Abbreviations used
Date January 22 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
At Andover (Victoria Co.) Jan. 2nd, after an illness of but four days, Duncan D. REED, age 83 years 2 mos. Mr. Reed was Andover's oldest resident. He was born in Springfield (York Co.) Nov. 3rd, 1810 and came to Andover when but a young man. In March 1838 he was married to Mary Ann SLOAT d/o Benjamin SLOAT of Keswick and in March 1865 to Charlotte August HAYWARD d/o Dea. Daniel HAYWARD of Lincoln (Sunbury Co.). Two daughters of the deceased are living Mrs. George BEDELL, a daughter of the first marriage and Mrs. Joseph STRATON, a daughter of the second, both of Andover. By steady industry and careful planning Mr. Reed became one of the most prosperous farmers of the place in which he lived. (see eulogy)