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Eleazar Read

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Eleazar Read

Birth
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Aug 1811 (aged 71)
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.6735382, Longitude: -71.4772389
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Eleazer Read. son of Timothy and Mary (Cummings) Read, was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts in February 1740. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He married Rachel Cummings,

Children of Eleazer and Rachel (Cummings) Read all born in Dunstable, Massachusetts were:

Rachel, born 4 June 1770
Rhoda, born 26 November 1771
Caleb, born 7 August 1775 [Calob in Vital Records]
Leonard, born 4 April 1777
Rebecca, born 5 March 1779 [Rebeckah in Vital Records]
Betsey, born 17 December 1800 [Betty, daughter of Eleazer and Rachel, born 17 December [after 1799] in Vital Records]

Sources:
"Historic Homes & Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts" Pages 258-259
Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts
Marriage: Page 175
Births: Page 71
Eleazer Read. son of Timothy and Mary (Cummings) Read, was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts in February 1740. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He married Rachel Cummings,

Children of Eleazer and Rachel (Cummings) Read all born in Dunstable, Massachusetts were:

Rachel, born 4 June 1770
Rhoda, born 26 November 1771
Caleb, born 7 August 1775 [Calob in Vital Records]
Leonard, born 4 April 1777
Rebecca, born 5 March 1779 [Rebeckah in Vital Records]
Betsey, born 17 December 1800 [Betty, daughter of Eleazer and Rachel, born 17 December [after 1799] in Vital Records]

Sources:
"Historic Homes & Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts" Pages 258-259
Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts
Marriage: Page 175
Births: Page 71

Inscription

In Memory of
MR. ELEAZAR READ
who died August 10, 1811
aged 61

Source: Nason, Elias "History of Dunstable, Massachusetts": A Mudge & Son, printers, Boston 1877



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  • Created by: Bette Hartman
  • Added: Jun 14, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38334654/eleazar-read: accessed ), memorial page for Eleazar Read (2 Feb 1740–10 Aug 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38334654, citing Central Cemetery, Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bette Hartman (contributor 46633755).