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9 Mehitabel, b. Oet. 12, 1721; ad. to the ch. in Lex. July 18, 1742 ; she m. Stephen Locke.
Charity, b. Sept. 15, 1724; m. Thomas Blodgett.
SAMUEL RAYMOND m. Sarah -. They were ad. to the ch. in Lex. Jan. 26, 1737.
Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1730; m. April 12, 1753, Thomas Smith.
Charity, b. Dec. 12, 1733. 13 Samuel, b. Dee. 4, 1735.
2-11 12 14 Jonah, b. Sept. 18, 1738; m. March 23, 1762, Submit Whittemore. 15 t Bartholomew, b. May 7, 1742.
JONATHAN RAYMOND m. Hepzibah -. They were ad. to the eh. in Lex. May 9, 1756, by a letter from Beverly. Ile d. Ang. 9, 1760, and she m. Dee. 29, 1763, Thomas Munroe of Concord.
3-16 Hepzibah, b. Sept. 19, 1729 ; m. Dec. 13, 1751, Dr. Joseph Fiske. +John, b. Sept. 5, 1731. He was of Capt. Parker's eo. in 1775.
Elizabeth, b. April 10, 1737 ; m. Aug. 17, 1756, Ebenezer Winship. Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1740; m. Feb. 2, 1757, Nathaniel Piper.
17 18 +Jonathan, b. Sept. 17, 1734; m. Oet. 4, 1756, Susannah White. 19 20 21 Hannah, b. Aug. 27, 1742; in. Feb. 16, 1762, Samuel Reed. 22 Daniel, b. March 18, 1744. 23 Joseph, b. May 31, 1747.
24 Ruth, b. March 24, 1752.
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BARTHOLOMEW RAYMOND m. Mehitabel Mallett of Charlestown, to which place he removed before the opening of the Revolution. He run a ferry-boat across Charles River, before the building of Charles River Bridge. He d. 1831, aged 71; she d. 1828, aged 76.
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Bartholomew, b. Sept. 1, 1776. 26 Mehitabel, b. May 29, 1780. William, b. Aug. 8, 1786.
Samuel, b. July 26, 1788. He m. a Miss Wheeler of Bolton. They are both dead.
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JOHN RAYMOND m. Rebecca He was killed by the British soldiers on the 19th of April, in a brutal and cowardly manner. He was infirm, and was tending bar at the Munroe Tavern. The British entered the house and helped themselves to whatever the house afforded. They compelled Raymond to wait upon them, and after they had imbibed freely, they became noisy and tumultuous, and Raymond being alarmed for his personal safety, was in the aet of leaving the house, when he was shot down by these vandals.
17-29 John, b. Nov. 24, 1763. 30 Eliakim, b. July 29, 1765. 31 Rebecca, b. Oet. 7, 1768; m. Ebenezer Danforth and went South. Isaac, b. March 9, 1770. 33 Edmund, b. Aug. 17, 1773.
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3-18- JONATHAN RAYMOND m. Oct. 4, 1756, Susanna White, dau. of Joseph and Hannah White. They probably lived for a short period in Wat., as we find the following record of the baptism of one of their children. "Baptized Mary Raymond, dau. of Jonathan, jr., the parents having owned the covenant in Watertown." They had a family of eleven children, six sons and five dau. Among them were Susanna, b. March 28, 1757; Mary, bap. Nov. 28, 1759 ; Hepzibah, bap. Jan. 3, 1762. They removed to Westminster about 1763, where most of his children were born, and where he d. about 1783. Ile was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. Some of his descendants are found in Westminster at the present day.
There are at the present time, Raymonds in town, but from a different family, though probably of the same original stock, and not till recently resident in this place.
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WILLIAM RAYMOND emigrated from England and settled first at Salem and afterward at Beverly. He had four children.
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DANIEL RAYMOND, his second son, m. Abigail Balch, 1714. He moved to Marblehead. He and his eldest son died in the expedition to Louisburg, 1745.
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FREEBORN RAYMOND, the youngest son of Daniel, b. Feb. 20, 1741, m. about 1761, Mary Young. She d. and he m. about 1778, Sarah Powers. He d. Feb. 11, 1817. He had sixteen children b. in Athol.
