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William Rivers Leech 1725–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Leech

Mother: Mary Rivers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moore

Children(s): Jane Leech

William Rivers Leech was born in 1725 in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Leech And Mary Rivers. William Rivers Leech married Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Jane Jean Leech. William Rivers Leech passed away in 1764 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Rivers Leech was born in 1725 in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Leech And Mary Rivers.
  • William Rivers Leech married Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Jane Jean Leech.
  • William Rivers Leech passed away in 1764 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Leech's Ancestors

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William Leech
1725–1764
Birth Place: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Leech
1685–1762
Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Rivers
1690–1762
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Shadlock Rivers
–1727
Bermuda ?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leech's Descendants

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William (Rivers) Leech (1725–1764) m. Elizabeth Moore (1730–aft 1786)
  1. 1. Jane (Jean) Leech 1752–1814 m. David Martin 1745–1805 m. David (William) Martin 1745–1805
    1. 1. Ellison Martin 1786–1839 m. Jane McBride 1788–1877
    2. 2. William (C) Martin 1771–1836

William Leech's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of William Rivers Leech in Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
1764
1764
Age 39
Death of William Rivers Leech in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Buffalo, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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