Kitchel Reed was born on March 8, 1754, in Green River, NY to Abraham and Hannah Reed.  Around 1775, he entered service for the American Revolutionary cause in Norwalk, Connecticut under Captain Brown’s regiment, serving for 17 months and 28 days.  He served at Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Edward, defended New York City from the British, and sailed in sloops up the Hudson to Albany.  When he was injured, he hired a substitute to be drafted in his place in 1778.  He was active again in 1780 and served under Captain Turner.  After the war, he applied to the government and received an annual pension of $59.78.  

In 1784, Kitchel Reed moved to Granville, NY with his wife Mary Doty and children.  He was a pioneer settler in the area bordering Vermont and resided there for over 40 years.  After Mary’s death in 1823, Kitchel moved to Greece, NY where his daughter Vina lived with her husband – Judge Silas Walker.  

Kitchel Reed passed away on September 11, 1842 after a brief illness and is buried in Hoosick Cemetery, at the corner of Ridge Road West and Manitou Road.