Robert Reid (1842 - 1922)

Born 1842 in Glentogher, Donegal, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (White) Reid — married 13 Jun 1862 in St. John, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1922 at about age 80 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1842 in Glentogher, County Donegal, and baptized on 5 February 1842 in Carndonagh.^[1].

He married Mary in St. John, New Brunswick, on 13 June 1862.^[2] The family moved from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia sometime between 1863 and 1865.^[3] As of 1869, he was living with his family in Noel Road and working as a miller.^[4] As of 1871, he was working as a farmer and sailor.^[3] As of 1881, he was still living in Noel with his family and working as a farmer.^[5] As of 1887, he was working in lumbering.^[6] As of 1891, he was living with his family in Rawdon Church.^[7] As of 1894, he was working as a miner.^[8]

He immigrated to the United States in 1899, supposedly at the same time as his wife, his daughter Ellen Christina, and his grandsons Robert and George.^[9][10]

As of 1900, he was living with his wife, grandchildren Robert and George, and his daughter Ellen Christina at 153 Charles Street in Cambridge and working as an elevator-man.^[9] As of 1910, he was living with his wife, his daughter Ellen Christina, his son George, and George's family at 78 Thorndike Street in Cambridge and working as an elevator-man at a book bindery.^[10] In 1917, he listed his residence of that of his son James at 123 Thorndike Street in Cambridge. At the time, he was 5' 6", with a red complexion, gray hair, and blue eyes.^[11]

He passed away on 11 June 1922 of a cerebral hemorrhage and arterial sclerosis in Cambridge. He was residing at 88 Fourth Street at the time. He was buried in Kennetcook, Nova Scotia on 15 June 1922.^[12][13]

Research Notes

• Robert's baptism record lists Robert as his father, which is likely a mistake. His uncle Robert has another son Robert, who was born in 1844, and a daughter Rebecca, who was born a few months after this particular baptism record in 1842.

Sources

1. ↑ Rootsireland. Donegal Ancestry. https://rootsireland.ie/donegal/view_detail.php?recordid=423722&type=bch&recordCentre=donegal&page=3.
2. ↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8967-R7GT?cc=2242825 : 6 November 2020), > image 1 of 1; Nova Scotia Provincial Archives, Halifax.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48Y-KF3 : 24 October 2018), Robert Reid, Noel, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9V1-3Z2M : 28 December 2020), Robert Reid in entry for Sarah Catherine Reid, 1869.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GV9-79M?cc=1804541&wc=4J7Q-SP1%3A1042199502 : 5 October 2018), 004463053 > image 342 of 741; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHML-YR6Z : 14 December 2020), George W. Reid, 28 May 1887; citing Marriage, Gore, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059148.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW29-2FM : 3 August 2016), Robert Reid, Rawdon Church, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148118.
8. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9J6-Y8BV?cc=2242886&wc=32ND-HZ3%3A1301900302%2C1301900575 : 13 July 2019), Hants > 1884-1917 > image 95 of 308; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q8Q-KYG?cc=1325221&wc=9B79-K6X%3A1030549901%2C1031862601%2C1033498101 : 5 August 2014), Massachusetts > Middlesex > ED 699 Cambridge city Ward 3 > image 3 of 56; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RVF-XC6?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-NJN%3A133638101%2C137486201%2C139175801%2C1589218692 : 24 June 2017), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Cambridge Ward 1 > ED 743 > image 30 of 76; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Records of Aliens Pre-Examined at Saint John, New Brunswick, Prior to Admission at the U.S.-Canada Border, compiled ca. 1917 - ca. 1942; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A3450; NAI Number: 3931198; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85
12. ↑ Transcription of Death Record from Massachusetts State Archive.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 March 2021), memorial page for Robert Reid (Feb 1842–1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. 118253784, citing Kennetcook Cemetery, Kennetcook, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Donald Gordon Dalrymple (contributor 46772734) .