when was esther de berdt born
Esther Reed. Esther De Berdt was born in the city of London, on the 22d of October, 1746, (N. S.,) and died at Philadelphia on the 18th of September, 1780.
Esther De Berdt Reed (1746-1780). Esther de Berdt Reed led the largest womenâs organization of the American Revolution. She was born October 22, 1746, in London, England. Her father, Dennis de Berdt, was a descendent of the French Huguenots and he educated Esther in a humble, yet strict, religious manner. Esther De Berdt and Joseph Reed met around 1763 when Reed was staying with the de Berdts. He was an American who was studying law in London at the time. They were engaged, but soon afterwards, Reed returned to his home in the American colonies, and the couple endured a five year separation.