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William Birch Reed

Born 23 Aug 1767 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth (Eldredge) Reed — married 12 Jun 1788 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Father of William Birch Reed Jr., Littleton Reed Sr. and John Reed

Died 3 Sep 1814 at age 47 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, USA

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Biography

William was born in 1767. He passed away in 1814.

Probable children:

William Birch Jr., b. 3 Jul 1789
Littleton, b. 7 Aug 1792
(Unk. dau, b. 1790-1800)
John, b. 2 Jul 1798
(Unk. son, b. 1800-1810)
(Unk. dau, b. 1800-1810)
(Unk. dau, b. 1800-1810)

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Marriage Notes (Elisabeth Eldridge)

On 8 Nov 1789, "William Birch Read, and Elisabeth his Wife" were Covenant Owners at the Truro Church [Mayf.Des. 28:23] 14 15

Medical: Killed at Orrington by a 36 pound cannonball fired from the English sloop of war "Sylph" commanded by Commodore Barry. "He lived, when young, mostly at Truro and Provincetown on Cape Cod; and the children were most of them born there, but lived a portion of the time at Bucksport, Maine. He was killed in the Battle of Hampden, Maine, Sept. 3, 1814, by a thirty-six pound shot from the Sloop-of-war Sylph, commanded by Com. Berry [or Barrie]." From "History of the Reed Family in Europe and America" by Jacob Whittemore Reed: Boston, John Wilson & Son publisher; 1861, p. 493.

"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-8S4 : accessed 24 May 2022), William B Reed, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 60, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 205,611.

"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2W-NWN : accessed 1 November 2022), William B Ried, Buckstown, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing p. 490, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 218,682.