Jean Reed King, nee Brownless (1922 – 2013) Jean King was born in Toronto, Ontario. She married James King in 1941 and they had two daughters, Dale and Nancy. After the family moved to Vancouver, Jean worked in the Devonshire Hotel in the early 1950s. When the family moved to Whitehorse, Jean was part owner and manager of the Edgewater Hotel.((“Jean Reed King.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 25 January 2013.))