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Ransom Reed (abt. 1803 - abt. 1867)

Ransom Reed
Born about in Windsor, Vermont, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1826 in united Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 64 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 15 Jan 2023
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Biography

This profile is part of the Reed Name Study.

Ransom Reed was born about 1803 in Windsor, Vermont, United States. He was the son of son of Lemin and Sarah Reed.

Ransom (22) married Mary Pope Sprague (16) (born before June 25, 1809 in Billerica, Middlesex) in 1826 in united States. Their daughter was Marietta K. Reed (~1827–1895).

In 1850, Ransom (46) was living in Lowell, Middlesex with his wife, Mary (43); their daughter, Marietta (23); and Caroline Reed (18), Frances Reed (15), Harriet Reed (11), George Reed (8), Mary L Reed (1), and Cath Fitzpatrick (23). [1]


In 1865, Ransom (61) was living in Lowell, Middlesex with his wife, Mary (58); and Harriet Reed (24), and Annie Reed (16). [2]

Ransom died in 1867 in Lowell, Middlesex, aged about 63.[3]

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Record: MDSQ-23Z (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q9Q-ZY7 Image number 00323
    Ransom Reed (45) in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont.
    • Ransom Reed M 45 Vermont
    • Mary Reed F 43 Massachusetts
    • Marietta Reed F 23 Massachusetts
    • Caroline Reed F 18 Massachusetts
    • Frances Reed F 15 Massachusetts
    • Harriet Reed F 11 Massachusetts
    • George Reed M 8 Massachusetts
    • Mary L Reed F 1 Massachusetts
    • Cath Fitzpatrick F 23 Ireland
    • Mary Bernwick F 40 Ireland
  2. 1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    citing Line: 5; FHL microfilm: 0954569; Record number: 31444;
    FamilySearch Record: MQCJ-C6Q (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q43-SNX Image number 00395
    Ransom Reed (64), married head of household in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont, United States.
    • Ransom Reed Head Married M 64 Vermont, United States
    • Mary Reed Married F 58 Massachusetts, United States
    • Harriet Reed Single F 24 Massachusetts, United States
    • Annie Reed Single F 16 Massachusetts, United States
  3. Death of daughter Marietta Reed Stevens: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
    citing FHL microfilm: 1322893; Record number: 52;
    FamilySearch Record: 2W6X-XYB (accessed 15 January 2023)
    Ransom Reed in death record for daughter Marietta Reed Stevens, 3 Apr 1895 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. Marietta Reed Stevens's Parents and Siblings Father M Ludlow, Vermont Name Ransom Reed Birthplace Ludlow, Vermont Sex M Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W6X-XYY : 3 June 2020), Marietta Reed Stevens, 1895.

See also:

  • Death:

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
citing FHL microfilm: 960191; Record number: 155;
FamilySearch Record: NWKQ-N94 (accessed 15 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XW1S-Y4L Image number 158
Ranson Reed death 1867 (age 64), son of Lemin & Sarah, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Biography

The son of Lemin and Sarah Reed, Ransom was born about 1803.

Marriage He married Mary Pope Sprague who was born in Billerics, Massachusetts. [4]

United States Census 1850 In the 1850 census Ransom (age 45) was in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He was living with his wife, Mary (43), and six children. Two women from Ireland were also in the household.[5]

United States Census 1855 In the census data for Ransom Reed in 1855, he is listed among 92 people from Lowell, Middlesex, Massachussetts who include his wife, Mary, and daughters Frances, Harriet and Anna. This record provides no further information. [6]

United States Census 1861 By 1865 census Ransom (age 64) was still head of the Reed household in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Only his wife and two daughters also lived there.[7]

Death Ransom, son of Lemin and Sarah Reed, died (age 64) in 1867 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He had worked as a trader. [8]

