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John Leslie Reid

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John Leslie Reid

Birth
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death
23 Feb 1940 (aged 62)
Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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John was born at 145 Barron Street, Old Machar (Woodside), Aberdeenshire. He was the son of John Cummins Reid and Catherine B. Davidson Reid. The family migrated to the United States in 1883. John grew up in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota and Lambertville, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.

He married Wilhemina Sarilla Welsch in 1898. They had three children: Mary Katherine in 1900, Bessie W. in 1901 and John Leslie, Jr. in 1905. The family moved from Lambertville to Trenton between 1910 and 1914. John lived in the Trenton area for the rest of his life.

John held many jobs. He was a rubber mill worker in Lambertville, the head chef at a cafe in Stockton, Hunterdon Co. and a hotel barkeeper in Lambertville. He then worked as a trainman and yardmaster for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Trenton and a restaurant proprietor in Trenton. When he passed away, he was the caterer for the Blakeley Laundry cafeteria in Trenton.
John was born at 145 Barron Street, Old Machar (Woodside), Aberdeenshire. He was the son of John Cummins Reid and Catherine B. Davidson Reid. The family migrated to the United States in 1883. John grew up in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota and Lambertville, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.

He married Wilhemina Sarilla Welsch in 1898. They had three children: Mary Katherine in 1900, Bessie W. in 1901 and John Leslie, Jr. in 1905. The family moved from Lambertville to Trenton between 1910 and 1914. John lived in the Trenton area for the rest of his life.

John held many jobs. He was a rubber mill worker in Lambertville, the head chef at a cafe in Stockton, Hunterdon Co. and a hotel barkeeper in Lambertville. He then worked as a trainman and yardmaster for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Trenton and a restaurant proprietor in Trenton. When he passed away, he was the caterer for the Blakeley Laundry cafeteria in Trenton.


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