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Elizabeth (Hunt) Read (1710 - 1771)

Elizabeth Read formerly Hunt
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusettsmap
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Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], and
Wife of — married about 1749 [location unknown]
Died at age 60 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was the daughter of John Hunt and Mary Hyde. Elizabeth first married James Jordan, who perished in Canada. Elizabeth later married Samuel Read as his second wife.

Samuel and Elizabeth's intention to marry was recorded at Uxbridge, MA on 5 August 1749 (Holbrook - Image #231).

Elizabeth had two children with Samuel, James Jordan Read and Thaddeus Read.

Elizabeth died in Uxbridge at the age of 60.

The inscription on her gravestone (now lost) read: "In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth wife of Deacon Samuel Read who died June 22, 1771 in her 61st year."

Sources

  • History of the Reed Family in Europe and America," by Jacob Whittemore Reed, Boston: John Wilson and Son, 1861, page 195.
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  • Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896.
  • Find a Grave Memorial for Elizabeth Read.
  • Arnold , James Newell. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1897) Page 646. Birth record.




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