Brigadier General James Reed

James Reed, born at Woburn, Mass., on Jan. 8, 1723, and died at Fitchburg, Mass., on Feb 13, 1807, was one of the proprietors of Monadnock No. 4 and a founder of this town. He was a leader in its civil and religious life, served for many years as a colonial officer in active military service during the French and Indian Wars, was colonel of the 2nd regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and became a brigadier general in the Continental Army.

Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire · United States