Reeve, Joseph

Summary

Father: Selah Reeve
Mother: Keturah Strong

Birth: 5 Jul 1773
Birth Source: Grammar Book record

Death: 11 Sep 1828
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Eunice

Narrative

Children of Joseph Reeve and Eunice:

1. Charles Reeve, b. c1802
2. Anthoy D. Reeve, b. c25 Mar 1806
3. Catherine Reeve, m. James D. Sloan
4. Stephen D. Reeve

Joseph's headstone reads: "Died, 11 Sept. 1828, JOSEPH REEVE, in the 57th year of his age." His age appears to be a year or so off, but still makes the most sense that this is the son of Selah given that Selah is in the same cemetery and lived in the same area.

Widow Eunice was living with her son Charles in Newburgh in 1855. The census states she was his mother. Charles's will names his siblings Anthony D. Reeve, deceased sister Caroline Sloan, wife of James D. Sloan, and deceased brother Stephen D Reeve who left widow Mrs Catharine Reeve.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Reeves Grammar Book record, Orange County Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2
Burial:       Archive.org - Emery, Rufus. (1898). A record of the inscriptions in the old town burying ground of Newburgh, N. Y, p46

1800 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1810 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1820 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York

1855 New York Census - Newburgh, Orange County