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William Nathan Read 1795 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1795

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Easton Washington County New York, USA

Father: William Read

Mother: Nancy Keys

Spouse(s): Ruby Snell, Sylvia Handy

Children(s): Sarah Read

In 1795, William Nathan Read entered the world in New York, born to William Read and Nancy Keys. William Nathan Read married Ruby "Becky" Snell, Sylvia Handy, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Read. William Nathan Read passed away in 1867 in Easton Washington County New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1795, William Nathan Read entered the world in New York, born to William Read and Nancy Keys.
  • William Nathan Read married Ruby "Becky" Snell, Sylvia Handy, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Read.
  • William Nathan Read passed away in 1867 in Easton Washington County New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Read's Ancestors

Self
William Read
1795 – 1867
Birth Place: New York
Parents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1709 – 1768
Laetitia Bedford
1710 –
George Keech*
1722 – 1788
Mary Dunkin
1724 – 1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bedford
1679 –
Letitia Webb
1683 –
Robert Duncan
1695 – 1741
Martha Tosh
1705 – 1795

William Read's Descendants

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William (Nathan) Read (14 Dec 1795 – 1867) m. Ruby ("Becky") Snell (30 Mar 1802 – 28 Sep 1884) m. Sylvia Handy (1802 – 7 Apr 1842)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Read (19 Aug 1832 – 06 Oct 1904)

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1795
14 Dec 1795
Birth of William Nathan Read in New York
New York
1867
1867
Age 72
Death of William Nathan Read in Easton Washington County New York, USA
Easton Washington County New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1795
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Easton Washington County New York, USA

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