reed Alexander

In 1742, Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed entered the world in Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, born to Robert Reed And Elizabeth Gardiner. Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed married James Porterfield Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Alexander, Hugh Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Rachael Alexander, Reed Alexander, Robert Alexander, Rosannah Alexander, William Brown Alexander. Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed passed away in 1792 in Kishacoquillas, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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  • In 1742, Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed entered the world in Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, born to Robert Reed And Elizabeth Gardiner.
  • Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed married James Porterfield Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Alexander, Hugh Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander, Joseph Alexander, Rachael Alexander, Reed Alexander, Robert Alexander, Rosannah Alexander, William Brown Alexander.
  • Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed passed away in 1792 in Kishacoquillas, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Rosanna Reed's Ancestors

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Rosanna Reed
1742–1792
Birth Place: Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
Robert Reed
1717–1772
County Tyrone, Ireland
Elizabeth Gardiner
1720–1772
Bromley, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Casper) Reed
1695–1778
County Tyrone, Ireland
Margaret Blythe
1700–1736
County Londonderry, Ireland
William Gardner
1686–
of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Currie
1692–1785
of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John I
1675–1732
Nancy Caldwell
1675–
William Blythe
1675–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rosanna Reed's Descendants

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Rosanna ('Rosey') Reed (Mar 1742–1792) m. James (Porterfield) Alexander (20 Feb 1726–10 May 1791)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Alexander 1768–1842 m. John Wakefield 1757–1812
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Wakefield 1790–1855 m. Elizabeth Heady 1792–1833 m. Millvilla Brown 1813–1867
    2. 2. William (Banks) Wakefield 1792–1857 m. Charlotte Heady 1796–1854
    3. 3. Rosanna Wakefield 1793–1810
    4. 4. Bridget Wakefield 1797– m. Culbertson Glass 1798–
    5. 5. John Wakefield 1798–1831
    6. 6. Joseph Wakefield 1800–1810
    7. 7. Robert Wakefield 1802–1885 m. Hannah Glass 1804–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Wakefield 1804–1870 m. John Cain 1796–1881
    9. 9. Reid (Alexander) Wakefield 1806–1854 m. Eliza Snider 1810–1848 m. Amasette Martin 1815–1860
    10. 10. Mary (Samuels) Wakefield 1809–1882 m. William Taggart 1809–1899
    11. 11. Matthew Wakefield 1788–1870 m. Mary Russell 1790–1873 m. Rebecca Heady 1786–1835
      1. 1. Elnora (�SEllen�T) Wakefield 1806–1839 m. William (S.) Snider 1808–1875
        1. 1. Eliza (Mariah) Snider 1835–1907 m. John (L.) Stevens 1829–1900
        2. 2. James (W.) Snider 1826–1839
        3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Snider 1828–1899 m. John McClaskey 1810–1864
        4. 4. Amanda Snider 1829–1898 m. Ennis Herndon 1819–1890
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Snider 1830–1907 m. William (Jackson) Truax 1827–1912
        6. 6. Emily (Ann) Snider 1833– m. Thomas Helm 1825–
      2. 2. James (Heady) Wakefield 1810–1909 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Taggart 1813–1882
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wakefield 1811–1813
      4. 4. Jane Wakefield 1813–1815
      5. 5. Mary (Mahala) Wakefield 1814–1857 m. William (B) Violett 1808– m. James Violette 1820–
      6. 6. Marcus (Alexander) Wakefield 1816–1883 m. Margaret (Bell) Wakefield 1831–1895
      7. 7. John (Banks) Wakefield 1819–1851 m. Rosanna Cain 1823–1895
      8. 8. William (Banks) Wakefield 1819–1835
      9. 9. Thomas (S.) Wakefield 1821–1835
      10. 10. Mathew (Washington) Wakefield 1822–1892 m. Christina Snider 1831–1906
      11. 11. Robert (A.) Wakefield 1825–1835
      12. 12. Stillwell (H.) Wakefield 1829–1897 m. Ann (M.) Taggart 1829–1921
      13. 13. John Wakefield 1835–
  2. 2. Jane Alexander 1763–1841 m. Alexander Brown 1763–1791 m. David (A) Semple 1760–1841
  3. 3. Robert Alexander 1766–1818 m. Elizabeth McClure 1768–1832
  4. 4. John Alexander 1769–1820 m. Anne Taylor 1774–1853
  5. 5. James Alexander 1772–1847 m. Jane Adams 1776–1834
  6. 6. Hugh Alexander 1773–1843 m. Christiana Baum 1787–1874
  7. 7. Joseph Alexander 1775–1805
  8. 8. Rachael Alexander 1780–1833 m. David Sample 1775–1827
  9. 9. William (Brown) Alexander 1782–1862 m. Agnes Davis 1787–1861
  10. 10. Rosannah Alexander 1784–1878 m. John Taylor 1778–1843
  11. 11. Reed Alexander 1784–1806

Rosanna Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1742
Mar 1742
Birth of Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed in Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1792
1792
Age 50
Death of Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed in Menno, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Menno, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1742
    Event Place: Letterkenny, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed, person ID 9NW4-NXJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Menno, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed, person ID 9NW4-NXJ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kishacoquillas, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rosanna 'Rosey' Reed, person ID 9NW4-NXJ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

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