George William Reid (1863 - 1931)

Born 28 Aug 1863 in Musquash, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane Murphy — married 28 May 1887 in Gore, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Amy (Anthony) Reid — married 5 Dec 1894 in Kennetcook, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Eliza (White) Reid — married 4 Aug 1915 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1931 at age 67 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

George was born on 28 August 1863 in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[1] As of 1871, he was living with his family in Noel, Hants, Nova Scotia, and attending school.^[2] As of 1881, he was still living in Noel with his family.^[3]

George married Sarah Murphy on 28 May 1887 in Gore, and he was residing in Rawdon Mills at the time of marriage and working as a farmer.^[4] As of 1891, he was living with his wife, son, and in-laws in Gore and working as a teamster.^[5]

He may have immigrated to the United States in 1892,^[6] though he claims to have arrived on 2 May 1888 by rail from Halifax on his naturalization papers.^[1] This is unlikely, given that his son George was born in Nova Scotia in 1891.

George apparently returned to Nova Scotia and married Amy Anthony on 28 May 1894 in Kennetcook. He was residing in Rawdon mines at the time and working as a teamster.^[7]

As of 1895, George was a teamster living in Cambridge.^[8] As of 1900, he was living with his family at 77 Broadway in Cambridge. His sons Robert and George were living nearby with his parents.^[6] The family then resided for a time, including 1901, at 245 Charles Street.^[9][10] In 1908, he filed his declaration of intention to become a US citizen, though it appears he never became one. At the time, he claimed to be 5' 11", 195 pounds, with gray hair and gray eyes.^[1]

As of 1910, following the death of his wife Amy, he was living with his parents, his sister Christina, and his children at 78 Thorndike Street in Cambridge and was still working at the teamster business that he owned.^[11] George then married his third wife, Eliza White, on 4 August 1915 in Cambridge at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.^[12] He was living at 88 Fourth Street at the time.^[13] As of 1918, he was living at 24 Kensington Avenue in Somerville.^[14] As of 1920, he was living with his wife Eliza at the same residence, along with his daughters Ruby and Ruth, his son Garnet, his daughter Georgina, and Georgina's family. He was probably working alongside his son Garnet as a teamster.^[15] George was thrown from his wagon following a collision with a vehicle near Sullivan Square on 10 May 1929 and suffered injuries to his arms, body, and scalp.^[16] As of 1930, he was living at the same address and working for a trucking company as a teamster.^[17]

George was a member of Suffolk Lodge, I.O.O.F, and Mt Washington Encampment, I.O.O.F., of Boston. He attended the Grace Baptist Church.^[18]

He passed away on 20 May 1931 at his family's residence in Somerville from carcinoma of the pelvis and an illness that dated back to his accident in 1929. He had retired in February 1930. His funeral followed at the family home on 22 May 1931, and he was buried the same day at Glenwood Cemetery in Everett.^[18][19]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48Y-KF3 : 24 October 2018), Robert Reid, Noel, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GV9-79M?cc=1804541&wc=4J7Q-SP1%3A1042199502 : 5 October 2018), 004463053 > image 342 of 741; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHML-YR6Z : 14 December 2020), George W. Reid, 28 May 1887; citing Marriage, Gore, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059148.
5. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada. Available Online.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCQW-SGW?cc=1325221&wc=9BQN-W3N%3A1030549901%2C1031862601%2C1033463401 : 5 August 2014), Massachusetts > Middlesex > ED 688 Cambridge city Ward 2 > image 18 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W4T9-3VN2 : 14 December 2020), George W Reid, 5 Dec 1894; citing Marriage, Kennetcook, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059148.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68N7-7ZJ?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-PM9%3A76351101 : 1 March 2016), 004341218 > image 122 of 617; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWXZ-KPR : 6 April 2020), George W. Reid in entry for Amy Anthony Reid, 22 Mar 1901; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 517 cn 377, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,734.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-D2TR?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DZ-7MW%3A353350601%2C353601301%2C353644401 : 22 October 2020), Middlesex > Cambridge > Deaths 1901-1904 vol 13 > image 23 of 263; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
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12. ↑ Ancestry.com. New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69PW-3L6?cc=1469062&wc=3PMS-FM9%3A1063292301 : 25 May 2018), 004329375 > image 997 of 1181; State Archives, Boston.
14. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBRX-KRK?cc=1968530&wc=9FH6-SP8%3A928311301%2C928948301 : 24 August 2019), Massachusetts > Cambridge City no 1; O-Z > image 645 of 2277; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
15. ↑
16. ↑ "Runaway Imperils Charlestown Girls." Boston Globe. May 11, 1929, Page 1.
17. ↑
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} "Somerville." Boston Globe. May 21, 1931, Page 15.
19. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2021), memorial page for George William Reid (28 Aug 1863–20 May 1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 216139749, citing Glenwood Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by tgr8 (contributor 48184323) .