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FREEBORN RAYMOND, eldest son of the foregoing, b. June 4, 1762, m. first, Lucinda Graves, and had one son. She d. and he m. second, Lois Kendall, and third, Jane Rich, who d. March 15, 1865. Ile d. July 3, 1824. He had the following children.
5 Wyman, b. Jan. 31, 1788. 6 Freeman C., b. Dec. 13, 1801.
7 Louisa K., b. Sept. 2, 1803.
8 Freeborn F., b. Dec. 2, 1805 ; d. 1808.
9 Thatcher R., b. March 9, 1808; d. June 17, 1860.
10 Lucinda G., b. Nov. 20, 1810.
11 + Freeborn F., b. Oct. 19, 1812, at Athol.
12 June Y., b. Aug. 9, 1815, at Jaffrey, N. H.
13 Eliza Ann, b. July 20, 1818; d. Nov. 11, 1837.
14 Joseph P., b. July 1, 1821, at Nashua, N. H.
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FREEBORN F. RAYMOND m. June 12, 1855, Sarah E. Richardson, dau. of A. P. and Betsey (Reed) Richardson of Lex. He took up his residence in Lex. about the time of his marriage, but does busi- ness in Boston. Their children are Franklin F., b. May 2, 1856 ; Helen E., b. May 25, 1859, d. Aug. 23, 1863; Henry S., b. May 18, 1866.
THE REED FAMILY.
The Reeds eame to Cambridge Farms from Woburn in 1686. They were in the country much earlier. There is considerable diffi- culty in tracing the residence of the first ancestor of this family, arising from the fact that there are several persons among the early emigrants of the same name. But there is evidence which we deem reliable, that William Reed and his wife, Mabel, with three of their children, viz., George, then six years old, Ralph, five years old, and
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Justus, eighteen months, came to New England from London, in the ship Defence, in 1635. He was at that time forty-eight years old, and his wife thirty. He settled first at Dorchester; but like many of the early settlers moved from place to place, at least temporarily. In 1639, he sold his real estate in Dorchester and moved to Scituate. where he was constable in 1644. While there he sent his wife to Dorchester on horse-baek with an infant to be baptized; he being a member of the church in that place. He was probably a resident at Muddy River (now Brookline) in 1648, when he purchased of Nicho- las Davis a farm in Woburn of some sixty acres, "with all the barns, out-houses, fences, and all to the same belonging." He probably moved to Woburn soon after he made this purchase, and resided there a few years, when he and his wife returned to England, where he died at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1656. He made his will, ap- pointing no executor, and Oliver Cromwell made his wife, Mabel, executrix, on the last day of October, 1656; and she returned to this country to their children, then in Woburn, Nov. 21, 1660. She m, Henry Sumner of Woburn, whom she survived, and d. in the family of her son George, June 15, 1690, aged 85 years. Most of the Reeds of Lexington descended from
WILLIAM REED and Mabel, his wife, whose maiden name was probably Kendall.
+George, b. in Eng. 1629; m. Oct. 4, 1652, Elizabeth Jennison. Ralph, b. in Eng. 1630; m. Mary Pierce of Wat. and d. in Woburn, Jan. 4, 1712, aged 81, and left issue.
1- 2 3 Justus, b. in Eng. 1633; d. before his parents went to England. Abigail, b. probably in Dor. ; m. Oct. 2, 1650, Francis Wyman. Bethia, b. probably in Dorchester ; m. Apr. 28, 1657, John Johnson,
son of Capt. Edward, Author of " Wonder-Working Providence." Israel, b. 1642; m. Mary, dau, of Francis Kendall, his cousin.
Sarah, b. - -; m. Sept. 10, 1662, Samuel Walker.
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The above named children all resided in Woburn. George, Ralph, and Israel had large families, making the name of Reed quite com- mon in that town.
GEORGE REED m. Oct. 4, 1652, Elizabeth Jennison, dau. of Robert Jennison of Wat. She was b. April 12, 1637, and d. Feb. 26, 1665. He m. Nov. 9, 1665, Hannah Rockwell of Charlestown. He had eight children by his first wife, and five by his last. He d. Feb. 21, 1706, aged 77.
2-10 Elizabeth, b. July 29, 1653 ; m. Dec. 15, 1675, David Fiske of Wat. Twins, b. Nov. 14, 1654; d. without names.