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Record: MDSQ-23Z (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q9Q-ZY7 Image number 00323
    Ransom Reed (45) in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont.
    • Ransom Reed M 45 Vermont
    • Mary Reed F 43 Massachusetts
    • Marietta Reed F 23 Massachusetts
    • Caroline Reed F 18 Massachusetts
    • Frances Reed F 15 Massachusetts
    • Harriet Reed F 11 Massachusetts
    • George Reed M 8 Massachusetts
    • Mary L Reed F 1 Massachusetts
    • Cath Fitzpatrick F 23 Ireland
    • Mary Bernwick F 40 Ireland
  2. 1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    citing Line: 5; FHL microfilm: 0954569; Record number: 31444;
    FamilySearch Record: MQCJ-C6Q (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q43-SNX Image number 00395
    Ransom Reed (64), married head of household in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont, United States.
    • Ransom Reed Head Married M 64 Vermont, United States
    • Mary Reed Married F 58 Massachusetts, United States
    • Harriet Reed Single F 24 Massachusetts, United States
    • Annie Reed Single F 16 Massachusetts, United States
  3. Death of daughter Marietta Reed Stevens: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
    citing FHL microfilm: 1322893; Record number: 52;
    FamilySearch Record: 2W6X-XYB (accessed 15 January 2023)
    Ransom Reed in death record for daughter Marietta Reed Stevens, 3 Apr 1895 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. Marietta Reed Stevens's Parents and Siblings Father M Ludlow, Vermont Name Ransom Reed Birthplace Ludlow, Vermont Sex M Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W6X-XYY : 3 June 2020), Marietta Reed Stevens, 1895.
  4. Death of daughter Marietta Reed Stevens: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
    citing FHL microfilm: 1322893; Record number: 52;
    FamilySearch Record: 2W6X-XYB (accessed 15 January 2023)
    Ransom Reed in death record for daughter Marietta Reed Stevens, 3 Apr 1895 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. Marietta Reed Stevens's Parents and Siblings Father M Ludlow, Vermont Name Ransom Reed Birthplace Ludlow, Vermont Sex M Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W6X-XYY : 3 June 2020), Marietta Reed Stevens, 1895.
  5. 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Record: MDSQ-23Z (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q9Q-ZY7 Image number 00323
    Ransom Reed (45) in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont.
    • Ransom Reed M 45 Vermont
    • Mary Reed F 43 Massachusetts
    • Marietta Reed F 23 Massachusetts
    • Caroline Reed F 18 Massachusetts
    • Frances Reed F 15 Massachusetts
    • Harriet Reed F 11 Massachusetts
    • George Reed M 8 Massachusetts
    • Mary L Reed F 1 Massachusetts
    • Cath Fitzpatrick F 23 Ireland
    • Mary Bernwick F 40 Ireland
  6. 1855 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
    citing Line: 24; FHL microfilm: 000953950; Record number: 21507;
    FamilySearch Record: MQWB-V64 (accessed 16 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WK9-XK4
    Ransom Reed in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont, United States.
    • Swan Pierce F Maine, United States
    • Ann Keen F Ireland
    • Mary Donely F Ireland
    • Peres Fuller M Massachusetts, United States
    • Heny H Wilder M Massachusetts, United States
    • Sarah S Shipley F Massachusetts, United States
    • Susan Libby F New Hampshire, United States
    • A B Wilder F New Hampshire, United States
    • Sarah Morse F Massachusetts, United States
    • Elisa Libby F New Hampshire, United States
    • Sarah Wilder F Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary F Shipley F Massachusetts, United States
    • Emelia Vaughn F New York, United States
    • Wm H Wilder M Massachusetts, United States
    • Martha W Morse F New York, United States
    • Edward P Breenan M Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary S Wilder F Massachusetts, United States
    • Rachel Warren F Vermont, United States
    • Louisa Breenan F Vermont, United States
    • Danl E Chapin M Massachusetts, United States
    • Eunice Warren F Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Breenan F Massachusetts, United States
    • Betsey Chapin F Massachusetts, United States
    • Louisa Warren F Massachusetts, United States
    • Isaac Farmington M Vermont, United States
