Reed-Read Lineage (Capt. John Reed of Norwalk)

b. Feb. 7, 1836, d. Nov. 8, 1895 ; m. Jan. 3, 1872, Elizabeth Dewitt, "a lady of attractive personal appearance, possessing a musical education, gifted with a voice giving her the qualification of an excellent vocalist." Chauncey J, served in the Civil war until its close; Elizabeth (Dewitt) Reed was born June 11, 1848, in Tunkhannock, Pa. ISSUE. + 1694. Spencer Dewitt (9), b. Nov. 25, 1872; m. Ella Brown. 1014 Elizabeth Marvin Reed (8). Gillett Branch. Descent: John (i), Thomas (2), John (3), Josiah (4), Josiah (5), Chauncey (6), Chauncey (7), Elizabeth Marvin (8). Elizabeth Marvin (8), dau. of Chauncey (7) and Mary (Chitten- den) Reed, b. Aug. 5, 1842, d. Oct. 29, 1903; m. Dec. 25, i860, Edward Franklin Gillette of Sharon, Conn., b. Dec. 11, 1830, in Canaan, Conn. ISSUE. 1695. Chauncey Reed, b. Sept. 30, 1861, d. Aug. 31, 1862. + 1696. Fannie Huntington, b. Jan. 2t,. 1864; m. Franklin A. Hotcli- kiss. 1697. Mary Franklin, b. Aug. 6, 1869, d. Sept. 21. 1869. + 1698. Anna Reed, b. Oct. 17, 1870; m. first, William Candee Reed; m. second, Harry H. Robbins. -f-1699. Edward Franklin, b. Nov. 30, 1874; m. Minnie K. Eggleston. 1700. Elizabeth Hill, b. Jan. 24, 1883 ; unm. 1019 Jane Eliza Reed (8). Bird Branch. Descent: John (i). Thomas (2), John (3), Josiah (4), Josiah (5), Chauncey (6), Chauncey (7), Jane Eliza (8). Jane Eliza (8), (1906, add. Bridgeport, Conn., 658 Warren Street), dau. of Chauncey (7) and Mary (Chittenden) Reed, b. June 2, 1854, in Sharon, Conn. ; m. Dec. 24, 1884, Rev. Charles Willard Bird of Glyndon, Minn., b. Oct. 11, 1851, in Bethlehem, Conn. Issue — 1701. Mary Bird, b. Nov. 5, 1893, d. Nov. 5, 1893. Rev. Charles Willard Bird died May 6, 1896, after sixteen years of devoted service in the ministry, spent entirely in the West, Minnesota and Michigan. He was a graduate of Yale College, and Jane Eliza (Reed) Bird is a graduate of iNIount Holyoke, both in 1876. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Bird has been connected with the work of the Y. M. C. A. as General Secretary. 1020. GENERATION VIII. B'escent: John (i), Thomas (2), John (3), Josiah (4), Josiah (5), Chauncey (6), Theron (7), Julius Henry (8). RBBD-READ LINBAGB 667 Julius Henry (8), (1906, add. Chicago, III, 1472 Edgecombe Place), s. of Theron (7) and Electa (Laundrus) Reed, b. June 17, 1842, in Lee, Mass. ; m. May 25, 1868, Harriet J. Carpenter of Cedar Rapids, la., b. Sept. 9, 1845, ^n Farmer Defiance, O. Issue — 1702, \Vm. M. (9), b. July 28, 1869, unm., Apr. 17, 1906; 1703, Theron C. (9), b. July 25, 1870, unm., Apr. 17, 1906. Julius Henry (8) served three years with the Army of the Potomac in the 37th Massachusetts Volunteers ; was in all the battles from Fred- ericksburg to the end, as an enlisted man most of the time, but was a First Lieutenant when mustered out ait the close of the war. After the war he went to Cedar Rapids, la., and married there in 1868. He went to Omaha in 1869 in the employ of the Union Pacific R. R. ; from there to Boom, la., and engaged in flour milling with his father in 1875. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1881 and in 1882 he settled in Chicago, and has been enjrasfed in the business of flour mill machinerv ever since. His older son William graduated at Williams College, Mass., in the class of 93. 