11 Samuel, b. April 29, 1656 ; m. April 19, 1679, Elizabeth Munsal.
12 13 Abigail, b. June 27, 1658; m. Sept. 18, 1694, Nathaniel Richardson. George, b. Sept. 14, 1660; m. Feb. 18, 1684, Abigail Pierce. He was deacon of the church many years, and d. Jan. 20, 1756. t William, b. Sept. 22, 1662; m. May 24, 1686, Abigail Kendall.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Timothy, b. Oct. 20, 1678; m. Persis Kendall.
Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1665; m. Dec. 12, 1685, -- Robinson. Hannah, b. Feb. 18, 1669 ; m. - Elson.
John, b. March 18, 1671; m. June 10, 1697, Ruth Johnson.
Mary, b. June 15, 1674 ; m. 1697, Matthew Johnson.
21 Thomas, b. July 15, 1682 ; m. Feb. 1, 1704, Sarah Sawyer.
WILLIAM REED m. May 24, 1686, Abigail Kendall of Woburn. She had extra fingers and toes, and from this blood that excrescence
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has cropped out from generation to generation in some branches of the family. William Reed, or Capt. Reed as he was generally called, may be regarded as the ancestor of the greater part of the Reeds of Lexington, though there were others of the name, who will be no- ticed hereafter. He was one of the most prominent citizens of the precinct and town. He was a justice of the peace, filled the office of selectman, and represented the town in the General Court several years. He was equally prominent in the church, being one of the original members. IIe purchased land in the north-westerly part of the township, and located himself on what is now known as Bedford street, near the residence of the late Christopher Reed. He added to his real estate from time to time, and became a large land-holder, and so was able to leave a good farm to each of his three sons. A portion of his lands has remained in the family to the present day. The neighborhood of Capt. Reed's residence was at one time the most populous of any part of the town out of the village. In addi- tion to the Reeds, which were quite .numerous, the Hewses, Trasks, Poulters, Kendalls, Lawrences, Dunklees, and Fassetts all resided on or near Bedford street. No family of the early settlers has sus- tained its standing. through all periods of the town's history, better than the Reeds. Ile d. May 12, 1718, aged 56, and she d. Oct. 12, 1734.
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Abigail, b. May 29, 1687 : m. Jonathan Fiske and moved to Sud. +William, b. July 18, 1693; m. Sarah Poulter.
Mary, b. April 8, 1695 ; m. April 8, 1714, Dea. John Stone, and d. Oct. 1, 1772.
+Benjamin, b. Oct. 22, 1696 ; m. Rebecca Stone.
Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1699 ; d. April 3, 1711.
25 26 27 +Joshua, b. June 20, 1702; m. Elizabeth Russell. 28 Hepzibah, b. Dec. 10, 1705 ; m. April 19, 1724, Daniel Tidd.
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WILLIAM REED m. Sarah Poulter, dau. of John, about 1719. He was an active and efficient man, both in the church and in the town. He held for many years a commission of justice of the peace, and did considerable business in that capacity ; and was well known in the town and vicinity by the appellation of 'Squire Reed. He was very popular with the people, and received all the honors in their gift. Besides minor offices, he was selectman eleven years, and representative seventeen years. Ile was also a captain in the mili- tia, and was out with a portion of his company in the French war, in 1755. He d. Feb. 11, 1778, aged 85; she d. Nov. 25, 1769. He resided in the house owned by the late Christopher Reed on Bedford street.
23-29 + William, b. Jan. 1, 1720; m. Jan. 1, 1741, Abigail Stone. + Samuel, b. May 4, 1722 ; m. Eunice Stone.
30 31 Sarah, b. June 3, 1725 ; m. Dec. 23, 1742, Benjamin Brown.
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Mary, b. March 10, 1728; m. May 4, 1753, William Bowman.
Oliver, b. March 25, 1730; m. April 11, 1754, Sarah Bridge, who
33 was b. Dec. 21, 1735. They moved to Bedford, where they had Oliver, b. 1755, Sarah, b. 1757, Reuben, b. 1759, and Mary, b. 1763.
34 John, b. May 28, 1731; m. Ruhamah Brown; r. in Bedford, Jan. 18, 1753.
35 +Hammon, b. April 28, 1734; m. Betty Simonds.
