Rev. Alexander Reed and Isabella Lyon

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Husband Rev. Alexander Reed ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1776
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           Died: Sep 1842 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Reed (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: [Unk] Cunningham (      -      )

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Janet McFarquhar (      -1818) 2 - 1799 1 2

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Wife Isabella Lyon ^{2 4 5}

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           Born: 14 Feb 1774 4
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           Died: Jun 1868 2
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         Father: Col. Samuel Lyon (      -      ) 5 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Eleanor Blaine (1750-1795) 4 6 7 9

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   Other Spouse: William Hoge (      -1813) 2 5 - 12 Apr 1798 4

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Alexander Reed

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He came to America in 1794, from Donegal, Ireland. The death of his brother Thomas, occurring soon after Alexander's arrival in Washington, Pennsylvania, he became sole proprietor of the store. He became much interested in developing the agricultural resources of the county, and from time to time purchased a considerable amount of real estate. In 1821 he bought a flock of imported Spanish Merino sheep of Alexander Wilson, of Philadelphia, began the business of fine-wool growing, and was the first to send wool to the Eastern market; he lived to see Washington the finest wool-growing county in the United States, with a million sheep on her hills and meadows. He was also among the first to introduce the best breeds of English horses and cattle into that part of the state. In 1826 he sent silk-worm eggs to George Rapp, of Economy, Pennsylvania, the founder of the Economite Society, who gave them to his granddaughter, and it was not long before both Mr. Rapp and his granddaughter made their appearance in Washington, on a certain fair day, arrayed in suits of handsome black silk, the manufactured product of that gift of silkworm eggs. This was in reality the beginning of the silk factory at Economy, which was in operation some thirty or forty years. In the charter of Washington College, Alexander Reed was one of the trustees, as well as of the Female Seminary. He aided in establishing, and was president of the Franklin Bank of Washington, (which became, in 1864, the First National Bank) from its foundation in 1836; he was treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington from its organization, in 1809, till his death, a period of twenty-seven years. He was president of "The Moral Society" of Washington borough, which was formed April 14, 1825, its object being the suppression of vice and immorality. In fact, in all projects and enterprises tending to the advancement of the interests of town or country; in all the institutions devoted to the promotion of the cause of education, morals or religion, he was prominent, active and efficient. His regard for truth, equity and honesty was the foundation of the universal confidence reposed in him. In all the varied and multiplied transactions of nearly fifty years, his truth and integrity were never impeached, and he was never engaged in a lawsuit. He was an A. F. & A. M., and a member of Lodge No. 54, Washington, which dropped out of existence about the time of the war of 1812. In his political sentiments he was a Whig. [CBRWC, 189]

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 481.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 190.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 189.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 387.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 479.

6 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 145.

7 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 760.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 383.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 900.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 643.