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William Leech 1581–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1581

Birth Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 June 1662

Death Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Leech

Mother: Ann Yate

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William Leech was born in 1581 in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Leech And Ann Yate. William Leech passed away in 1662 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Leech was born in 1581 in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Leech And Ann Yate.
  • William Leech passed away in 1662 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Leech's Ancestors

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William Leech
1581–1662
Birth Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Richard Leech
1551–1634
Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Ann Yate
1555–1612
Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Leigh) Yate
1532–1610
Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Blandey
1525–
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leech's Timeline

2 Records

1581
3 December 1581
Birth of William Leech in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1662
24 June 1662
Age 81
Death of William Leech in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1581
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1662
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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