36 Eliot, b. April 28, 1737 ; m. May 3, 1757, Joseph Bridge.
37 Hannah, b. Oct. 21, 1740; m. April 14, 1761, John Bridge.
38 |+Nathan, b. Nov. 9, 1743; m. April 30, 1782, Mary Page.
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BENJAMIN REED m. Rebecca Stone, dau. of Samuel and Dorcas (Jones) Stone, b. 1696. She d. and he m. July 19, 1753, Mrs. Hannah Estabrook, wid. of Dea. Joseph Estabrook, and dau. of Jo- seph Bowman. He d. Dec. 25, 1765. Like his brother William, he was frequently called by his townsmen to places of honor and trust. He was constable, assessor, selectman nine years, and representative ten years. He was a major in the militia when that office was filled by the most prominent citizens. He was also justice of the peace. He d. July 13, 1789, aged 93; she d. April 1, 1768.
Benjamin, b. May 13, 1718 ; moved to Holden.
Abigail, b. March 30, 1720; d. Sept. 12, 1734.
Jonas, b. June 7, 1722; he was dismissed from the church in Lex. to the ch. in Rutland, Nov. 1763.
Rebecca, b. Nov. 25, 1724 ; m. John Muzzy.
tIsaac, b. July 30, 1727 ; m. April 22, 1754, Mary Bridge.
Jonathan, b. March 8, 1729 ; m. Jan. 30, 1754, Sarah Lawrence ; r. at Littleton.
Thaddeus, b. June 17, 1732; d. April 21, 1741.
Dorcas, b. July 18, 1734; m. Oct. 15, 1750, David Cutler.
Samuel, b. April 3, 1737 ; m. Feb. 16, 1762, Hannah Raymond; r. at Littleton.
Ruth, b. Nov. 9. 1741 ; m. Dec. 13, 1759, Ebenezer Estabrook.
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JOSHUA REED m. Jan. 21, 1725, Elizabeth Russell, dau. of Jona- than and Elizabeth. She d. Feb. 29, 1744; he d. Oct. 15, 1755. The inventory of his estate shows the manners and customs of the times, by giving us a warming-pan, flax-comb, box-heater, pillion, &c.
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Elizabeth, b. Feb. 28, 1726 ; m. Jonathan Winship.
Hepzibah, b. March 8, 1728; d. about 1754.
+Joshua, b. May 15, 1730; was twice married.
James, b.
Joseph, b. June 21, 1739 ; r. at Rutland.
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WILLIAM REED m. Jan. 1, 1741, Abigail Stone. She d. Nov. 30, 1773, and he m. Lydia Ingalls. He d. Oct. 9, 1813, aged 93; she d. March 9, 1817.
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+William, b. Oct. 2, 1742; m. Dec. 1, 1768, Elizabeth Davis.
Abigail, b. Sept. 22, 1744; m. Jan. 21, 1766. William Grimes. Sarah, b. May 14, 1747 ; m. Dec. 6, 1770, Oliver Bacon.
Nathaniel, b. June 2, 1749 ; m. Jan. 16, 1772, Hepzibah Bateman of Bedford.
Mary, b. July 17, 1751 ; m. April 28, 1774, Moses Harrington.
Beulah, b. May 4, 1753 ; m. June 28, 1787, Abel Johnson of Boston. + Thaddeus, b. Aug. 25, 1755; m. Anna Longley of Littleton.
Josiah, b. Aug. 25, 1757; was twice m .; d. without issue.
Hannah, b. Oct. 8, 1758; m. Nov. 28, 1782, James Danforth of Fitchburg.
Milly, b. April 26, 1762; d. unm. in Boston.
Esther, b. Oct. 25, 1765 ; d. unm. Nov. 24, 1786.
SAMUEL REED m. Eunice Stone and moved to what is now Bur- lington, where he had a large family. Moses, one of his sons, m. April 23. 1770, Sarah Whittemore of Lex. and moved to this place, where they were ad. to the ch. Jan. 27, 1771. They had Whitte- more, b. Feb. 18, 1771; Moses, b. Aug. 10, 1773; Sarah, b. April 1, 1775; Abel, b. May 8, 1777 ; and Elizabeth, b. Feb. 17, 1779.
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HAMMON REED m. April 13, 1757, Betty Simonds. He was one of the gallant band who struck for liberty, April 19, 1775. He filled several important town offices, being five years selectman during the most important period of our history, and was one of the Committee of Safety, 1778. She d. Feb. 2, 1815; he d. July 12, 1817.
