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Benjamin Leach 1785–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 DEC 1785

Birth Location: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 10 OCT 1859

Death Location: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Father: Benjamin Leach

Mother: Sarah Knowlton

Spouse(s): Susan Cheever, Lucy Allen

Children(s): John Leach, Benjamin Leach, Susan Leach, Sarah Leach, Elizabeth Leach, Richard Leach, Henry Leach, Aaron Leach, Samuel Leach, Lewis Leach

The story of Benjamin Leach began in 1785 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex). Benjamin Leach married Lucy Story Allen, Susan Cheever, and had children including Aaron Allen Leach, Benjamin Butler Leach, Elizabeth Cheever Leach, Henry Clay Leach, John Leach, Lewis Leach, Richard Leach, Samuel Leach, Sarah Maria Leach, Susan Cheever Leach. Benjamin Leach passed away in 1859 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Leach began in 1785 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex).
  • Benjamin Leach married Lucy Story Allen, Susan Cheever, and had children including Aaron Allen Leach, Benjamin Butler Leach, Elizabeth Cheever Leach, Henry Clay Leach, John Leach, Lewis Leach, Richard Leach, Samuel Leach, Sarah Maria Leach, Susan Cheever Leach.
  • Benjamin Leach passed away in 1859 in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex).

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Benjamin Leach's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Leach
1785–1859
Birth Place: Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
Benjamin Leach
1749–1838
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Sarah Knowlton
1763–1798
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Grandparents
Benjamin Leach
1723–
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Emma Knowlton
1725–1811
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
John Knowlton
1727–
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
Richard Leach
1690–1764
Abgail Woodbury
1692–1751
Ezekiel Knowlton
1703–1734
Emma Foster
1703–
Ezekiel Knowlton
1703–1734
Emma Foster
1703–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leach
1655–1696
Hannah Baldwin
1653–
Joseph Woodbury
1659–1714
Elizabeth West
1663–1714
Ezekiel Knowlton
1679–1706
Sarah Leach
1680–
Ezekiel Knowlton
1679–1706
Sarah Leach
1680–

Benjamin Leach's Descendants

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Benjamin Leach (11 DEC 1785–10 OCT 1859) m. Susan Cheever (14 FEB 1785–7 JUN 1829) m. Lucy (Story) Allen (1 JAN 1797–26 MAR 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

Benjamin Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1785
11 DEC 1785
Birth of Benjamin Leach in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
1859
10 OCT 1859
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Leach in Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)
Manchester, Massachusetts (Essex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1785
    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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1859
    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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