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John "of, Weymouth" Reed 1649 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1649

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Jan 1721

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Reade

Mother: Avis Chepman

Spouse(s): Sarah Holloway, Bethia Frye

Children(s): Thomas Read, William Reed

According to available records, John "of Weymouth" Reed was born in 1649 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Reade and Avis Deacon Chepman. Following those early years, John "of Weymouth" Reed married Sarah Hannah Holloway and Bethia Frye, and their family grew to include Thomas Read and William Reed. In the later years of life, John "of Weymouth" Reed died in 1721 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

William Reade
1606 – 1669
Birth Location: St Peters, Canterbury, Kent, England
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Avis Chepman
1616 – 1676
Birth Location: Knole, Long Sutton, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Holloway
1652 – 1673
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Bethia Frye
1653 – 1730
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Read
1672 – 1749
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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William Reed
– 1734
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Sep 1649
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 224, Source number: 1551.157; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of CT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Jan 1721
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 224

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1727
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Hull, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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