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John Reid

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Birthplace: Perth Amboy, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: March 16, 1723 (68)
Freeholdtown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Honor Reid and Janet Reid
Husband of Margaret Reid
Father of Col. John Reid; Anna Anderson; Helena Bartow and Margaret Reid
Half brother of Maria Agnes Rankin; Margaret Reid; John Reid; Geille Clapperton Reid; Mary Lynch and 1 other

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About John Reid

References

John Reid was gardener to the Lord Advocate of Scotland until 1683, when he migrated to New Jersey. In 1702 he was appointed Surveyor General of New Jersey. [Verhoeven, Wil. 2008. Gilbert Imlay: Citizen of the world. London: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited. p 25.]

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John Reid's Timeline

1655
February 13, 1655
Perth Amboy, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1679
January 24, 1679
Perth, Lawres, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1681
October 2, 1681
Lawers, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1683
May 11, 1683
Shank, SC
1686
June 27, 1686
Amboy, NJ
1723
March 16, 1723
Age 68
Freeholdtown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States