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James Reed

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Birthplace: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Death: July 24, 1762 (45)
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. William Reed and Alice Reed
Husband of Abigail Reed and Ruth Porter
Father of Solomon Reed; Hezekiah Reed; Jeremiah Reed; Joseph Reed; Olive Reed and 1 other
Brother of Alice Reed; William Reed; Capt. Obediah Reed; Ebenezer Reed; Alice Reed and 5 others

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About James Reed

The Cooke Silver Book by Ralph Wood (cited hereafter as "Wood") states (Wood 570):

  • 935. James^5 Reed (John^4 Reed, Esther^3 Tomson, Mary^2 Cooke, Francis^1) was born in Abington 12 October 1716, died in Abington before 5 November 1753, when letters on his estate were granted to Samuel Pool Jr.

James married in Abington 30 August 1741 Ruth (Ford) Pool, born in Abington 3 May 1716, died in Abington 9 January 1791, aged 75 years, daughter of Hezekiah and Ruth (Whitmarsh) Ford.

Ruth Ford married (1) in Abington 27 November 1735 Joseph Pool. ...Ruth (Ford) (Pool) (Reed) married (3) in Bridgewater 31 May 1764 Samuel Porter, born about 1727 [calculated from age at death], died in Bridgewater 5 October 1811, aged 84 years.

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James Reed's Timeline

1716
October 12, 1716
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1742
August 9, 1742
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1743
October 25, 1743
Abington, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1744
February 23, 1744
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, Abington, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1747
1747
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1749
February 2, 1749
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1751
1751
1762
July 24, 1762
Age 45
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts