History of the Reed family in Europe and America

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East Bridgewater ; married Mehetabel Gardner, 1811. Chil-
dren, — Samuel P., Timothy, Mehetabel. Married, for second
wife, Electa Phillips, Nov. 25, 1832. He died in 1855.
7. Timothy, son of Jared and Mehetabel, went West.
7. Samuel P., son of Jared and Mehetabel, lives at South
Abington ; married Lemira D. Hurd of New Hampshire in
1840. Child,— Lucina, born Feb. 1, 1846.
7. Mehetabel, daughter of Jared and Mehetabel, married
Alvan Porter of Marsh field in 1844. Children, — Alvan
Clarence, born Sept. 21, 1846, died April, 1848 ; Louisa M.,
born Oct. 17, 1848 ; Frank S., Aug. 5, 1852, died Aug. 9,
1853 ; Ellen Florence, born June 6, 1854 ; Edith M.,
April 9, 1857.
5. Jeremiah, son of James and Ruth, born April 11,
1747; married Sarah Tirrel. Children, — Obadiah ; Olive.
5. David, son of Ebenezer and Hannah, born at Abington,
July 8, 1740 ; married Mercy Ford, April 22, 1762. Chil-
dren, — Ichabod, born at Abington, Nov. 25, 1763, died at
Cummington, Jan. 12, 1778 ; Abigail, born June 4, 1765,
died at Cummington, April 12, 1781 ; David, born May 3,
1767 ; Ebenezer, March 27, 1769 ; Andrew, June 25, 1771 ;
Paul, Oct. 12, 1773 ; William, born at Cummington, May 7,
1777 ; Barnabas, Oct. 16, 1779 ; Ichabod, May 12, 1782.
His wife died March 5, 1787. Tradition says that Mr. Reed
was on a visit to Abington at the time of the death of his
wife, and thought he had a presentiment that she was
dead, by some remarkable appearance at the side of his bed
in the night. He told his friends that his wife was dead ;
and, as soon as it could be ascertained, it proved true. She
was riding through a piece of woods, and a tree fell upon
and killed her. He married, for second wife, Hannah Reed
Bates of Abington, daughter of Ezekiel Reed of Abington,
and widow of Samuel Bates, Jan. 9, 1788. He died at
Cummington, May 10, 1808.
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