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Reed family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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  Charles Pettit (1736-1806) — Born near Amwell (now Mt. Airy), Hunterdon County, N.J., 1736. Secretary of state of New Jersey, 1776-78; resigned 1778; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1783-84; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; importer and exporter. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 3, 1806 (age about 70 years). Interment at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Reed (sister of Bowes R. Reed and Joseph Reed).
  Political family: Reed family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bowes R. Reed (1740-1794) — of Burlington, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., 1740. Secretary of state of New Jersey, 1778-94; died in office 1794. Died in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., July 20, 1794 (age about 54 years). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Reed and Theodosia (Bowes) Reed; brother of Sarah Reed (who married Charles Pettit) and Joseph Reed; married 1774 to Margaret Johnstone; married to Caroline Moore.
  Political family: Reed family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Reed (1741-1785) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., August 27, 1741. Lawyer; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778; President of Pennsylvania, 1778-81. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 5, 1785 (age 43 years, 190 days). Original interment at Arch Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1867 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Reed and Theodosia (Bowes) Reed; brother of Bowes R. Reed and Sarah Reed (who married Charles Pettit).
  Political family: Reed family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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