Brief Life History of William
When William Reed was born on 5 April 1778, in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Reed, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 35. He had at least 1 son with Mary Wheeler. He died on 4 December 1864, at the age of 86, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: William Reed IV - birth: 5 April 1778; Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: William Reed IV - death: 5 November 1846; Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- William Reed in entry for William Reed, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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