James Allen Reed (abt. 1794 - 1873)

Born about 1794 in Kentucky, United States

Husband of Unknown (Oskache) Reed — married about 1819 in Wisconsin Territory, United States

Husband of Agatte (Unknown) Farnham — married 3 Aug 1831 in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin Territory, United States

Husband of Archange (LaBathe) Reed — married 5 Oct 1844 in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1873 at about age 79 in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

James Reed, of Irish parents in Kentucky USA, joined the army at the end of the War of 1812 and was stationed at Prairie du Chien While in the army he married a Potawatomi woman and had five children. Elizabeth, joseph, Mary, Madeline, and James. Upon her death in 1830 he married a mixed blood widow of the trader Russel Farnham. There were two children from this marriage, Margaret and john . He later married the widow of Amable Grignon. She had three children by Amable Grignon and two from Barrette.

Research Notes

A descendant of Reed has put two major monuments at the end of the Town of Trempealeau theycan be found online.

1st wife Margaret Ojibwe, Agathe was 2nd wife , Menominee 3rd wife Archange Grignon Sioux James had 5 children by 1st wife , 2 by second, and he raised her daughter, James had no children by 3rd wife but she had children by previous husbands.

Research Notes

A nice biography was written about him in The Winona Daily News in 1966. There is a lot of information in the article about his life and his family. A link to the article is listed in the Sources section of this profile. ^[1] Keleny-11

Sources

1. ↑ Newspaperes.com; The Winona Daily News; Winona, Minnesota; 10 Apr 1966, Sun • Page 9; View free clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92385978/john-allen-reed-biography/

• Ancestry Family Tree This source requires a subscription.
• "Winona and Its Environs on the Mississippi in Ancient and Modern Times," Lafayette Houghton Bunnell MD, 1897, Winona Jones and Krorger page 204.
• "Winona Republican Herald," Feb 23 1931. James Allen Reed.
• Brochure re Reed statue
• Pierce, Eben Douglas, and State Historical Society of Wisconsin. "James Allen Reed: First Permanent Settler In Trempealeau County And Founder of Trempealeau." Madison: The Society, 1915. pp107-117. Link: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009604935.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54169306/james-allen-reed : accessed 20 December 2021), memorial page for James Allen Reed (1798–Jun 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54169306, citing Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by James R. Losinski (contributor 47261900) .

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Reed-1718 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Steve Sammons. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.