Mary (Howie) Reid (1802 - 1885)

Born 24 Aug 1802 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh Reid — married 4 Apr 1835 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1885 at age 82 in Harlem Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Mary (Howie) Reid was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

Mary (Howie) Reid is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Jannet was born in 1800 in Argyll, Scotland.

Mary was born in 1802 in Argyll, Scotland. She was the daughter of William Howie and Janet Picken ^[1]

She married Hugh Reid in 1835 ^[2]

In 1837 the Reids came to the United States and were one of the first families to settle what would become the Scottish Settlement at Argyl. ^[3][4][5][6]

They had three children, the youngest, James was the first boy to be born at the settlement.

1. Margaret 1836-1912
2. William Howie 1837-1918
3. James S 1840 - 1927

When Alexander McDonald and his wife Margaret died, leaving six young children, the Reids took in James. ^[7]

Mary passed away in 1885.

Obituary

Died - At her late residence on Saturday morning, at 3 a. m., Mrs. Hugh Reid, aged about 84 years. The funeral was held Sunday at the house, where a large concourse of people gathered to pay their last respects to a kind neighbor and true friend. There were teams in the procession from the house to the cemetery. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYKR-P66 : 11 February 2020), Marey Houie, 1802.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-4HW : 11 February 2020), Mary Huie in entry for Hugh Reid, 1835.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85C-4RM : 12 April 2016), Mary Reed in household of Hugh Reed, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-46S : Sat Sep 16 07:40:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Hugh Reid and Mary Reid, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-VXR : Thu Sep 14 21:25:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Hugh Reade and Mary Reade, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2S-LFZ : Mon Sep 18 07:19:15 UTC 2023), Entry for James S. Reid and Edie B. Reid, 1880.
7. ↑ Daniel Harvey The Argyle Settlement in Story and History, pg 35.
8. ↑ Rockford Daily Gazette, Tuesday, July 14, 1885

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53432981: accessed 08 October 2018), memorial page for Mary Howie Reid (24 Aug 1802–11 Jul 1885), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625) .