Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Reid, Philip 1823 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

PHILIP REID. The subject of this sketch, although a loyal American citizen, is a
native of Canada, where he was born June 8, 1823. He is a son of Abram Reid,
also a native of Canada, but whose father, John Reid, was of Scotch birth and
parentage, coming to America at the age of thirteen years. Locating in New York,
he was married to Eleoner (Truax) Laraway. To them were born two sons and one
daughter. Later Mr. Reid went to Montreal, Canada, and settled on a farm where
he died. He was a British soldier, serving in the War of the Revolution, where
he was wounded in the face.

  Our subject's father was married in his young manhood to Phebe Hunt and to
them were born three sons and four daughters. Mr. Reid moved to Upper Canada
about 1835 and there died in 1837. Our subject's mother later married Oliver
Thorn. She died in Watertown Township, in 1880. Our subject's maternal
grandparents were natives of Dutchess County, N. Y. They emigrated to Canada at
an early day and were there married, the wife being Hannah Way. They became the
parents of three sons and four daughters. Mr. Hunt was a farmer by calling. His
decease occurred in Canada as did also that of his wife.

  Our subject was reared in Stanbridge, Canada, and at the age of twelve years
removed to Upper Canada, where he was married later to Miss Elizabeth Davis, a
daughter of Joseph Davis, a native of Ohio. The wife of Joseph Davis was Sarah
Force and Mrs. Reid is one of six children. To our subject and his wife twelve
children have been born, seven of whom are now living. They are Abram,
Elizabeth, William, Alexander, Edward, James and Henrietta. The following are
deceased: Daniel, Philip, Joseph, Walter and Sarah J. In 1865 our subject came
to Lapeer County and settled on a farm of eighty acres in Oregon Township. This
he later sold and purchased eighty acres on the place where he now lives, making
the purchase in 1875. He now has forty acres which are under good cultivation
and which bear a good class of buildings. He devotes himself to general farming
and is quite successful in this branch. He and his wife are members of the
United Brethren Church. Our subject is a Republican in politics and has held
various school offices.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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