William
REED
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Born: 22 September 1662 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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William married Abigail KENDALL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail KENDALL was born 6 April 1666 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail died 12 October 1734 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was the child of Francis KENDALL and Mary TIDD.
William REED died 12 May 1718 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Abigail KENDALLMarriage place:
Abigail KENDALL was the child of Francis KENDALL and Mary TIDD
Children of William REED and Abigail KENDALL
Benjamin REEDDied: 25 December 1765, Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 166222 September 1662
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1696 Birth of ChildBenjamin REED was born 22 October 1696, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
William was 34 years old.
Grave
Inscription:
Memento mori
Here lyes
Buried the Body
of Capt. William
Reed, who depar-
ted this Life May
12th 1718. Aged
55 years &
8 months.
Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C.86
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Death — 171812 May 1718
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 55.
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Last updated: 3/27/2025 4:30:32 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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