Susan Prentice (Merrill) Reed (1840 - 1914)

Born 6 Apr 1840 in New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Brackett Reed — married 5 Feb 1870 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Died 28 May 1914 at age 74 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

From her husband's wikitree page . . .

"He married Susan P. Merrill, born at Center Harbor, New Hampshire, on Lake Winnipesaukee. Her father, the Rev. Samuel H. Merrill, a well-known Congregational clergyman, was pastor of a church in Center Harbor at the time of her birth. Six years afterwards he returned with his family to his native state, Maine. During the Civil War, Merrill served as chaplain of the First Maine Cavalry, and Susan also had a brother in this famous regiment. Merrill's pastorates, aside from his war experiences, were principally in Maine. Susan Merrill's mother was Hannah Prentis, a native of New Hampshire. Merrill had one brother, Edward P. Merrill, and one sister, who resided in Lowell, Massachusetts. Merrill and Reed were friends in childhood, attending school together in Portland. They married in 1871. Reed was then a member of the Maine Legislature, and the young couple went immediately to Augusta, the state capital. They had one daughter, Katherine Reed Balentine, who started a monthly magazine in San Francisco called The Yellow Ribbon, which promoted women's suffrage."

born 6 April, 1840; married 12 Mar. 1873, Thomas Brackett Reed, for twenty-two years a member of Congress from Maine, and for six years Speaker of the House.

Mrs. Reed died 28 May, 1914, at her home in Portland. She left an estate of more than $600,000. Of this $100,000 was given to her brother Edward, and most of the remainder to her only child Katherine, wife of Arthur Ballantine of San Diego, Cal

Sources

• 1840. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F448-2XT : 22 July 2021), Susan Prentice Merrill, 1840.
• 1850. "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-HLK : Mon Mar 11 00:51:23 UTC 2024), Entry for L H Merrill and Hannah Merrill, 1850.
• 1860. "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH2-HP6 : Sun Mar 10 16:14:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel H Merrill and Hannah P Merrill, 1860.
• 1864. "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-CBNR : Thu Mar 07 22:51:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank L Jones and Susan P Merrill, 27 September 1864.
• 1870. "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKX-BXP : Mon Mar 11 01:45:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas B Reed and Susan Jones, 05 Feb 1870.
• 1870. "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DX-6WR : Tue Mar 05 07:59:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas B Reed and Matilda P Read, 1870.
• 1880.
• 1900. "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKK-SXP : Tue Mar 05 20:47:42 UTC 2024), Entry for T B Reed and Susan P Reed, 1900.
• 1910.
• 1914. "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-1D7P : Sat Mar 09 21:28:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Susan P Reed and Samuel H Merrill, 28 May 1914.
• 1914. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118944091/susan_prentice-reed: accessed April 7, 2024), memorial page for Susan Prentice Merrill Reed (8 Apr 1842–28 May 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118944091, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Sally - Midcoast Maine (contributor 48138595).