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John Leach 1665–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Death Date: 6 February 1744

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Giles Leach

Mother: Anne (Nokes)

Spouse(s): Alice Eddy, Susanna White

Children(s): Abiel Leach, Solomon Leach, Giles Leach, John Leach, Stephen Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Mehitabel Leach, Timothy Leach, Nehemiah Leach, Jesse Leach

In 1665, John Leach entered the world in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, born to Giles B Leach And Anne Noakes Nokes. John Leach married Alice Eddy, Susanna White, and had children including Abiel Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Giles Leach, Jesse Leach, John Leach, Mehitabel Leach, Nehemiah Leach, Solomon Leach, Stephen Leach, Timothy Leach. John Leach passed away in 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1665, John Leach entered the world in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, born to Giles B Leach And Anne Noakes Nokes.
  • John Leach married Alice Eddy, Susanna White, and had children including Abiel Leach, Ebenezer Leach, Giles Leach, Jesse Leach, John Leach, Mehitabel Leach, Nehemiah Leach, Solomon Leach, Stephen Leach, Timothy Leach.
  • John Leach passed away in 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Leach's Ancestors

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John Leach
1665–1744
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Parents
Giles B. Leach
1632–1705
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Anne (Noakes) (Nokes)
1635–1700
Braintree,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA
Grandparents
Thomas Nokes
1610–1665
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Thackwell
1615–1676
Swanton Abbot, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas GGF
1595–1647
Nancy Garrick
1586–1650
Rev Thackwell
1579–1668
Ursela Watts
1584–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leach's Descendants

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John Leach (1665–6 February 1744) m. Alice Eddy (1675–6 Feb 1743) m. Susanna White (27 September 1696–17 July 1725)
  1. 1. Abiel Leach 1700–1787 m. Sarah Waterman 1709–1795
    1. 1. John Leach 1733–1822 m. Elizabeth Vaughan 1736–1773
      1. 1. Ezra Leach 1760–
      2. 2. Zenas Leach 1762–
      3. 3. Bethliah Leach 1755–1837 m. Abraham Merrifield 1749–1819
        1. 1. Fanny Merrifield 1795–1797
        2. 2. Nathan (Merrifield) Sr 1777–1826
        3. 3. Abraham (JR) Merrifield 1787–1860 m. Elizabeth (M.) Healy 1792–1860
        4. 4. John (W) Merrifield 1778–1848
        5. 5. Chester (M) Merrifield 1781–1822
        6. 6. Asa Merrifield 1783–1783
        7. 7. Zenas Merrifield 1785–1853 m. Mary (Polly) 1785–1855
        8. 8. Chauncey Merrifield 1789–
        9. 9. Truman Merrifield 1793–1795
        10. 10. Fanny Merrifield 1795–1797
  2. 2. Solomon Leach 1712–
  3. 3. Giles Leach 1697–1749
  4. 4. John Leach 1695–
  5. 5. Stephen Leach 1699–
  6. 6. Ebenezer Leach 1702–
  7. 7. Mehitabel Leach 1704–
  8. 8. Timothy Leach 1707–
  9. 9. Nehemiah Leach 1709–
  10. 10. Jesse Leach 1714–1773

John Leach's Timeline

3 Records

1665
1665
Birth of John Leach in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
1744
6 February 1744
Age 79
Death of John Leach in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1744
1744
Age 79
John Leach - Probate in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1744
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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