13 Facts About Seth Read

Seth Read was born in Uxbridge in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and died at Erie, Pennsylvania, as "Seth Reed", at age 51.

Seth Read was the son of Lieutenant John Read, and Lucy Read.

John Read had received his military title through active service in the French and Indian War.

Seth Read Reed grew up in the colonial, agricultural and recently incorporated frontier town of Uxbridge.

Seth Read would become a landowner, a militia member and a farmer.

Seth Read was the town clerk at Uxbridge from 1777 to 1778.

Lieutenant Colonel Seth Read was commissioned in the Revolutionary War, served in the Battle of Lexington and Concord "Alarm", and commanded a regiment of troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Massachusetts 26th regiment, under Col.

Two years later, Seth Read Reed is referred to as having received a written vote by the Town of Uxbridge for particular duties related to public safety in the town.

Worcester, Massachusetts Town Records indicate that Colonel Seth Read was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1780.

Seth Read served as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1779.

Colonel Seth Read served in the Massachusetts General Court, or State Legislature from 1784 to 1786.

The inaugural journey of President George Washington through New England in 1789 mentions the President's intent to visit his friend Colonel Seth Read on passing through Uxbridge.

Seth Read moved, his wife Hannah and their family to Geneva, Ontario County, New York, in the winter of 1790.