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Read Genealogy & History
Read is a British surname with three primary origins. It might come from the Old English read, meaning red, and was likely used to refer to the red-haired Anglo-Saxon people. It could be locational from several places named Read, Reed, or Rede. Lastly it might be topographical, from the Old English ried, referring to someone living in a clearing. Read family history begins in 1016, when Leofwine se Reade was noted in the Old English Bynames for the county of Kent. Some well-known members of Read genealogy are founding father and Delaware Senator and Chief Justice George Read, Rear Admiral George C. Read, and pirate Mary Read.
Read Birth Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
A Louis Read | -- --, 1914 | May 4,1989 | LA |
B Helen Read | -- --, 1917 | July ,1989 | RI |
Callie Read | -- --, 1917 | September ,1982 | NH |
D Eileen Read | -- --, 1920 | July 10,1990 | NY |
Read Death Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
E Virginia Read | -- --, 1921 | November ,1982 | Decatur,MI |
F Wilma Read | -- --, 1925 | February 6,2010 | Dupont,IN |
Gale Read | -- --, 1941 | November 23,2005 | Willamina,OR |
H Wayne Read | -- --, 1916 | September 22,2001 | Hornbeck,LA |
Read Marriage Records
Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
Brenden Read | Elizabeth Gourley | June 16,1990 | Wake, NC |
Daniel Read | Maria Mangano | July 27,1985 | Wake, NC |
Samuel Read | Shirley Ayers | March 11,1952 | Wake, NC |
Mory Read | Susan Croom | October 29,1994 | Wake, NC |
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