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Family Bible Records for Tioga, Bradford, Chemung Counties

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Subj:  Bible Record
Date: 11/14/2000 8:39:35 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: mffcorp@vbe.com (Gail Krause)
To: JoyceTice

Joyce:

I don't know if this qualifies as a Bible Record;  - I received info. from John Reed's pension file no. WO387191-120-55 War of 1812 (from the National Archives):

Alida Reed being first duly sowrn deposes and says that she is the custodian of a certain Bible having the publishers imprint of 1837, that said Bible contains a
record of the marriage of John Reed and Alida Reed (affiant) in these words and figures to wit:  "John Reed & Alida Reed married December 14, 1857."

Another affidavit in the pension file mentions Alida's maiden name was Shuert and they were married by Sam'l. Petingale who was a Justice of Peace.  And she
further states that John Reed was first married 15th Feb. 1819 to Margaret Owens, who died 9 Aug. 1833.

Gail Krause