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Henry William Leigh 1883–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1883

Birth Location: Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1963

Death Location: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Leigh

Mother: Sarah Shaffer

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Henry William Leigh was born in 1883 in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Leigh And Sarah Jane Shaffer. In 1900, Henry William Leigh resided in Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois. Henry William Leigh passed away in 1963 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry William Leigh was born in 1883 in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Leigh And Sarah Jane Shaffer.
  • In 1900, Henry William Leigh resided in Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois.
  • Henry William Leigh passed away in 1963 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA.

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Henry Leigh's Ancestors

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Henry Leigh
1883–1963
Birth Place: Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Joseph Leigh
1849–1928
Tipperary, Ireland
Sarah (Jane) Shaffer
1851–1907
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Henry Shaffer
1823–1905
Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Ann) Miller
1821–1893
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Shaffer
1790–1853
Sarah Rodd
1799–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Leigh's Timeline

3 Records

1883
22 September 1883
Birth of Henry William Leigh in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Henry William Leigh resided here in Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois
Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois
1963
2 May 1963
Age 80
Death of Henry William Leigh in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1883
    Event Place: Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T623_236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 145.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T623_236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 145.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1963
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

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