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James Leach 1654 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Death Date: 12 Sep 1726

Death Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Father: James Leach

Mother: Elizabeth Turpin

Spouse(s): Maria Lillie

Children(s): Nathaniel Leach, Amos Leach, Mary Leach, Joseph Leach, James Leach, Zachariah Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Mehitable Leach, Sarah Leach, Joanna Leach, Mercy Leach

In 1654, James Leach entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, born to James Leach and Elizabeth Jane Turpin. James Leach married Maria Grace Lillie, and had children including Nathaniel Leach, Amos Leach, Mary Leach, Joseph Leach, James Leach, Zachariah Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Mehitable Leach, Sarah Leach, Joanna Leach, Mercy Leach. James Leach passed away in 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1654, James Leach entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, born to James Leach and Elizabeth Jane Turpin.
  • James Leach married Maria Grace Lillie, and had children including Nathaniel Leach, Amos Leach, Mary Leach, Joseph Leach, James Leach, Zachariah Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Mehitable Leach, Sarah Leach, Joanna Leach, Mercy Leach.
  • James Leach passed away in 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leach's Ancestors

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James Leach
1654 – 1726
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Parents
James Leach
1626 – 1697
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth (Jane) Turpin
1632 – 1697
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Lawrence Leach
1577 – 1662
Somerset, England
Elizabeth Mileham
1585 – 1671
Gravesend, Kent, England
Thomas (Reuben) Turpin
1602 – 1649
Somerset, England
Jane (Agnes) Batchelder
1616 – 1674
York, England
Great-Grandparents
John Mileham
1555 – 1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Leach's Descendants

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James Leach (1654 – 12 Sep 1726) m. Maria (Grace) Lillie (1657 – 12 May 1745)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Leach (1685 – 18 Jan 1759)
  2. 2. Amos Leach (1702 – 20 Jan 1762) m. Mercy (Mary) Martin (25 Jun 1710 – 1767)
    1. 1. James Leach (12 Mar 1728/1729 – 19 Sep 1747)
    2. 2. John Leach (10 Aug 1735 – )
    3. 3. Simeon Leach (28 Mar 1746 – Nov 1820) m. Elizabeth Prindle (16 Jun 1747 – 1827)
      1. 1. Daniel Leach (24 Nov 1768 – )
      2. 2. Jemima Leach (1769 – 1844) m. Benjamin Phelps (8 Apr 1763 – 8 Dec 1838)
        1. 1. Daniel Phelps (1795 – )
        2. 2. David Phelps (1 Oct 1795 – 5 Jan 1885)
        3. 3. Phebe Phelps (16 Mar 1797 – 14 Feb 1880) m. Ebenezer Allison (18 Mar 1789 – 23 Apr 1871)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Phelps (1807 – )
        5. 5. Riley Phelps (15 Jan 1807 – 14 Aug 1876)
        6. 6. Esther Phelps (1810 – )
        7. 7. Oliver Phelps (1812 – )
        8. 8. Simeon Phelps (15 November 1812 – 25 Aug 1873)
      3. 3. James Leach
      4. 4. Phoebe Leach
      5. 5. Elizabeth Leach
      6. 6. Abigail Leach
    4. 4. Ichabod Leach (29 Feb 1750 – )
    5. 5. Miriam Leach (1753 – 1818) m. Samuel Marsh (1751 – 1822)
      1. 1. Susannah Marsh (1786 – 1846)
    6. 6. Amos Leach m. Deborah Wanzer
    7. 7. Sarah Leach m. Silas Hall
    8. 8. Joanna Leach ( – Apr 1832)
    9. 9. Jemima Leach m. David Prindle (19 Jan 1742 – )
    10. 10. Ebenezer Leach
    11. 11. Ephraim Leach m. Dorotha Borritt
    12. 12. Elizabeth Leach m. Stephen Bennett
    13. 13. Marcy Leach
  3. 3. Mary Leach (9 May 1709 – )
  4. 4. Joseph Leach (29 Oct 1720 – )
  5. 5. James Leach
  6. 6. Zachariah Leach
  7. 7. Ebenezer Leach
  8. 8. Mehitable Leach
  9. 9. Sarah Leach
  10. 10. Joanna Leach
  11. 11. Mercy Leach

James Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of James Leach in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
1726
12 Sep 1726
Age 72
Death of James Leach in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 54
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Brown - Duncan and associated families : Kittery, Maine : Piscataqua and New Castle, New Hampshire
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1726
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 54
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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