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*JOE M. REED was born to JOHN P. REED and MARY TACEE (LITTLE BIRD)) He married ELLA MOORE, daughter of WILLIAM M. MOORE and SARAH SEYMOUR (SEE-AMIA or SIN-AMIA).

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**Graduation: DECATER ISLAND

**Occupation: SHIPWRITE OWNED SHIPYARD

***Beginning in the 1890s, Reed Brothers Shipyard on Decatur Island, operated by Joseph Reed and William Reed with their brother-in-law Henry Cayou, built some 40 boats and worked on many more.

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**Salish Heritage

In the first years after San Juan County was formed, as under joint occupation, most settlers were Euro-American men who were either already married to Indian women or else married women from local Northern Straits Salish communities. Many island families were descended from these Indian-white marriages. The Cayous on Orcas, the Browns and Barlows on Lopez, the Chevaliers on Speiden and Stuart, and the Jones and Reeds on Decatur and Blakely, among others, played prominent roles in developing island industries.

**Produce and fish, along with passengers and mail, reached markets in Bellingham, Seattle, and other cities via the "mosquito fleet" of steamers that had been the primary transportation system for Puget Sound communities (mainland as well as island) since the 1850s. Often captained by islanders like Sam Barlow of Lopez, many boats serving the islands were built in the San Juans. Beginning in the 1890s, Reed Brothers Shipyard on Decatur Island, operated by William and Joseph Reed with their brother-in-law Henry Cayou, built some 40 boats and worked on many more. Friday Harbor's economy was boosted when Albert Jensen started the Jensen Shipyard there in 1910.

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**Joe MARRIED ONE of BILL Moore's SISTERS ELLA MOORE

**Children of JOE M. REED and ELLA MOORE are:

*Ray "Skip" Reed
*SARAH A. REED
*MARJORIE THELMA REED

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**JOE BROGHT HIS FATHERS BODY BACK FROM ALASKA FOR BURIAL

**HIS OLDER BROTHER BILL SUNKED IN WITH FRANK GOTCH THE WRESTLER AND REX BEACH THE NOVELIST IN THE KLONDIKE.

**HE BUILT BOATS FOR THE GOLDSEEKERS

**Joe RETURNED TO DECATUR ISLAND AND OPENED A SHIPYARD. HENRY CAYOU WENT IN WITH HIM AS A PARTNER

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THE YARD WAS AT ITS PEAK IN 1910 BUILDING TUGS AND FISHTENDERS

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**Joseph died 14 Oct 1935 in Seattle, King, Washington

*He was 61 years 6 months 27 days old

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