▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Re ed ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁L un enburg ▁or ▁W ob urn , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 2 , ▁James ▁married ▁Ab ig ail ▁H inds , ▁whose ▁father ▁was ▁Hop est ill ▁H inds . ▁Ab ig ail ▁was ▁born ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 7 2 3 ▁in ▁Brook field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁but ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁S alem , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁Re ed ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁Colonel ▁Brown ' s ▁Massachusetts ▁Regiment , ▁becoming ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁Fort ▁T icon der oga ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁fell ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Mon ad no ck ▁town ship ▁no . ▁ 4 , ▁now ▁Fitz will iam , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁With ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Con cord , ▁James ▁Re ed ▁gathered ▁the ▁local ▁milit ia ▁and ▁march ed ▁to ▁Boston . ▁James ▁Re ed ▁was ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Regiment ▁and ▁fought ▁together ▁with ▁John ▁St ark ' s ▁ 1 st ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Regiment ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B unker ▁Hill . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 7 7 6 ,