Charles Stiles Reed (abt. 1814)

Born about 1814 in Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Massachusetts

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Biography

Charles Reed is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles Stiles^[1] Reed was born about 1813-1814 in Ashford^[2][3][4], Ashfield^[5], Ashland^[6], or Pomfret^[7], Connecticut^[8][3][4] or Massachusetts^[9] or Rhode Island^[1], definitely New England^[1]. He was the child of Phebe^[10] (maybe Brooks^[6]) and William^[10][6] Reed, the husband of Melissa "Malisey" Newport^[9] and Elizabeth^[3][10], and the father of Civil War veterans Charles E. Reed and Joseph W. Reed of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. His father was born in Virginia^[3] and his mother was born in Rhode Island^[3].

Occupations

• 1873^[10]: Stone mason
• 1865^[8]: Farmer
• 1850^[9], 1880^[3]: Laborer

Residences

• 1880: Oxford, Massachusetts with his wife Elizabeth and children^[3]
• 1873: Oxford, Massachusetts^[6][10]
• 1865: Leicester, Massachusetts (widowed) with his children^[8]
• 1850: Sterling, Massachusetts with his wife Malisey and children^[9]
• 1840: Barre, Massachusetts with 7 other free colored persons: 1 woman aged 24-35 (presumably his wife Malisey), 2 girls / young women aged 10-23 years old (presumably Laura and perhaps an older sister who doesn't appear in the 1850 census?), 3 girls under age 10 (Louisa, Lucretia, & Zilpha), and 1 boy under age 10 (presumably Joseph)^[11]

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 21:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC): The Holbrook Research Institute^[10] and New England Historic Genealogical Society^[6] transcriptions of marriage records differ for who he married in 1873; the Holbrook one seems to be the more accurate of the two based on the 1880 federal census record but there are more details in the NEHGS record. Oy!

Holbrook: Charles Reed, c. Phebe and William Reed, m. Elizabeth unk., age unk., parents unk., b. Richmond, race unk.

vs.

NEHGS: Charles Reed, c. Elizabeth (perhaps wife's name confused with mother's name in original record?) and William Reed, m. Phebe Brooks (perhaps his mother's name?), age 50, parents unk., b. Richmond, race Black

Possible birth record? Off by a decade of the 1850 estimate, but possible.

Massachusetts Vital Records Project: Sterling Births

Reed, Charles, s. Polly & William, b. 28 January 1823 Sterling

Raymoure-1 21:26, 28 May 2020 (UTC): Father's name confirmed as William in his marriage record to Elizabeth. Was Polly also a nickname for Phebe?

Researching Katy and Nimrod Reed of Barre, Massachusetts as possible parents.

No mention of Charles Reed or the Reed family in the following books:

• Blake, Francis E. Worcester County, Massachusetts, Warnings, 1737-1788. 1992.
• Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. 1907.
• Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts. 1892.
• Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Cemetery Records of Windham County, Connecticut. 1968.
  • Only a Grace Fillmore Reed is mentioned, no details.
• History of Worcester County, Massachusetts. 1879.
• Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Worcester County, Massachusetts. 1889.
• Larned, Ellen D. History of Windham County, Connecticut. 1874-1880.
• Pasay, Marcella Houle. Family Secrets: 18th & 19th Century Birth Records Found in the Windham County, CT County Records & Files at the CT State Library Archives, Hartford. 2000.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} son Charles' military pension files
2. ↑ son Albert's birth record
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} 1880 federal census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} daughter Laura's death record
5. ↑ daughter Nellie's birth record
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Massachusetts marriage record, NEHGS
7. ↑ daughter Zilpha's death record
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} 1865 state census
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} 1850 federal census
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} Massachusetts marriage record, Holbrook Research Institute
11. ↑ 1840 federal census

• 2nd great grandfather
• 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 134; Family History Library Film: 0014682
• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 179A; Image: 358
• 1865 Massachusetts State Census 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census [microform]. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Location: Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Reel Number: 34; Volume Number: 38.
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 563; Page: 436C; Enumeration District: 820
• Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook.) Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, Utah.
• New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1915. Boston, Massachusetts.