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Thomas Read 1842 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sept 1842

Birth Location: Chautauqua County New York, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1920

Death Location: Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Eliza Ferguson

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith, Emma Spaulding

Children(s): Clara Read, Helen Read, Wade Read, William Read, Frank Read, Infant Read, Infant Read, Clara Read, Howard Read, Helen Read, Wade Read

Thomas Read was born in 1842 in Chautauqua County New York, USA, the child of Thomas Read and Eliza Ann Ferguson. In 1855, Thomas Read resided in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA. Thomas Read married Margaret Smith, Emma Spaulding, and had children including Clara A Read, Helen E Read, Wade Smith Read, William E Read, Frank E Read, Infant Daughter Read, Infant Daughter Read, Clara A Read, Howard Russell Read, Helen E Read, Wade Smith Read. Thomas Read passed away in 1920 in Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Read was born in 1842 in Chautauqua County New York, USA, the child of Thomas Read and Eliza Ann Ferguson.
  • In 1855, Thomas Read resided in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
  • Thomas Read married Margaret Smith, Emma Spaulding, and had children including Clara A Read, Helen E Read, Wade Smith Read, William E Read, Frank E Read, Infant Daughter Read, Infant Daughter Read, Clara A Read, Howard Russell Read, Helen E Read, Wade Smith Read.
  • Thomas Read passed away in 1920 in Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Read's Ancestors

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Thomas Read
1842 – 1920
Birth Place: Chautauqua County New York, USA
Parents
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Eliza (Ann) Ferguson
1813 – 1878
Otsego County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Jane) Thompson
1776 –
Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
William Ferguson
1748 – 1818
Jannett Hood
1749 –
George Thompson
1740 – 1783
Mary Crossett
1746 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1709 – 1768
Laetitia Bedford
1710 –
George Keech*
1722 – 1788
Mary Dunkin
1724 – 1802
William Ferguson
1713 – 1778
Jannet McConkey
1716 – 1756
James Thompson
1709 – 1759
Martha Watson
1707 – 1774

Thomas Read's Descendants

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Thomas Read (26 Sept 1842 – 9 Nov 1920) m. Margaret Smith (January 1867 – 1952) m. Emma Spaulding (9 December 1851 – 9 January 1878)
  1. 1. Clara (A) Read (4 February 1886 – 30 May 1973)
  2. 2. Helen (E) Read (16 April 1901 – 6 June 1997)
  3. 3. Wade (Smith) Read (8 February 1908 – 16 October 1908)
  4. 4. William (E) Read (21 June 1872 – 15 November 1895)
  5. 5. Frank (E) Read (19 Oct 1876 – 18 Nov 1901) m. Bertha (Anna Koetz \) Kates (15 Jun 1878 – 07 May 1949)
    1. 1. Edwin (Thomas) Read (28 Jan 1898 – 2 Jan 1952) m. Ellen (Katherine (Nellie)) Dougherty (21 December 1898 – 30 August 1967)
      1. 1. Mary (Lorraine) Read (24 December 1920 – 26 May 1989) m. John (Hillian) Brown (30 December 1919 – )
        1. 1. John (Edwin) Brown (abt 1950 – )
      2. 2. Evelyn Reed (abt 1923 – abt 2007) m. Theodore (Charles) Guenther (abt 1921 – )
        1. 1. Karen Guenther (abt 1949 – ) m. William (Floyd) Beltz
      3. 3. Joannie Reed (abt 1927 – ) m. Eugene Toth (abt 1926 – )
        1. 1. Michael Toth
    2. 2. Helen (Elsie) Read (1901 – 09 Apr 1994)
    3. 3. Franklin (E) Read (1902 – May 1976)
  6. 6. Infant (Daughter) Read (1882 – 1882)
  7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Read (1882 – 20 April 1882)
  8. 8. Howard (Russell) Read (5 November 1899 – 25 June 1962)

Thomas Read's Timeline

3 Records

1842
26 Sept 1842
Birth of Thomas Read in Chautauqua County New York, USA
Chautauqua County New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 13
Thomas Read resided here in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA
1920
9 Nov 1920
Age 78
Death of Thomas Read in Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA
Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sept 1842
    Event Place: Chautauqua County New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Piper City Ford County Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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