1022. WILLLIMS. Legngr.x, (1906, add. Xew Haven, Conn., No. 50 Alden Avenue, Westville Station), dau. of Charles and Jane E. (Reed) Pratt, b. Apr. 9, 1845, i" Eufaula, Ala. ; m. May 6, 1869, John L. Williams, b. Aug. 26, 1835. '" ^'^^^' Haven, Conn. ISSUE. 1704. Stella, b. Feb. 9, 1871. 1705. Mary Oliver, b. July 24, 1872. 1706. Leonora Pratt, b. June 17, 1873. + 1707. Frederic Eugene, b. June 9, 1876; m. Mary Bower. 1708. Jennie Louise, b. Dec. 26, 1877. 1023. PRATT. Ch.\rles Schuyler (1906, add. New Haven, Conn., 440 Howard Avenue), s. of Charles and Jane E. (Reed) Pratt, b. Mar. 26, 1847, i" Salisbury, Conn.: m. Flattie E. Peck, June, 1869; he d. May 15, 1898. Issue— 1709, Erma Irene, b. July 2, 1871 ; 1710, Charles Reed, b. Feb. 9. 1879. Erma Irene is a teacher in the kindergarten department. New Haven. Charles Reed graduated, 1905, from Yale Medical School, spent six months at Middletown insane retreat and was in 1906 at Bridgeport hospital doing work, preliminary to regular practice. Expects to take up surgery as a specialty. 1028. PRATT. Hexry Reed (1906, add. Chappaqua, N. Y.), s. of Daniel and 668 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY Rachel (Reed) Pratt, b. Feb. 12, 1863, in Salisbury, Conn. ; m. Feb. 19, '1890, M. Louise Seestadt, b. Apr. i, i860, in Ghent, N, Y. Issue — 171 1, Helen L., b. Sept. 5, 1894. Henry Reed Pratt received his education in the common schools at Salisbury, Conn., and the Rocky Dell Institute at Lime Rock. He then took up the study of telegraphy and now, 1905, holds a position as agent for the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. Co., at Chappaqua, N. Y., also agent of the Adams Express Co. He is of the town of New Castle, N. Y. 1029. COVEY. Egbert E. (1906, add, Lacona, N. Y.), s. of Elias F. and Lucy Ann (Keyes) Covey, b. Nov. 4, 1835; m. i860, Sarah A. Porter in Sandy Creek, N. Y., she d. May 25, 1869. Issue — 1712, ]\Iilo E., b. ]\Iay 23, 1864, m., no issue, add. Syracuse, N. Y., 211 E. Adams Street; 1713, ^lary E., b. 1868, d. aged four months. 1030. COVEY. George Washburn, s. of Elias and Lucy Ann (Keyes) Covey, b. Aug. 7, 1836; m. Oct. 8, 1865, Lucy J. Myatt; he d. 1907. Issue — 1714, Robert E., b. July 17, 1872, 1031. COVEY. John Jexxixgs (add, Wheeler, Ind.), s. of Elias F. and Lucy Ann (Keyes) Covey, b. Mar. 13, 1840; m, Aug., 1866, Deborah Melius, Issue — 1715, Lizzie, b. July 9, 1868; m. Robert W. Beckwith. 1036. COVEY. Frank (1906, add. Fonda, la.), s. of Elias F. and Lucy Ann (Keyes) Covey, b, Nov. 22, 1850; m. Apr. 22, 1884, M, Belle Tucker, issue. 1716. Claude C, b. Mav 3, 1886, d. June 5. 1888. 17 17. Lola M., b. Oct, 28, 1887, d, Aug. 2^, 1888. 1718. Harry, b. July 15, 1889; unm., 1906. 1037. PARKER. Isabella Graham, dau. of Rev. John and Susan Cornelia (Keyes) Jennings, b. Mar. 23, 1836, in Beverly, Mass. ; m. Mar. 23, 1859, Charles Edward Parker of Newton, Mass., b, Feb. 27, 1829 in Keene, N. H. ; she d. Oct. 16, 1904. ISSUE BORN IN NEWTON, MASS. 4-1719. Horatio William, b. Sept. 15, 1863; m. Anna Pbessl. -i-1720. Cornelia Ellen, b. ]\Iay 27, 1867; m. S. A. Bailey. + 1721. Edward Graham, b. Oct. 7, 1870; m. Charlotte Linne. 