Died
at age 41
in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Biography
Sarah was born on 9 Nov 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Thomas Reed and Sarah Bicknell.
In 1740, when her brother, Samuel Reed of Abington died, her husband was appointed guardian of her minor children, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, Joanna, James, and Benoni.[1][2]
In 1743, her children received a distribution from her brother, Samuel Reed's estate.[3]
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NKHY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 123-125 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NVBW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 128-130 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-JJVK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 73-74 of 583; State Archives, Boston.
Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company: New York, New York (1915)
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Reed-3434 and Reed-1883 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, same exact birth dates and locations, same parents, same siblings, same spouse, and same child. Please merge. Thanks