Husband of
Mary Jane (Pratt) Reed
— married
1 Sep 1853 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 75
in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Son of Ezra Reed and Susan C. Reed
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSW-YY7 : 12 April 2016), James A Reed in household of Ezra Reed, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 7, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4M2-G79 : 24 May 2018), James A. Reed and Mary J. Pratt, 1 Sep 1853; citing Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,879.
"Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVM-SPB : 4 November 2017), Oliver Pratt in entry for James Austin Reed and Mary Jane Pratt, 01 Sep 1853; citing Marriage Notice, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007578177.
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWT7-CH5 : 22 May 2019), James A Reed, 02 Apr 1907; citing Weymouth,,Massachusetts, 508, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,701.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for James Austin Reed (22 Mar 1832–2 Apr 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #178212989, citing Highland Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by nmcqueen (contributor 48124631) .
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