John Michael Ream was born 13 August 1770 in Reamstown, Pennsylvania. He was baptized on 28 August 1770 at Muddy Creek, Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Captain Andrew Riehm and Susanna Fiesser.
John Michael served as a private in Captain George Honey's Company, City Guards of Philadelphia.
John Michael Ream married Catherine Glessner on 27 November 1792 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. They had the following children:
Benjamin Ream (1793-)
Susan Ream (1794-)
Jacob Ream (1796-1873)
Michael Ream (1798-)
Joseph L. Ream (1799-1863)
After his wife died, John Michael married Catherine Weyand. They had the following children:
Catherine Ream (1801-)
Polly Ream (1803-)
Margaret Ream (1806-)
Elizabeth Ream (1808-)
William B. Ream (1813-1893)
Andrew Ream (1816-)
Henry Ream (1818-)
Samuel Ream (1820-1909)
Philip Ream (1822-)
John Ream (1822-)
Conrad Ream (1823-)
Silas Ream (1826-)
Research Notes
DOB & DOD set to match FaG pending confimation of source found on FaG.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ6-DSQ : 22 December 2020), Michael Ream, Berlin Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Elmer Leonidas Denniston, Genealogy of the Stukey, Ream, Grove, Clem, and Denniston Families (Harrisburg, PA: The author, 1939), pg. 252. Cit. Date: 30 Dec 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Michael: