Reed family pioneers of Erie County settle at Presque Isle
Seth Reed a Revolutionary War officer and landowner born in Rhode Island in 1744 moved via Massachusetts to Ontario and then Erie. In 1795 he sailed with sons Manning and Charles John to Presque Isle, camping on the peninsula until a militia march revealed friendly Indians. The Reed family, among earliest settlers, arrived after Thomas Rees, John Grubb, William Miles, and Willem Cook, establishing the first permanent American residents in Erie County.
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Seth Reed
Erie County
Kennsylvania
Rhode Island
Reed Familly
Uxbridge
Massachusetts
Bunker Hil
Reed
Ontario
Erla
Buffalo
James Talmadge
Erin
John Grubb
Lee
Colonel Reed
Thomas Rees
William Miles
Willem Cook
Crawford County
Reeds
Early Erie settlers and the Reed family legacy
The narrative details Colonel Reed founding Erie area dwellings and the Presque Isle Hotel, with Rufus Reed expanding trade, distillery, and cattle raising. It notes Rufus Reed's marriages, the 1797 death of Colonel Reed, burial, and Charles J. Reed marrying Rachel Miller in 1797. George W. Reed moved among county sites, Ruth Reed led early irrigation, and General Reed died 1846 leaving a vast fortune in the lake region.
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Colonel Reed
Mill Creek
Erie
Thomas Rees
J. Fairbanks
Reed
Kearsage
Charles J. Reed
Elo
Waterford
Rachel Miller
Erie County
Thomas Reed
George W. Reed
Rufus 5
Lake Friehe
Dolly Oaka
Palmyra
Agnes
William — Irvine
Charles M. Reed
Lake
Massive radio system installed at Chillicothe hospital
The United States government orders fourteen radio receiving sets for the Veterans' Hospital near Chillicothe Ohio. The first nine-tube unit will serve 600 headsets and 100 loudspeakers, with eight speakers and nine headsets currently in use in the main auditorium.
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T International News Service
Chillicothe
Ohio
Mar
United States
United States Veterans' Hospital
Here
Leaps From Auto To Protect Honor
Mary Williams, a 19 year old from Youngstown, was found unconscious on South Avenue today. Police rushed her to City Hospital after she jumped from a moving car when an uncomfortable or threatening situation arose with a companion and his friend.
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Youngsto
South Avenue
Mary Williams
City Hospital
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