William REED  Born on Mar 27 1818 in Newburyport.  Died on Nov. 5 1894 in Fall River.  William Reed wrote an autobiography (among other things) that was published in 1903 by  Davol Press in Taunton.  He was married to Sophia Brown LADD (daughter of John LADD and Sophia JAQUES) She  was born on September 20 1819 in Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA.   They had the following children:    *William b. 1841/2, Newburyport                    d. Oct. 9, 1913, Taunton    *Milton    b. Oct./1/1848                    d. Sept. 18, 1932    *Waldo    b. June 2, 1850, Newburyport    *Sophia    b. Jan 14, 1845 ;                     d. Sept. 6, 1846    *Maria     b. Aug. 17, 1846                    d. Nov. 1854, Iowa

Two of their sons  (William & Milton) purchased the Taunton Daily Gazette, and it remained in  the Reed family for many years.  The William Reed Memorial Scholarship at Harvard was established by their son Milton, a prominent Fall River attorney who served a term as mayor.  Another son Waldo was also an attorney in Fall  River.

Milton Reed     1848-1932

FIRST GENERATION

1.  William REED was born on Mar 27, 1818 in Newburyport.
He died on Nov. 5, 1894 in Fall River.
William Reed wrote an autobiography (among other things) that was published in 1903 by Davol Press in Taunton.  Two of their sons  (William & Milton) purchased the Taunton Daily Gazette, and it remained in  the Reed family for many years.  The William Reed Memorial Scholarship at Harvard was established by their son Milton, a prominent Fall River attorney who served a term as mayor.  Another son Waldo was also an attorney in Fall  River.
Lived in Iowa from 1852- 1855

He was married to Sophia Brown LADD (daughter of John LADD and Sophia JAQUES).
Sophia Brown LADD was born on Sept. 20, 1819 in Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA.
They following children:

 +2 i. William REED.
   3 ii. Milton REED was born on Sept. 18, 1932

The William Reed Memorial Scholarship at  Harvard was established by Milton, a prominent Fall River attorney who served a term as mayor.
Milton's obituary  was published in the Boston Herald 9/19/32.
He died the previous day: Sept. 18, 1932.
 
        +4 iii. Waldo REED
          5 iv. Sophia REED was born on Jan 14 1845.
                        She died on Sept. 6 1846 in "of a wasting illness".
          6 v. Maria REED was born on Aug. 17, 1846.
                        She died in Nov. 1854 in Iowa.
 
 SECOND GENERATION

2.  William REED was born on Dec 2, 1842 in Newburyport.
    He died on Oct. 9, 1913 in Taunton.

He was married to Katharine Tracy HALE on Dec 26, 1870 in Newburyport.
Katharine Tracy HALE died on May 20, 1903.
They following children:

         7 i. William Hale REED was born on Feb. 17, 1874.
         8 ii. Ernest REED was born on Jan 8, 1876.
                        He died on Aug. 6, 1876.
         9 iii. George Hale REED was born on Jun 26, 1877.
         10 iv. Sophia REED was born on Aug. 27, 1881.

4.  Waldo REED was born on Jun 2, 1850 in Newburyport.
Waldo was also an attorney in Fall River.
He retired from the Fall River law practice in 1908 due mainly to having terrible problems with deafness; then spent time at Westport Point, MA and in Florida.

He was married to Ella BARTON on Nov. 30, 1876 in Fall River.
Ella BARTON died on Oct. 1,3 1923.