James F. Reed

James F. Reed
Born
James Frazier Reed

(1800-11-14)November 14, 1800
County Armagh, Kingdom of Ireland
DiedJuly 24, 1874(1874-07-24) (aged 73)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
San Jose, California, U.S.
OccupationsBusinessman, soldier, pioneering settler in California
Known forDonner Party
SpouseMargret Wilson Backenstoe (née Keyes)
Children6
RelativesJohn Marion Murphy (stepson-in-law)

James Frazier Reed (November 14, 1800 – July 24, 1874) was an Irish-born American businessman, soldier and pioneer in the American West, notable for being an organizing member of the ill-fated Donner Party emigration to California in 1846.

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