James Reed (1771 - 1838)

Born 1771 in Mt. Desert, Hancock, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Milliken — married 6 Jun 1791 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1838 at about age 67 in Seal Cove, Hancock, Maine, USA

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Biography

James Reed; b. 1771 at North Yarmouth^{[citation needed]} , Cumberland, Maine;

m. Martha Milliken, daughter of Samuel Milliken and Susanna Beals, 6 Jun 1791^[1] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;

He died 24 Sep 1838^[2] at Seal Cove, Tremont, Hancock, Maine; he was buried at James Reed Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

Find A Grave: Memorial #102642577

Known children of James Reed and Martha Milliken were as follows:

• i. James Reed ; b. 17 Apr 1792 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Tryphena Robbins 11 Jan 1817 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; d. 2 Jun 1885 at age 93.

• ii. William Reed; b. 5 May 1794 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Sally Appleton, daughter of William Appleton and Hannah Gott, 24 Oct 1817 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Jun 1869 at age 75; he was buried at Hillrest Cemetery, West Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

• iii. Martha Reed ; b. 18 Jun 1796 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. George Reed; m. John Somes Dodge, son of Ezra Herrick Dodge and Mary Richardson; m. Josiah Cunningham, son of John Cunningham and Susanna (--?--); d. 6 Nov 1884 at age 86; she was buried at Seal Cove Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

• iv. Susanna Reed; b. 12 Jul 1798 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Mercy Reed; b. 17 Oct 1800 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. Phebe Reed ; b. 12 Dec 1802 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Samuel H. Sprague, son of James V. Sprague and Rebecca Hewes, circa 1830.

• vii. Rhoda F. Reed ; b. 30 Apr 1805 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Samuel L Rogers 27 Nov 1830 at Hancock, Maine.

• viii. Ezra D. Reed ; b. 17 Jul 1807 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Lorenia D. Flye, daughter of James Flye and Hannah F. Heath, 1833 at Hancock, Maine; d. 24 May 1897^[3] at Seal Cove, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 89; he was buried at Flye Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

• ix. Abigail Reed ; b. 25 Sep 1809 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Samuel H. Sprague, son of James V. Sprague and Rebecca Hewes; d. 25 Jan 1900 at Eddington, Penobscot, Maine, at age 90.

• x. Polly Reed; b. 2 Dec 1811 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

• xi. Lorenzo D. Reed; b. 17 May 1814 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

• xii. Lemuel M. Reed ; b. 17 Aug 1815 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Lydia T. Norwood, daughter of Benjamin Norwood and Esther Murphy, 11 Aug 1838.

• xiii. George B. Reed ; b. 29 Jan 1820 at Tremont, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; b. circa 1822 at Maine; m. Harriet Farrell, daughter of John Willard Ferrell and Martha P Tinker, 21 Oct 1843 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; d. 9 Mar 1896 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 76; he was buried at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F4-2ZV : 10 February 2018), James Read and Patty Milcken, 23 Feb 1791; citing Deer Isle,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,822.
2. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-1VDT : 16 March 2018), James Reed, 1838; citing Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States, Tremont James Reed Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,204.
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDX-HZN : 24 September 2017), James Reed in entry for Ezra D Reed, 24 May 1897; citing Tremont, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.

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Acknowledgments

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