Benjamin Reed enlisted as corporal, 1776, in Capt. Nathaniel Wood's company, Col. Simon Cary's regiment, and, 1778, in Capt. John Barrow's company, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's regiment. He was born, 1746, in Middleborough; died in Shutesbury
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Reference:
"Macomber Genealogy", 1908, Everett S. Stackpole, p 17.