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Thomas Read 1665 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1665

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1727

Death Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Obadiah Reade

Mother: Anna Swift

Spouse(s): Hannah Blanchard

Children(s): John Read

The story of Thomas Read began in 1665 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas Read married Hannah Blanchard, and had children including John Read. Thomas Read passed away in 1727 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Read began in 1665 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Thomas Read married Hannah Blanchard, and had children including John Read.
  • Thomas Read passed away in 1727 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Reade
1640 – 1721
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Swift
1647 – 1680
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Blanchard
1658 – 1717
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Read
1684 – 1767
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JR

Thomas Read's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Read
1665 – 1727
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Obadiah Reade
1640 – 1721
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Anna Swift
1647 – 1680
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Esdras Reade
1595 – 1680
Sarah Dickinson
1600 – 1670
Southwark, Surrey, England
Thomas Swift
1599 – 1675
England
Elizabeth Capen
1616 – 1678
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Swift
1563 – 1648
Barnard Capen
1562 – 1638
Joan Purchase
1578 – 1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Capen
1534 – 1590
Joanna Urdde
1538 – 1590
Oliver Purchase
1550 – 1633
Thomasine Harris
1556 – 1633

Thomas Read's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Reed (10 Apr 1795 – 2 Mar 1870) m. Samuel Spaulding (1789 – 1821)

Thomas Read's Timeline

2 Records

1665
16 Jul 1665
Birth of Thomas Read in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1727
12 Mar 1727
Age 62
Death of Thomas Read in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1665
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1727
    Event Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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