Brief Life History of John Carson
When John Carson Reid was born on 24 January 1851, in Upper Hutt, 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, Wellington, New Zealand.
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- John C Reid - birth 1851
- John C Reid - marriage 18798 to Jane Hart
- John Carson Reid, "Find A Grave Index"
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1858 · New Provinces Act
The New Provinces Act was established to help create new Provinces in the quickly growing region of New Zealand. This Act also helped kept laws in check as well as create Provincial Councils to help govern over the people within the areas.
1860 · First Taranaki War
The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
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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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