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Simon Rice Reed

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Simon Rice Reed

Birth
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death
4 Jun 1863 (aged 5)
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rome, Peoria County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8792, Longitude: -89.5535955
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Simon was born to Amos Reed and Elizabeth M. Fargusson. He had three siblings to play with, Mary Florence, Emergene and Elizabeth Jane Reed.

Simon's sister Mary Florence told of the time of Simon's death. Simon lost his fathers hatchet and his father sent him to find it. Later they were to find Simon asleep at a corn crib. He feared not to find the hatchet and go back to his pa, evidently cried and fell asleep. Simon took cold and was ill for 14 days with fever. His father Amos, wrote of him slowly slipping away, Simon knew them but could not talk, speach finally failed and he died.

He was 5 years, 9.6 mo old.
Simon was born to Amos Reed and Elizabeth M. Fargusson. He had three siblings to play with, Mary Florence, Emergene and Elizabeth Jane Reed.

Simon's sister Mary Florence told of the time of Simon's death. Simon lost his fathers hatchet and his father sent him to find it. Later they were to find Simon asleep at a corn crib. He feared not to find the hatchet and go back to his pa, evidently cried and fell asleep. Simon took cold and was ill for 14 days with fever. His father Amos, wrote of him slowly slipping away, Simon knew them but could not talk, speach finally failed and he died.

He was 5 years, 9.6 mo old.


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