William REACH

1889 - 1940  (50 years)

• Name	William REACH
  Birth	20 Mar 1889	Glen Isla, Forfarshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	V697
  Individual Note	He emigrated to USA after his siblings. He was living in North Berwick in 1911  [3]
  Death	1940  [3]
  Person ID	I697	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James REACH,   b. 26 Mar 1846, Alyth, Perthshire d. 25 Apr 1910 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esther MITCHELL,   b. 1850, Lintraethen, Forfarshire d. 1935, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Jan 1865	Lintraethen, Forfarshire   [4]
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean ANDERSON,   b. 4 Jan 1889, Glamis, Forfar d. 1960 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1913	Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. George REACH,   b. 11 Jul 1915, Concord, Massachusetts, USA d. 1937 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Helen REACH,   b. 12 Mar 1914, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Mar 1889 - Glen Isla, Forfarshire Marriage - 28 May 1913 - Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William sailed from Glasgow for Boston in 1909. He does sail back, arriving 5/6/1914, albeit presumably returns to the USA soon after. He became a US citizen on 2/6/1919.

  
  

• Sources

  [S902] Marriage register :- Deerfield, Massachusetts (1913). [S903] US Naturalisation certificate :- William Reach (1919). [S3] Information from the family. [S931] IGI record of Marriage :- James Reach Esther Mitchell (1865).