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George B. Reeve, ^^{[1, 2]}
1878 - 1946

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  Birth	1878	NY   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	He was living with his parents. [While this person could not be read in the 1880 census, other evidence strongly suggests that it was George B. Reeve, who can be found in later censuses living in Brookhaven Hamlet.]
  Census	1920	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	In his household was his wife, Jessie, children Elizabeth and William, and his father-in-law, William S. Hawkins.
  Occupation	1920  [5]
  	bayman on the Great South Bay
  Residence	1920	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	at the easterly end of Beaver Dam Road
  Residence	Aft 1926	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6, 7]
  	at 25 Locust Rd. (modern address)
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	In his household was his son, William H. Reeve.
  Misc	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	charter member, Brookhaven Fire Department
  	From 1934-1946, he was a commissioner of the Brookhaven Fire District.
  Name	George B. Reeves
  Occupation	operator of a boat yard  [3]
  Occupation	1930  [6]
  	salt water fisherman
  Possessions	1930  [6]
  	property valued at $7000
  Died	12 Sep 1946	Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, CT   [1, 3]
  	Cause: while visiting his daughter
  Buried	15 Sep 1946	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I2868	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	John D. Reeve, ^,   b. 1826, NY ,   d. 1901
  Mother	Mary Louisa [Reeve], ^,   b. 1838, NY ,   d. 1901
  Married	Aug 1869
  Headstones		#021.011.Reeve01. Mary L. and John D. Reeve gravestone. .. Mary was John D. Reeve's third wife. Status: Located Plot: 011. John & F.P. reeve
  Family ID	F3238	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jessie Hawkins, ^,   b. 9 Sep 1882,   d. 23 Aug 1922
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Reeve, ^,   b. Abt 1904, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William H. Reeve, ^,   b. 1914,   d. 1947
  Family ID	F935	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Brookhaven, NY, Fire Department 1932 .. in the background is the original Brookhaven Fire House, which stood on the northwest corner of Bridge Street and Seeley St. It was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, 15 December 1945, along with all the fire department equipment.

  
  

  Headstones

  #028.Reeve — George B., Jessie M., and William H. Reeve gravestone Status: Located

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 395. [S42] 1880 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T9_934; Family History Film: 1254934; Page: 133.1000; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 0821.. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 19 Sep 1946, p. 13. GEORGE B. REEVES The funeral service for George B. Reeve, 68, of Locust avenue, Brookhaven, a lifelong resident of the village, who died suddenly on Thursday while visiting his daughter in Middle Haddam, Conn., was held Sunday afternoon in Raynor's Memorial chapel, Sayville, the Rev. Joseph H. Bond, rector of St. Ann's Episcopal church of Sayville, officiating. Interment was in Bellport cemetery. R. Reeve, who retired several years ago, after operating a boatyard for many years, was a charter member of the Brookhaven Fire department, and for the past 12 years was a commissioner in the Brookhaven Fire district. His wife, Mrs. Jessie Hawkins Reeve, died 24 years ago. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Moody; a son, William, both of Middle Haddam; a sister, Mrs. George Gould of Bellport; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1268; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 631.. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 419.0.. [S52] David, Susan.