Brief Life History of Charles M.
When Charles M. Reed was born on 3 October 1849, in Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Sylvester Aaron Reed, was 31 and his mother, Betsey Wallace, was 24. He married Hester Maynard about 1876, in New Hampshire, United States. He died on 4 October 1875, in Cambridge Street, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 26.
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- Charles M Reed in household of Sylvester A Reed, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles M. Reed - Church record: birth: 3 October 1849; Acworth, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
- Charles M. Reed, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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