Benjamin Read (1698 - 1778)

Born 23 Oct 1698 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 22 Apr 1778 at age 79 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Benjamin Read was born on 23 October 1698 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Read and Hannah Blanchard.^[1][2][3]

Benjamin Read died on 22 April 1778 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Reed, Jacob Whittemore. History of the Reed Family in Europe and America (John Wilson & Son, Boston, 1861) Page 152
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Birth, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934228.
   FamilySearch Record: Q29L-YP8B (accessed 23 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSP-DGY Image number 00165
   Benjamin Read born on 23 Oct 1698, son of Thomas Read & Hannah Read, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
3. ↑ Stearns, Ezra. Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable (G.F. Littlefield, Boston, 1911) Page 61-62
4. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Death, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009581.
   FamilySearch Record: FH7L-5J1 (accessed 23 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-999R-7 Image number 00044
   Benjamin Read death 22 Apr 1778 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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