Brief Life History of William B.
When William B. Reed was born about 17 September 1842, in Escott, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Reid, was 33 and his mother, Mary Beaupre, was 27. He married Elizabeth Guild about 1867, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Forester, Forester Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada in 1911. He died on 16 August 1919, in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sources (51)
- William Reed in entry for Olive Reed, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- William Reed, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wm. B. Reed in entry for David R. Wilson and Ella Reed, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
Spouse and Children
1842–1919 Male
1847–1925 Female
Children (8)
1869–1951 Male
1871–1871 Female
1873–1956 Female
1875–1945 Male
1877–1941 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1810–1851 Male
1815–1903 Female
Siblings (9)
1836– Female
1838–1922 Male
1840–1915 Male
1841–1842 Female
1842–1919 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 5
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English and Older Scots red(e) ‘red’, no doubt denoting someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
English: from Middle English ride, rede, rude (Old English rīed, rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or near a clearing, or habitational, for someone who lived at one of a number of places so named, including Rede Court in Strood (Kent), Rides in Eastchurch (Kent), Ride Way in Ewhurst (Surrey), and Reed Farm in Wadhurst (Sussex). The word is particularly common in the southeastern counties of England, from Kent to the Isle of Wight. See also Rider and Reader .
English: habitational name from Read (Lancashire), Reed (Hertfordshire), or Rede (Suffolk). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English rǣge ‘roe, female roe deer’ + hēafod ‘head’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English rȳhth ‘rough piece of ground’. The etymology of the Suffolk placename is uncertain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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