Melissa (Newport) Reed (abt. 1813 - bef. 1865)

Melissa "Malisey" Reed formerly Newport

Born about 1813 in Massachusetts, United States

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Charles Stiles Reed — married before 1850 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Jennie (Reed) Jones, Laura A (Reed) Gimby, Zilpha Reed, Lucretia M. (Reed) Hector, Louisa (Reed) Davis, Joseph W. Reed, Charles Edward Reed, Sarah J. Reed, Mary A. Reed and John F Reed

Died before 1865 before about age 52 [location unknown]

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Biography

Melissa (Newport) Reed is a part of US Black heritage.

Melissa (also Malisey) Newport^[1] was born about 1813 in Warren^[2], Massachusetts^[3]. She was the mother of Civil War veterans Charles E. Reed and Joseph W. Reed of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Residences

1850: Sterling, Massachusetts with her husband and children
1840: (implied) Barre, Massachusetts with her husband and children

Sources

↑ birth surname provided by a descendant
↑ daughter Zilpha's death record
↑ 1850 census

1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 134; Family History Library Film: 0014682 (implied)
1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 179A; Image: 358 (as Malisey Reed)

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1840 US Census for Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts p. 13