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Rufus S. Reed

Birth: 11 Oct 1775
Massachusetts, USA
Death: 1 Jun 1846 (aged 70)
Burial: Erie Cemetery

Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Rufus an extensive fleet of lake Vessels.

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He served as burgess of Erie in 1841.

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Col Seth Reed

1746–1797
Hannah Harwood Read/Reed

1748–1821

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Nancy Agnes Irvine Reed

1779–1864 (m. 1801)
Dolly Oaks Reed

1777–1798

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James Manning Reed

1770–1847
Charles John Reed

1771–1830
Sophia Reed Fairbanks

1773–1853
Sally Adams Reed Annin

1777–1812
George Washington Reed

1782–1850
Mary Taft "Polly" Reed Rees

1784–1825

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Charles Manning Reed

1803–1871

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Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930

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From "ERIE Chronicle of a Great Lakes City" by Edward Wellejus

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From left: Nancy (2nd wife of Rufus), Rufus, Dolly (1sts wife of Rufus), Hannah (mother of Rufus), Seth (father of Rufus.)

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Erie Cemetery Record: Reint fr Assoc Reform Ground 8/30/1854 born - 10/16/1775 died - 06/01/1846 . Erie Co Biographies: Rufus S. Reed, the most prosperous and best known of the sons of Colonel Reed, always remained in Erie. He was born at Uxbridge, Mass., Oct. 11, 1775. Vhile the rest of the family took to farming, his taste was altogether for business, in which he had extraordinary success. He started a store in 1796, which did a large trade with the Indians, the soldiers and the settlers. In 1797 he began an extensive fur trade with the Indians which was very profitable. His boats ran constantly on the lake, loaded with shore goods one way, and furs the other. He secured a large government contract for supplying the western posts with beef, pork, flour and whiskey. He became an extensive owner of lake vessels and was the foremost man in enterprise in the whole lake country. Rufus Reed was married twice, his first wife being Dolly Oaks of Palmyra, N. Y. In 1801 he married Agnes, daughter of Gen. William Irvine, who bore him one son, the well known Gen. Charles M. Reed. Rufus Reed died at the age of 70 on June 1, 1846, leaving the largest fortune that had been accumulated up to that time in the lake shore region.

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Col Seth Reed

Hannah Harwood Read/Reed

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James Manning Reed

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Sally Adams Reed Annin

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