Family:Alford Fitch and Sally Reed (1)

Parents: Jeremiah Fitch and Lydia Smith Alford Fitch b. 2 Aug 1786 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Jun 1852 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States	Parents: Roger Reed and Sarah Webber Sarah Reed b. 8 Oct 1797 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 23 Aug 1820 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Marriage^[1]

4 Jun 1818

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Sally Reed Fitch	19 Feb 1820 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)
p. 75.

FITCH, Alford and Salley Reed, June 4, 1818.
Sarah Reed is a common name. She is assumed to be the d/o Roger based on Source:Brown, Abram English. History of the Town of Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Year of Our Lord, 1891, p. 29. Presumably, Brown's conclusion is based on her age at death, 23 in 1820, which gives a birth in 1797. If there is more evidence for this match, it is not given. Note that Source:Reed, Jacob Whittemore. History of the Reed Family in Europe and America errs badly in identifying her as Sally, the widow of Reuben Reed. First, Reuben's wife Sally died before 1790, and second, she would have been at least a generation older than Alford Fitch. While Reuben's daughter may be a candidate, b. 1795 with no information available about her outcome, her birth is off by 2 years, while Roger's daughter is a better match.