Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Charles John Reed and Rachel Miller




Husband Charles John Reed 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1830 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Col. Seth Reed (Abt 1744-1797) 1 3
         Mother: Hannah [Unk] (Abt 1747-1821) 2


       Marriage: 27 Dec 1797 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 2



Wife Rachel Miller 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1851 2
         Buried: 


Children

General Notes: Husband - Charles John Reed


He went with his father to Walnut Creek, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and occupied the farm after his death.


Notes: Marriage

Theirs was the first marriage in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The ceremony was performed in Erie by Thomas Rees, who had received a justice's commission, and the young couple rode to their Walnut Creek home in a plain sled kept at the fort.

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Sources


1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 941.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 942.

3 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 584.


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