About Abner Reed
Lived 1771 – 1866 (aged 94–95). Abner Reed was an American painter, engraver and printer.
Abner Reed (1771–1866) was an American engraver, educator, and author.
Born in East Windsor, Connecticut, he engraved saddle plates and bank notes. He wrote Love Triumphant or Constancy Rowarded and the children's book First Steps in Learning.
Reed drew and engraved Jonathan Edwards, president of Nassau Hall College, in 1808. He engraved a 1813 map of Connecticut. He engraved images of George Washington.
His home is at 932 Main Street in what is now South Windsor. It is part of the Windsor Farms Historic District.
Reed died in Toledo, Ohio.
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American artist
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Abner Reed was born in 1771 in East Windsor.
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Abner Reed died in 1866 in Toledo.
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Abner Reed was a painter, engraver and printer.
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