35-66 67 68 69 70 71 Benjamin, b. Oct. 22, 1774; d. young.
Betty, b. Dec. 12, 1757 ; m. May 30, 1780, James Brown. Lydia, b. July 11, 1760; m. Nov. 5, 1786, Thomas Locke of Wo. + Hammon, b. Feb. 24, 1763; m. Oct. 26, 1786, Sarah Chandler. Patty, b. Dec. 5, 1765; m. Nov. 28, 1786, Amos Marrett. Sarah, b. June 22, 1770; d. young.
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NATHAN REED m. April 30, 1772, Mary Page of Bedford, dau. of Christopher and Susanna Page. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. Jan. 24, 1773. He was subsequently chosen deacon, which office he held from 1787 to 1808, when he resigned on account of ill health. He d. Nov. 17, 1811, aged 68; she d. May 17, 1831, aged 84. He was one of the band which faced the British in 1775. He served as selectman several years. He was a large land-holder in Lex. and elsewhere.
38-72 Nathan, b. Feb. 7, 1773; d. Aug. 1, 1775.
73 +Nathan, b. Sept. 15, 1776 ; m. Polly Muzzy.
74 Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1778; m. Dec. 3. 1799, John Merriam of Bed.
75 Sarah, b. July 1, 1781. She is living, in her eighty-seventh year. Hiram, b. June 22, 1784; d. Feb. 8, 1808, unm.
Susanna W., b. Dec. 10, 1786; m. 1815, John Chandler, and d. Dec. 19, 1863, leaving one dau. Sarah Chandler.
Hannah, b. Sept. 4, 1789; d. Aug. 30, 1854, unm.
+Christopher, b. March 18, 1792 ; m. Betsey Gibson of Francestown, N. H.
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ISAAC REED m. April 2, 1754, Mary Bridge, dau. of John Bridge, b. April 19, 1733. He had one child, Isaac, b. May 18, 1755, in Lex. He moved to Littleton.
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JOSHUA REED m. Nov. 27, 1753, Mrs. Susanna Houghton of Lancaster. He was one of Capt. Parker's co. 1775, and was one of the selectmen in the eventful period of the Revolution.
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Betty, b. Nov. 26, 1754; m. Jan. 6, Ebenezer Muzzy. ¡Joshua, b. Sept. 11, 1756 ; he was twice married.
Susanna, b. March 11, 1759 ; m. Jonas Bridge.
Hepzibah, b. Feb. 26, 1769; m. May 10, 1790, William Wait of Greenfield.
James, b. Dec. 15, 1771; m. Susanna Stone of Rindge, N. H.
Rebecca, bap. June 26, 1774; m. Feb. 22, 1801, David Wait of Deerfield, a brother of William, who married her sister.
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WILLIAM REED m. Dec. 1, 1768, Elizabeth Davis of Bed. He was in Parker's co. on the 19th of April, and marched with them to Camb. June 17, 1775.
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55-86 Elizabeth, b. March 7, 1770.
87 William, b. May 11, 1772; d. April 3, 1776.
88 Abigail, b. May 8, 1774. 89 Ruthy, b. June 9, 1776.
90 William, b. April 5, 1778.
91 Lydia, b. Nov. 3, 1780; d. March 6, 1822, unm.
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THADDEUS REED m. Anna Longley of Littleton. His second son, William, came home from New York, 1824, with the small pox, and gave it to the family, of which both the parents, and his brother Thaddeus' wife, died. Luther Prescott, husband of their dau. Anna, also fell a victim to the same disease, the same year.
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Edmund, b. Oct. 20, 1788.
93 Esther, b. Aug. 16, 1790 ; m. April 21, 1812, John Parker.
William, b. Feb. 13, 1792.
94 95 Thaddeus, b. Oct. 1, 1794; m. Dee. 8, 1819, Phebe Prescott of Con.
96 Anna, b. Feb. 12, 1797 ; m. Jan. 6, 1819, Luther Prescott of Con.
97 Augustus, b. June 27, 1799.
98 Levi, b. July 24, 1801.
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HAMMON REED m. Oet. 25, 1786, Sarah Chandler, dau. of John and Beulah (Merriam) Chandler, b. Feb. 27, 1764. She d. April 24, 1854, aged 90; he d. Aug. 31, 1848, aged 85.
