▁the ▁three ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁were ▁sent ▁under ▁General ▁John ▁S ull ivan ▁to ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁James ▁Re ed ▁only ▁made ▁it ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Fort ▁Saint - Jean ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁where ▁he ▁contract ed ▁small po x . ▁Appar ently ▁having ▁recovered , ▁he ▁fell ▁ill ▁again ▁during ▁the ▁retre at ▁from ▁Canada , ▁shortly ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Crown ▁Point ▁on ▁Lake ▁Champ lain , ▁with ▁a ▁m align ant ▁fe ver , ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁lose ▁his ▁vision ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁military ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁James ▁Re ed ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army , ▁but ▁never ▁served ▁at ▁that ▁rank ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁failing ▁health . ▁ ▁Re ed ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁an ▁Original ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁ ▁Re ed ▁lived ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 3 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁in ▁F itch burg , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁buried . ▁He ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁a ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁historical ▁marker ▁( number ▁ 9 9 ) ▁along ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Route ▁ 1 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁square ▁of ▁Fitz will iam . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Be eb e , ▁Lewis , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Journal ▁of ▁a ▁Phys ician ▁on