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Catherine "Kate" Rice 1840–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA

Death Date: 6 December 1919

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Rice

Mother: Margaretta Loy

Spouse(s): Rev. Leisher

Children(s): Luther Leisher, John Lesher, Rose Lesher, Charles Lesher, David Lesher, William Leisher, Union Leisher

The story of Catherine "Kate" Rice began in 1840 in Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA. Catherine "Kate" Rice married Rev George Washington Leisher, and had children including Charles Albert Lesher, David Rice Lesher, John Edgar Lesher, Luther Luellis Leisher, Rose Catherine Lesher, Union Victor Leisher, William Loy Rev Leisher. Catherine "Kate" Rice passed away in 1919 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine "Kate" Rice began in 1840 in Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA.
  • Catherine "Kate" Rice married Rev George Washington Leisher, and had children including Charles Albert Lesher, David Rice Lesher, John Edgar Lesher, Luther Luellis Leisher, Rose Catherine Lesher, Union Victor Leisher, William Loy Rev Leisher.
  • Catherine "Kate" Rice passed away in 1919 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Rice's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Rice
1840–1919
Birth Place: Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA
Parents
William Rice
1799–1881
Buffalo Valley, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaretta ("Margaret") Loy
1815–1873
Madison, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
CONRAD (RICE) SR
1770–1856
Chester Springs, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Elisabetha Foose
1774–1856
Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
George (Michael) Loy
1787–1846
Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharina Weibley
1791–1850
Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
ZACHARIAH (Reiss)
1731–1811
MARIA HARTMAN
1742–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHANNES (Reis)
1679–1733
MARGARET RUP
1688–1734
JOHANNES HARTMAN
1716–1787
ANNA (Moyses)
1716–1773

Catherine Rice's Descendants

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Catherine ("Kate") Rice (24 Feb 1840–6 December 1919) m. Rev. (George Washington) Leisher (16 Aug 1837–23 Mar 1916)
  1. 1. Luther (Luellis) Leisher 1873–1947
  2. 2. John (Edgar) Lesher 1870–1938
  3. 3. Rose (Catherine) Lesher 1885–1950
  4. 4. Charles (Albert) Lesher 1867–1935
  5. 5. David (Rice) Lesher 1860–1863
  6. 6. William (Loy "Rev") Leisher 1862–1942
  7. 7. Union (Victor) Leisher 1865–1936 m. Anna (Mary) Allen 1867–1967
    1. 1. David (Allen) Leisher 1892–1974
    2. 2. Rebecca (Catherine) Leisher 1894–1982
    3. 3. M (Irma) Leisher 1845–

Catherine Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1840
24 Feb 1840
Birth of Catherine "Kate" Rice in Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA
Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA
1919
6 December 1919
Age 79
Death of Catherine "Kate" Rice in Cleveland, Cuyohoga Co., OH
Cleveland, Cuyohoga Co., OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Loysville, Tyrone Twp., Perry Co., PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1919
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyohoga Co., OH
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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