Sarah, b. May 17, 1788; d. Nov. 10, 1788. + Benjamin, b. Jan. 20, 1790; m. Bethia L. Webber. Sally, b. June 21, 1792 ; m. April, 1817, William Nichols of Bur. Betsey, b. June 15, 1799 ; m. June 26, 1823, Aaron P. Richardson. Emily, S d. in early infaney.
68- 99 100 101 102 103 104 Almira, twins, b. Jan. 26, 1804; m. Jan. 29, 1829, Eben R. Smith.
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NATHAN REED m. Aug. 30, 1797, Mary Muzzey, dau. of John and Rebecca (Munroe) Muzzey. He d. July 20, 1836, aged 60.
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+Cyrus, b. Nov. 9, 1798 ; m. April 4, 1824, Sarah Jewett. Nathan Horatio, b. Sept. 28, 1805; m. April 20, 1841, Luzilla Meigs. They had one child, who is living in Wisconsin. He d. March 11, 1854; she d. Jan. 9, 1868.
Hiram, b. Feb. 8, 1810; d. March 30, 1854, unm. Marshall, b. Oet. 4, 1815; d. July 31, 1837.
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CHRISTOPHER REED m. Betsey Gibson of Francestown, N. H. He d. Sept. 25, 1861. They had one child, William Eustis.
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JOSHUA REED m. Sept. 11, 1780, Susanna Leathers. She d. Sept. 8, 1802, and he m. Elizabeth Brooks of Linc. He d. Sept. 8, 1826. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company.
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+Charles, b. July 10, 1781 ; m. Almira Muzzy. Susanna, b. Jan. 30, 1783 ; m. Nov. 30, 1813, John Mulliken. Phebe, b. Aug. 28, 1792 ; m. Oct. 2, 1822, Thomas Greenleaf.
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BENJAMIN REED m. Feb. 3, 1825, Bethia L. Webber of Bedford, dau. of John and Bethia (Lane) Webber. He was a prominent eiti- zen, being one of the selectmen six years. He also held the com- mission of captain in the militia. He d. Oct. 16, 1860, aged 71 years.
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Frances Walker, b. Dec. 21, 1825; d. April 4, 1863, unm. Hammon, b. Sept. 25, 1829; m. Oct. 19, 1856, Sylvia Wadsworth of Milford, N. H., dau. of Samuel and Rhoda (Fitch) Wadsworth. He has filled the offices of overseer of the poor and of selectman several years, and also holds a commission of justice of the peace. They have three children, George H., b. Jan. 31, 1858 ; William W., b. June 28, 1859 ; Sylvia B., b. May 21, 1864.
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CYRUS REED m. April 4, 1824, Sarah Jewett of Boxboro'.
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John Muzzy, b. May 24, 1825; m. June 7, 1866, Alice L. Hobart of Ilingham. They have one child, Louisa Hobart, b. April 19, 1867. George Henry, b. May 7, 1831. Catharine Eliza, b. Jan. 30, 1832.
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CHARLES REED m. Oet. 23, 1817, Almira Muzzy, dau. of Amos and Lydia (Boutelle) . Muzzy. She d. Nov. 15, 1819, aged 25 years, and he m. June 28, 1821, Martha Wellington. He d. May 19, 1846, aged 65 ; she d. May 10, 1838. He was a popular and influential man. He held the office of selectman twelve years, assessor five years, town clerk seven years, and town treasurer seven years.
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Charles M., b. Sept. 12, 1819. 118 Henry S., b. June 29, 1822.
There is another family of Reeds in Lexington, which have been in the place several generations ; and though they do not claim any relationship with the descendants of William Reed of Lexington, are nevertheless from the same stock. George Reed, the oldest son of the original emigrant, and father of William Reed, who settled in Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, had a large family, and among his children was
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TIMOTHY REED (No. 20, in the Reed family) b. Oct. 20, 1678. He was a younger brother of William. He m. Persis Kendall and resided in Wo. They had among other children, Jacob, b. 1714.
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JACOB REED m. June 19, 1741, Elizabeth French of Billerica. He resided in Wo. They had a family of seven children.
