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Benjamin Leach 1749–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 DEC 1749

Birth Location: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 20 DEC 1838

Death Location: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Father: Benjamin Leach

Mother: Emma Knowlton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Samples, Sarah Knowlton, Betsey Bean

Children(s): Elizabeth Leach, Ruth Leach, Benjamin Leach, John Leach, Sarah Leach, Mary Leach, Richard Leach

Benjamin Leach was born in 1749 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Benjamin Leach And Emma Knowlton. Benjamin Leach married Betsey Bean, Elizabeth Samples, Sarah Knowlton, and had children including Benjamin Leach, Elizabeth Leach, John Leach, Mary Leach, Richard Leach, Ruth Leach, Sarah Leach. Benjamin Leach passed away in 1838 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Biography

  • Benjamin Leach was born in 1749 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Benjamin Leach And Emma Knowlton.
  • Benjamin Leach married Betsey Bean, Elizabeth Samples, Sarah Knowlton, and had children including Benjamin Leach, Elizabeth Leach, John Leach, Mary Leach, Richard Leach, Ruth Leach, Sarah Leach.
  • Benjamin Leach passed away in 1838 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Benjamin Leach's Ancestors

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Benjamin Leach
1749–1838
Birth Place: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
Benjamin Leach
1723–
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Emma Knowlton
1725–1811
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Grandparents
Richard Leach
1690–1764
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Abgail Woodbury
1692–1751
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Ezekiel Knowlton
1703–1734
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Emma Foster
1703–
of Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leach
1655–1696
Hannah Baldwin
1653–
Joseph Woodbury
1659–1714
Elizabeth West
1663–1714
Ezekiel Knowlton
1679–1706
Sarah Leach
1680–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Leach
1616–1688
Alice Alls
1612–1691
Nicholas Woodbury
1618–1686
Anna Palgrave
1626–1701
Thomas West
1646–1706
Elizabeth Jackson
1642–1708
John Knowlton
–1728
Bethia Carter
1648–
Robert Leach
1650–1717
Sarah Leach
1654–1683

Benjamin Leach's Descendants

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Benjamin Leach (27 DEC 1749–20 DEC 1838) m. Elizabeth Samples (14 NOV 1755–27 MAR 1782) m. Sarah Knowlton (17 JUN 1763–18 SEP 1798) m. Betsey Bean (24 FEB 1755–17 MAY 1832)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Leach 1774– m. John Lambert 1772– m. Isaac Hacker 1770–
  2. 2. Ruth Leach 1778–1843 m. John Allen 1776–1834
  3. 3. Benjamin Leach 1785–1859 m. Susan Cheever 1785–1829 m. Lucy (Story) Allen 1797–1889
    1. 1. John Leach 1813–1856 m. Ann Block 1818–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Butler) Leach 1815–1884 m. Cynthia Hall 1822–1882
    3. 3. Susan (Cheever) Leach 1819–
    4. 4. Sarah (Maria) Leach 1821–1830
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Cheever) Leach 1825–1893
    6. 6. Richard Leach 1830–1873
    7. 7. Henry (Clay) Leach 1832–1906 m. Caroline (E.) Roberts 1835–1896
    8. 8. Aaron (Allen) Leach 1836–1836
    9. 9. Samuel Leach 1837–
    10. 10. Lewis Leach 1839–1873
  4. 4. John Leach 1788–1788
  5. 5. Sarah Leach 1789–1872 m. Amos (Howard) Mills 1785–1852
  6. 6. Mary Leach 1794–1873
  7. 7. Richard Leach 1798–1817

Benjamin Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1749
27 DEC 1749
Birth of Benjamin Leach in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
1838
20 DEC 1838
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Leach in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1749
    Event Place: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source:
    [1] William Richard Cutter, A. M., <i>Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908), Vol.1, pg. 367
    [2] William Richard Cutter, A. M., <i>Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908), Vol.1, pg. 366

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1776
    Event Place: the Revolutionary War, 1775 - 1783
    Record Source: William Richard Cutter, A. M., <i>Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908), Vol.1, pg. 367

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1838
    Event Place: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: William Richard Cutter, A. M., <i>Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts<i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908), Vol.1, pg. 367

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