JOHN REED, SR.

Reed, John (1751-1831), (father of John Reed [1781-1860]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass., November 11, 1751; moved with his parents to Titicut Parish, in the northwestern part of Middleboro, Mass., in 1756; was graduated from Yale College in 1772; studied theology; was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1780; served as chaplain in the United States Navy for two years; moved to West Bridgewater, Mass., in 1780, where he became pastor of the First Congregational Society, which position he retained until his death; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congresses (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1801); was not a candidate for renomination in 1800; again resumed his ministerial duties; died in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., on February 17, 1831; interment in the Old Graveyard.
Parents: Solomon Reed, Abigail Stoughton
Spouse: Hannah Sampson
Born: 15 Apr 1755 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 13 Nov 1815 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 14 Oct 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
John Reed M 2 Sep 1781 in Yarmouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Daniel Reed M 1783 Edit
Solomon Reed M 22 Mar 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah Reed F 7 Jul 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sarah Reed F 1793
Caleb Reed M 1797
Sampson Reed M 10 Jun 1800

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell