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Richard Leach 1711–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1711

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Richard LEACH

Mother: Hannah Balch

Spouse(s): Rebecca Bugbee

Children(s): Hezekiah LEACH

The story of Richard Leach began in 1711 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts. Richard Leach married Rebecca Bugbee, and had children including Hezekiah Leach. Richard Leach passed away in 1805 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Leach began in 1711 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • Richard Leach married Rebecca Bugbee, and had children including Hezekiah Leach.
  • Richard Leach passed away in 1805 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Richard Leach's Ancestors

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Richard Leach
1711–1805
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard LEACH
1679–1719
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Hannah Balch
1680–1739
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Balch
1654–1738
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Hannah Veren
1655–
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Leach's Descendants

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Richard Leach (15 JUL 1711–1805) m. Rebecca Bugbee (25 JAN 1712–1756)
  1. 1. Hezekiah LEACH 1741–1823 m. Sarah Bartholomew 1746–
    1. 1. Daniel Leach 1777–1831 m. Eva Corbett 1783–1840
      1. 1. George (Willoughby) Leach 1821–1902 m. Juliet (Aromanda) Tallman 1821–1873
        1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Leach 1852–1931 m. Etsyl (Clum) Davis 1848–1932

Richard Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1711
15 JUL 1711
Birth of Richard Leach in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
1805
1805
Age 94
Death of Richard Leach in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1711
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 April 2019, 10:52), entry for Richard Leach(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MG5X-2KK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Richerd Leach, 15 Jul 1711; citing Birth, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Richerd Leach, 15 Jul 1711; citing WENHAM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823764 IT 8.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source InformationAncestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Richard Leach in entry for Ehezekiah Leach, 10 Jun 1742; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 April 2019, 10:52), entry for Richard Leach(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MG5X-2KK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Richard Leach in entry for Ehezekiah Leach, 10 Jun 1742; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

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