    • Betsey A Chapin F Connecticut, United States
    • Roxa Warren F Massachusetts, United States
    • Elizabeth Farmington F New York, United States
    • Laura S Chapin F Connecticut, United States
    • Hellen Warren F Massachusetts, United States
    • Louisa Posse F Ireland
    • Lucius D Chapin M Connecticut, United States
    • Adeline Warren F Vermont, United States
    • Ann Mcdermot F Ireland
    • Albert W Chapin M Massachusetts, United States
    • Chs Warren M Vermont, United States
    • Jane Farrar F New York, United States
    • Levi Warren M Vermont, United States
    • Geo H Hill M Massachusetts, United States
    • Benj Warren M Vermont, United States
    • Lydia B Hill F Massachusetts, United States
    • Benj Ball M Massachusetts, United States
    • Chs F Hill M Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Ball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Geo A Hill M Massachusetts, United States
    • Henry C Ball M Massachusetts, United States
    • Bridget Berrian F Ireland
    • Chs C Ball M Massachusetts, United States
    • Jane H York F Massachusetts, United States
    • Adeline Ball F Massachusetts, United States
    • A Kimball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Lucy A Ball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Martha Kimball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Elen Pierce F Massachusetts, United States
    • Caroline V Kimball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Pierce F Massachusetts, United States
    • Abby C Kimball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Ransom Reed M Vermont, United States
    • Fred E Willis M Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Reed F Massachusetts, United States
    • William B Hurd M Massachusetts, United States
    • Frances Reed F Massachusetts, United States
    • J Goodwin M Massachusetts, United States
    • Harriet Reed F Massachusetts, United States
    • Martha Goodwin F Massachusetts, United States
    • Anna Reed F Massachusetts, United States
    • Geo W Colby M New Hampshire, United States
    • Ann Mcginnis F Ireland
    • James Shaw M New Hampshire, United States
    • John Sprague M Massachusetts, United States
    • Geo Harris M New Hampshire, United States
    • Harriet Sprague F Massachusetts, United States
    • Geo Miller M New Hampshire, United States
    • Joseph F Trott M Massachusetts, United States
    • Martha Kimball F Massachusetts, United States
    • Elen Trott F Massachusetts, United States
    • Amanda Bird F Massachusetts, United States
    • Elizabeth Trott F New Hampshire, United States
    • Melinda Bird F Massachusetts, United States
    • Ellen Trott F Massachusetts, United States
    • Sarah Bird F Massachusetts, United States
    • John C Trott M Massachusetts, United States
    • Maria A Sanford F Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Trott F Massachusetts, United States
    • Abby M Sanford F Massachusetts, United States
    • Joseph Trott M Massachusetts, United States
    • Caroline N Sanford F Massachusetts, United States
    • Mary Sullivan F Ireland
    • Elizabeth F Sanford F Massachusetts, United States
    • Wm A North M Massachusetts, United States
    • A O Disdets M France
    • Janett North F New Hampshire, United States
    • Elenor A Noyes F Massachusetts, United States
    • Louisa North F Massachusetts, United States
    • S C Chase M Massachusetts, United States
  7. 1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    citing Line: 5; FHL microfilm: 0954569; Record number: 31444;
    FamilySearch Record: MQCJ-C6Q (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q43-SNX Image number 00395
    Ransom Reed (64), married head of household in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Vermont, United States.
    • Ransom Reed Head Married M 64 Vermont, United States
    • Mary Reed Married F 58 Massachusetts, United States
    • Harriet Reed Single F 24 Massachusetts, United States
    • Annie Reed Single F 16 Massachusetts, United States
  8. Death: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
    citing FHL microfilm: 960191; Record number: 155;
    FamilySearch Record: NWKQ-N94 (accessed 15 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XW1S-Y4L Image number 158
    Ranson Reed death 1867 (age 64), son of Lemin & Sarah, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.




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