John Reed

Brief Life History of John

When John Reed was born on 9 June 1828, in Lockport, Will, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Reed, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Lamb, was 34.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Reed
1794–1874
Sarah Margaret Lamb
1793–1840
Zarilda Reed
1817–1888
Simeon Lamb Reed
1818–1862
Mahala Reed
1819–1902
William Everett Reed
1821–1901
Polly Reed
1823–
Samuel Edward Reed
1824–1901
Jesse Combs Reed
1826–1904
John Reed
1828–
Joel Reed
1830–1904
Eden Reed
1833–1908
Mary Reed
1833–
Wilson Reed
1835–1904
David Reed
1837–

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    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · The Oregon Trail

    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

    1837

    Historical Boundaries: 1837: Will, Illinois, United States

    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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