1722, Mary Isabelle, b. Dec, 15, 1874, d. July 5, 1901. REED -RE AD LINEAGE 669 1042. MISS ALICE C. JEXXIXGS. Alice C. Jennings, whose beautiful religious poems are so well known on both sides of the water, was born in Worcester, Mass. Her father, Rev. John Jennings, was a clergyman, whose ancestors emigrated from England to Virginia during the eighteenth century; her mother was a member of the wellknown and highly-esteemed Reed family of Salisbury, Conn. At the age of eight, she lost her hearing through scarlet fever, and for a number of years pursued her studies at home, under the loving and sympathetic guidance of her sister. When she was nineteen she entered the Horace ]\Iann School in Boston, where she remained four years. Speech and lip reading had never been entirely given up, and were still further developed by the instruction and practice received at this time. Higher courses in litera- ture were taken with the aid of the "Society to Encourage Studies at Home." and the Chautauqua University. With the former Miss Jennings was connected fifteen years, both as pupil and teacher, having under her care twenty or thirty ladies whom she instructed by correspondence. She graduated in the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, class of 1886, receiving on her graduation, the Chautauqua salute, for the large amount of work she had done, in spite of all disabilities. Later, she took a full course in the College of English, studying for a degree. In both societies, she has been an ardent Shakespearian student, and some of her work shows the influence of this. Her work as a writer was begun in her twentieth year, and has consisited mainly of poems, of which she published a small volume in 1880. Her verses are especially noticeable for their deep spiritual insight, their undercurrent of sweet, strong hope- fulness, and their flowing musical rhythm. They have been widely copied in English as well as American journals, and have also appeared in various compilations. Like all poets, she is often called upon for vers d'occasion, and her ready, happy responses, show an unusual gift in ease and grace of im- promptu versification. For a number of years. Miss Jennings wrote des- criptive sketches for the Boston Evening Transcript, writing mainly from the White Mountains, the Catskills, Saratoga, Ipswich and Salis- bury, her mother's early home. Her stories for children, and her essays, have sometimes brought pecuniary return, but she has always written from love of her work, rather than from any thought of remuneration. Of late years her studies have turned much to American literature, on which subject she has writ- ten a small manual, not yet published. She is now (March, 1906) en- gaged in Christian work for the deaf of Boston, for whom she conducts a Bible class on Sunday afternoons, and is quite too busy to give much though to her own misfortune. E. E. Brown". 670 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY GOD'S CARE. Not a brooklet floweth Onward to the sea, Not a sunbeam gloweth On its bosom free, Not a seed unfoldeth To the glorious air, But our Father holdeth Each within His care. Not a flowret fadeth Not a star grows dim, Not a cloud o'er shadeth. But 'tis marked by Him. Dream not that thy gladness God doth fail to see ; Think no't, in thy sadness. He forgetteth thee. Not a tie is broken, Not a hope laid low, Not a farewell spoken. But our God doth know. Every hair is numbered. Every tear is weighed. In the changeless balance Wisest love has made. Power eternal resteth In His gracious hand ; Love immortal hasteth Swift at His command ; Faith can firmly trust Him Through the darkest hour ; For the key she holdeth