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ISAAC REED, the youngest child of the foregoing, b. Ang. 9, 1756, m. April 27, 1780, Susanna Munroe, dan. of William Munroe. She d. 1828, aged 75 ; he d. April 20, 1848, aged 92.
3- 4 tIsaac, b. Jan. 12, 1781 ; m. Elizabeth Munroe.
5 Susan, b. Oct. 16, 1782.
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6 William, b. March 14, 1785; m. Rebecea Gardner. He d. 1851. Oliver, b. Ang. 4, 1787 ; m. Sarah Thayer.
8 Thomas, b. Jan. 18, 1790 ; m. Relief Pratt, and d. 1829.
9 +Reuben, b. March 25, 1792; was twiee married.
10 Hugh M., b. Dec. 23, 1793; d. 1821, unm.
11 Enos, b. Aug. 21, 1796 ; m. Sarah Gardner.
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ISAAC REED m. April 24, 1804, Elizabeth Munroe, dan. of Phile- mon and Elizabeth (Waite) Munroe. He probably came to Lex. about the time of his marriage. He d. Nov. 10, 1854, aged 73; she d. Oct. 24, 1865, aged 80 years.
4-12 · 13 Emeline, b. June 10, 1805 ; d. Dec. 22, 1822.
Susan E., b. Dee. 16, 1807 ; m. April 9, 1855, William K. Fowle of Roxbury.
14 Isaac E., b. Jan. 2, 1810; d. Dee. 31, 1836.
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Adeline, b. Jan. 10, 1812 ; m. Nov. 2, 1842, James Parker. They have one child, James Emory, b. Aug. 30, 1845.
16 tWilliam HI. H., b. Nov. 26, 1813; m. Mary Crowningshield.
17 Horatio, b. Dec. 21, 1815; m. Mary Phipps ; resides in New York.
18 Parnell M., b. April 30, 1818; d. Oct. 16, 1821.
19 Edwin, b. Feb. 20, 1821; resides in Boston.
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20 | Hugh M., b. March 27, 1824; m. Sophia C. Lawrence, dau. of Phinehas Lawrence ; resides in Providence.
Emeline P., b. Oet. 5, 1826; m. Dec. 20, 1860, William K. Fowle, the husband of her late sister Susan.
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REUBEN REED m. Dec. 8, 1819, Sarah Russell of Camb. She d. Ang. 2, 1822, and he m. Feb. 26, 1824, Mary II. Willard of Harvard. She d. Feb. 11, 1860, aged 69; he d. March 4, 1864, aged 71.
Reuben, b. Feb. 5, 1821; d. June 22, 1822.
9-22 23 Reuben Willard, b. Jan. 12, 1825 ; m. Sept. 1854, Georgiana Ferren of Charlestown. They have Emmie G., b. Nov. 10, 1856 ; Mary Hattie. b. Sept. 7, 1860, d. Oct. 15, 1864; Lizzie Virginia, b. April 27, 1866.
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Josiah Haskell, b Feb. 12. 1827; m. Oct. 9, 1860, Clara. Rebecca Gates, dau. of Howard Gates of Ashby. They have Frank Has- kell, b. Dee. 26. 1862; Alice Gates, b. Aug. 21, 1864.
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WILLIAM H. HARRISON REED m. Sept. 5. 1850, Mary Crowning- shield, dau. of A. W. Crowningshield of Lex. He now resides in Charlestown.
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Mary Ella, b. March 9, 1852; d. Sept. 5, 1852. Julia Ella, b. June 12, 1854. Mary Alice, b. Nov. 30, 1855.
There was also another family of Reeds in Woburn and Lexington, which had no connection with the William and Mabel race. If we may believe tradition, and the statement is confirmed by many atten- dant circumstances, Swethern Reed came to this country from Ireland about 1725, and settled in Boston. After remaining there a few years, he removed to Woburn, and took up his abode in that part of the town which now constitutes Burlington.
1 SWETHERN REED probably m. Margery Collens, and had a num- ber of children, of whose birth we have very imperfect records.
1- 2 ¡James, b. -; m. Elizabeth Wellington of Camb. Sept. 24, 1778. 3 + Robert, b. -; In. Elizabeth Hartwell of Bedford.
4 Elizabeth, b. April, 1740; m. Nov. 30, 1763, Thomas Fox.
5 Susannah, b. -; m. Jeduthan Wellington, 1775.
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