Person:James Reed (81)
General James Reed
b.8 Jan 1722/23 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.13 Feb 1807 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Feb 1704/05
  1. General James Reed1722/23 - 1807
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1746
  1. Abigail ReedAbt 1744/45 -
  2. James Reed1746 -
  3. Priscilla Reed1748 - 1830
  4. Frederick Reed1752 -
  5. Sylvanus Reed1755 -
  6. Barzilla Reed1756 -
  7. Hinds Reed1757 -
  8. Joseph Reed1763 -
  9. Salome Reed1766 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  General James Reed1722/23 - 1807
  • W.  Mary Farrar (add)
m. Aft 27 Aug 1791
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Facts and Events
Name[3] General James Reed
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Jan 1722/23 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 1746 Based on birth of eldest child
to Abigail Hinds
Marriage Aft 27 Aug 1791 Death of first wife
to Mary Farrar (add)
Death[2][4] 13 Feb 1807 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Reference Number? Q6141916?


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James Reed (born c. 1722–1807) was a military officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, rising to the rank of brigadier general in the latter conflict.

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References
  1. ↑ Johnson, Edward F. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages . (Woburn, Massachusetts: Andrews, Cutler & Co., 1890-1919)
    Vol. 1, p. 205.

    REED, James, s. of Thomas and Sarah, Jan. 8, 1723.
    [The introduction, p. 1:7, says years are given as modern equivalents, so this would be 8 Jan 1722/23.]

  2. ↑ Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. (Fitchburg, Mass.: Sentinel Printing Co., 1898-1913 )
    Vol. III (Vital Statistics), p. 28.

    General James Reed departed this life on Friday the 13th day of February 1807. at his house in Fitchburg. Rec'd on ye 13th day of February 1807 and recorded - Joseph Fox Town Clerk

  3. ↑ Fitchburg Historical Society (Fitchburg, Massachusetts). Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society: and papers relating to the history of the town. (Fitchburg, Massachusetts: The Society, 1895-1914 (Fitchburg [Mass.] : Sentinel Printing))
    Vol. 4, p. 113, 229.

    General James Reed, s/o Thomas Reed and Sarah Sawyer, b. Wbourn 8 Jan 1722-3, d. Fitchburg 13 Feb 1807, m. (1) Abigail Hinds of New Salem, Mass., m. (2) Mary Farrar of Fitzwilliam, NH. Settled in Brookfield, move to Lunenburg 1751, to Monadock No. 4, now Fitzwilliam, about 1765. 28 Sep 1755 commissioned Capt., Lt. Col. in 1770, fought valiantly at Bunker Hill, became Bridgadier-General 10 Aug 1776, but was soon forced to retired due to illness which rendered him blind.

  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass., in Find A Grave
    Gen James Reed.
  5.   Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 49164: Reed, James Fitchburg 1807.

    Will of "James Reed of Fitchburg ... Esquire", dated 2 Apr 1800, filed 5 Feb [sic, heirs cited 27 Feb] 1807; proved 19 May 1807, names wife Mary Reed; daughter Abigail now Abigail Grout; son James Reed; daughter Precilla now Precilla Joslin; son Frederick Reed; son Sylvanus Reed; son Hinds Reed; son Joseph Reed; daughter Saloma now Saloma Willard. Wife Mary Reed and Peter Snow of Fitchburg to be executors.
    26 Dec 1824: Priscilla Joslin, widow of James Joslin late of Leominster deceased, and Daughter of General James Reed late of Fitchburg, deceased, and the only surviving child of said Reed residing in this Commonwealth that executor Peter Snow is now deceased and executrix Mary wife of said Reed resides in the state of New Hampshire, aged and infirm, and incapable of managing even common concerns of life, requests a new administrator be appointed, personally suggesting David Wilder Esq'r of Leominster. 4 Jan 1825: Mary Reed of Troy, NH, cited.

  6.   From the paper on Gen. Reed: "In the 'Reed Genealogy' it is asserted that Gen. James Reed was a son of Joseph and Sarah (Rice) Reed, and was born in Woburn in 1724. The error has been repeated in several later publications."
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