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History of the Reed Family in Europe and America (Classic Reprint) Jacob Whittemore Reed No preview available - 2018 |
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Abington Anna April 19 April 22 Attleborough Augusta Benjamin born April born at Rehoboth born Aug born Dec born Feb born Jan born July born June born March born Nov born Oct born Sept Boston Capt Charles Chil Child Children Daniel David Deacon died April died Aug died Dec died Feb died Jan died July died June died March died Nov died Oct died Sept died young dren East Bridgewater Ebenezer Eliza Eunice George Read Harriet Henry Huldah Isaac Jacob James Jane Joanna John Read Jonathan Joseph Joshua Josiah July 24 June 27 lives March 14 March 22 March 30 Maria married Abigail married Elizabeth married Hannah married John married Mary married Rebecca married Sarah Martha Mehetabel Middleborough N.II Nathan Nathaniel Noah Oliver Phebe Polly Reed ried Ruth Salem second wife settled Silas son of Noah Susan Susanna Taunton Thomas Timothy Westford widow wife died Woburn
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Page 198 - He enlarged upon the circumstance and propriety of a reed being found in the wilderness, <fcc. Mr. Reed in the afternoon took for his text, " Your adversary the devil walkelh about," &c. In the course of his observations, he stated that the great adversary of men was a great walker, and instead of remaining with the brethren, ought to be kept walking at a distance from them.
Page 20 - He went to bed with this resolution, and, with all the circumstances of the case floating upon his mind, had a dream to the following purpose. His father, who had been many years dead, appeared to him, he thought, and asked him why he was disturbed in his mind. In dreams men are not surprised at such apparitions.
Page 201 - As a legislator he was conspicuous for several years, but so unambitious a man could not have been a regular leader, he was too independent and enlightened fora lover of prerogative, and too honest for a leader of (action.
Page 20 - Scotland, purchased these lands from the titular, and therefore that the present prosecution was groundless. But, after an industrious search among his father's papers, an investigation of the public records, and a careful inquiry among all persons who had transacted...
Page 410 - In 1787, he was a member of the convention, which framed the constitution of the United States, and his name is affixed to that instrument. In October, 1788, he succeeded Franklin as president of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, in which station he continued till October.
Page 414 - Church ; and, for many years, the Rector's Warden of the united churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's; and, upon his removal to Trenton, took a deep interest in the welfare of St.
Page 360 - Tacks;" but the mode in making by hand was much improved by movable dies, placed in an iron frame, in the shape of an oxbow, the two ends, in which were placed the dies, being brought together by a lever pressed by the foot. In the first process, a man might make one thousand tacks per day ; in the latter, eight thousand per day. This was a great improvement, and the inventor, Mr. Ezekiel...
Page 350 - ... Society may appropriately record concerning him, one of them likely to be lost sight of in the lustre of his later and more famous achievements, and the other of a quality so evanescent as to be preserved only by contemporary evidence and tradition. The first relates to his address in September, 1835, at the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Concord ; which seems to me to contain the most complete and exquisite picture of the origin, history, and peculiar characteristics...
Page 39 - Family, regarding the above mortgage ; but incline to agree with him, that the mill was " a great enterprise for those days," and " controlled the location of highways " in this section. from the mill to Watertown (Paige, 54) ; the Great Swamp extended on both sides of Menotomy River (Paige, 55, note). Fence viewers were first elected for Menotomy fields in 1649 (Paige, 56). The Great Swamp lying within the bounds of Cambridge, on the east side of Fresh Pond Meadow and...
Page 201 - ... conditions, by entering and prosecuting the suit to final judgment, and by paying the execution, in proof of which he produced the sheriff's return on the same. The merchant having sent his ship to sea upon her restoration thereof to him by the writ of replevin, there was an end to the cause.