Robert
READ
(b.
16 August 1761
,
Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
d.
13 September 1830
,
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Robert READ was born 16 August 1761 in Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Robert READ was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Mary RIPLEY 3 March 1786 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary RIPLEY was born abt. 1765 in Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire, England. Mary died 19 May 1835 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robert READ died 13 September 1830 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Robert READ
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Mary RIPLEY-- Date: 3 March 1786 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Robert READ and Mary RIPLEY:
Thomas Burney READ (b.abt. 1790, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )
m. Sarah BROWN 23 January 1812
Mary RIPLEY-- Date: 3 March 1786 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Children of Robert READ and Mary RIPLEY:
Thomas Burney READ (b.abt. 1790, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. , )m. Sarah BROWN 23 January 1812
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1761 Birth 16 August 1761
Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage / PartnerRobert READ and Mary RIPLEY 3 March 1786, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
He was 24 years old.
1830 Death 13 September 1830
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 69.
Added: 12/8/2025 11:44:58 AM
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