John Reed (1751 - 1831)

Born 11 Nov 1751 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Sampson) Reed — married 14 Oct 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1831 at age 79 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

I ADOPED THIS FILE 11-24-21 ALL SOURCES WERE ADDED ON THAT DATE.

John was born in 1751. John Reed He passed away in 1831.

US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 6th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1795 to 1801.

Sources

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD3-VPN : 15 January 2020), John Reed, 1751."

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-9MLB : 22 July 2021), John Reed and Hannah Samson, 16 Nov 1780; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748."

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-VT2P : 26 July 2019), John Reed, 1831; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 7505993, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com."

"NAMED IN DEATH OF SON: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NB-J94 : 2 March 2021), John in entry for Caleb Reed, 14 Oct 1854; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 86 p 85, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,170."

"NAMED IN DEATH OF SON: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVL-492 : 2 March 2021), John Reed in entry for Daniel Reed, 11 Nov 1866; citing West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, v 193 p 336, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,188."

"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-KD3 : accessed 30 January 2022), John Reed, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 53, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Charles Seamon for creating Reed-4685 on 22 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Charles and others.