John Freeman Reid (abt. 1820 - 1866)

Born about 1820 in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland

Husband of Hannah Rebecca (Jackson) Reid — married 1 Jan 1846 in Gore District of Ontario

Died 4 Jul 1866 at about age 46 in Dunnville, Haldimand, Canada West

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Biography

Children: John F. (1849 - ), Charles (1852 - ), George M. (1955 - ), Dora (1857 - ), Mary (1864 - ), Harry Gray (1860 - 1929),

Census

Census of 1851

Census of 1851, Canada West, Haldimand, Moulton.

Item Number: 1187022

Surname: Reed

Given Name(s): Francis

Age: 7^[1]

Census of 1861

Census of 1861, Canada West (Ontario), Haldimand, Moulton.

Item Number: 50347

Surname: Reed

Given Name(s): John F

Age: 42

Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District Name: Haldimand

Sub-District Name: Moulton^[2]

In 1861, John Freeman Reid, is a grocer in Dunnville.

Research Notes

Not very helpful but there appears to only be 3 John Reids in the 1842 Upper Canada Census... Bathurst Huntley,^[3] & 2 in Toronto (City) St. Davids.^[4] & ^[5], 3 John Reeds... No Location,^[6] & 2 in Newcastle Percy, side by side... ^[7], No John Rieds or Reads.

A Letter from 1950

Fortunately <snip>, this same relative in Ireland had a copy of a letter written in 1850 from one John Freeman Reid of Dunnville, Ontario to his cousin James Freeman Reed of Borrisokane, Tipperary, Ireland.

<snip>John Freeman Reid mentions his wife Hannah suffering from a fever, but is thankful his son and niece are fine,

<snip> “….He told me my brother Samuel is living in a place called Mimico about nine miles from Toronto and is in a delicate state of health….”

As his father would have been full age for marriage in 1902, James Freeman Reid could have been born any time after that. This makes it possible that he is the James Freeman Reed of Borrisokane, Tipperary, Ireland, that John Freeman Reid (1820-1866) Wrote to in 1950.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Census of 1851, Canada West, Haldimand, Moulton
2. ↑ Census of 1861, Canada West (Ontario), Haldimand, Moulton.
3. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1842UC&op=img&id=004569584_00122
4. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1842UC&op=img&id=004569584_00402
5. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1842UC&op=img&id=004569584_00408
6. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1842UC&op=img&id=004569585_00273
7. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1842UC&op=img&id=004569584_00279
8. ↑ British Columbia Genealogical Society - Cariboo Notes V39 #1 Spring 2022 Pg 4-7