Brief Life History of John Carson
When John Carson Reid was born on 24 January 1851, in Upper Hutt, Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Wellington, New Zealand, his father, Thomas Reid, was 35 and his mother, Mary Ann Watson, was 44. He married Jane Hart on 15 August 1878, in Feilding, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 17 November 1906, in Dannevirke, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, at the age of 55, and was buried in Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Wairarapa District, Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Wellington, New Zealand.
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- John C Reid - birth 1851
- John C Reid - marriage 18798 to Jane Hart
- John C Reid - death 1906
Spouse and Children
1851–1906 Male
1857–1932 Female
Children (8)
1879–1965 Female
1881–1942 Female
1883–1964 Male
1885–1916 Female
1888–1941 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1815–1866 Male
1807–1899 Female
Siblings (10)
1840–1840 Female
1843–1918 Female
1846–1930 Male
1848–1930 Male
1851–1906 Male
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World Events (5)
1858 · New Provinces Act
Age 7
1860 · First Taranaki War
Age 9
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Age 36
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Reed , of which Reid is the common modern Scots spelling.
History: Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), the sea captain who designed the stars and stripes form of the present the American flag, was born at Norwich, CT. His father, Lt. John Reid, a former British naval officer of a distinguished Glasgow family, had resigned his commission and joined the cause of the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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