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William J Reed 1830 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1830

Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1922

Death Location: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Father: Jacob Reed

Mother: Maria Jones

Spouse(s): Amanda Graves

Children(s): George Reed

The story of William J Reed began in 1830 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. William J Reed married Amanda M Graves, and had children including George Graves Reed. William J Reed passed away in 1922 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of William J Reed began in 1830 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
  • William J Reed married Amanda M Graves, and had children including George Graves Reed.
  • William J Reed passed away in 1922 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Reed
1806 – 1879
Birth Location: Rush, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Maria Jones
1808 – 1891
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Graves
1836 – 1906
Birth Location: Binghamton, Broome County, New York
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Children(s)

George Reed
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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William Reed's Ancestors

Self
William Reed
1830 – 1922
Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Jacob Reed
1806 – 1879
Rush, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria Jones
1808 – 1891
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Johan (Jacob) Reed
1781 – 1844
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
HANNAH (A) RENN
1779 – 1846
Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Col. (John) Jones
1770 – 1844
Snydertown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Rockefeller
1777 – 1863
Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johan Reed\Rieth
1752 – 1814
Mary Bauschlag
1755 – 1835
Catharine Geiger
1735 – 1823
Godfrey Rockefeller
1745 – 1818
Margaret Lewis
1759 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Rieth
1731 – 1795
Anna Wolfhardt
1727 – 1815
Johann Bauschlag
1726 – 1773
Anna Graessman
1732 – 1767
Johann Rockefeller
1711 – 1787
Mary Bellis
1723 – 1772
Matthew Lewis
1714 – 1784

William Reed's Descendants

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William (J) Reed (13 Apr 1830 – 1922) m. Amanda (M) Graves (5 February 1836 – 9 August 1906)
  1. 1. George (Graves) Reed (4 July 1854 – 14 November 1923) m. Caroline (M) Reed (1 March 1861 – 25 December 1938)
    1. 1. Dewitt (Talmadge) Reed (30 November 1888 – 28 May 1968) m. Priscilla Gwynne (1 June 1891 – 2 February 1969)
      1. 1. Geo (G) Reed (abt 1913 – 15 Oct 1987)
      2. 2. Achsah (B "Betty") Reed (16 November 1915 – 10 February 1980) m. James (Christopher) Gongoulis (14 May 1918 – 15 Oct 1981)
      3. 3. Mary (P) Reed (22 June 1917 – 22 Dec 1918)
      4. 4. Harold (Whaling) Reed (7 Nov 1932 – 28 Mar 2011) m. Lottie (Alice) Gauvreau (14 Aug 1927 – 24 Mar 2008)
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Scott) Reed (14 March 1960 – ) m. Katie (Lyn Benware) (Reed) (12 Jan 1989 – ) m. Barbara (Ann) Jackson

William Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1830
13 Apr 1830
Birth of William J Reed in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
1922
1922
Age 92
Death of William J Reed in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1830
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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