Ann (Downing) Reeder (abt. 1784 - abt. 1870)

Born about 1784 in England

Wife of James Reeder — married 12 Oct 1800 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died about 19 Mar 1870 at about age 86 in Pontefract ,Yorkshire

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Biography

Ann (or Annie) was born in Pontefract about 1784. She was baptised on 4 April 1784 at St Giles and St Mary's church in Pontefract.^[1]

Ann married James Reeder in Pontefract on 12 October 1800.^[2]

Annie was buried at St Giles and St Mary in Pontefract on 23 March 1870.^[3] The inscription on Annie's headstone in the cemetery at Pontefract reads:

In memory of James Reeder who died October 10 1862 aged 88 years also of Annie widow of the above who died March 19 1870 aged 86 years also of John Richard who died May 30 1872 aged 17 years and of Harriet who died June 11 1872 aged 20 children of John (and Mary) Mitchell

It is not known who John and Mary Mitchell were - possibly this is a reference to Anne's daughter Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWK5-HJ5 : 19 September 2020), Ann Downing, 1784.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
3. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, accessed via Ancestry.com.

See also:

• Personal research and visit to gravestone.
• 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1310; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Pontefract; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 15; Page: 23; Line: 14; GSU roll: 464267.