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John Leech 1739–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1739

Birth Location: Knockalane, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1820

Death Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Leech

Mother: MARY SCOT

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Leech was born in 1739 in Knockalane, Ireland, the child of James Leech And Mary Scot. John Leech passed away in 1820 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Leech was born in 1739 in Knockalane, Ireland, the child of James Leech And Mary Scot.
  • John Leech passed away in 1820 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Leech
1710–1748
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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MARY SCOT
1712–1748
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leech's Ancestors

Self
John Leech
1739–1820
Birth Place: Knockalane, Ireland
Parents
James Leech
1710–1748
Armagh, Ireland
MARY SCOT
1712–1748
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
William (Paul) Leach\Leech
1689–1732
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Mary Scot
1693–1745
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Leech
1660–
Mary ?
1665–
Archibald Scot
1672–1722
Elizabeth McCun
1675–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellin Hilton
1634–
David Scot
1578–
Margaret Anderson
1579–

John Leech's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1 Apr 1739
Birth of John Leech in Knockalane, Ireland
Knockalane, Ireland
1820
16 Feb 1820
Age 81
Death of John Leech in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1739
    Event Place: Knockalane, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1820
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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