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William Harris Leech 1815–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1815

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1882+

Death Location: Massac County, Illinois

Father: James Leach

Mother: Sarah(Sally) Stephenson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Leach, Sarah Leech, Josephine Leach, Sarah Leech, James Leech

In 1815, William Harris Leech entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Henry A Leach And Sarah Sally Jane Stephenson. William Harris Leech had children including James Henry Leach, James Henry Leech, Josephine Leach, Sarah Jane Leech. William Harris Leech passed away in 1882 in Massac County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1815, William Harris Leech entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Henry A Leach And Sarah Sally Jane Stephenson.
  • William Harris Leech had children including James Henry Leach, James Henry Leech, Josephine Leach, Sarah Jane Leech.
  • William Harris Leech passed away in 1882 in Massac County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Leach
1783–1858
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Sarah(Sally) Stephenson
1788–1856
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leach
1850–1936
Birth Location: Massac County, Illinois
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Sarah Leech
1848–1922
Birth Location: Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois
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Josephine Leach
1845–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JL
Sarah Leech
1848–1922
Birth Location: Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois
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James Leech
1850–1936
Birth Location: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA
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William Leech's Ancestors

Self
William Leech
1815–1882
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James Henry A Leach
1783–1858
South Carolina
Sarah(Sally) (Jane) Stephenson
1788–1856
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leech's Descendants

1.
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William (Harris) Leech (abt 1815–1882+)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Leach 1850–1936
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Leach 1888–1972
      1. 1. Glenn (Harvey) Leach 1912–2005
        1. 1. Sandra (Theresa) Leach 1944–2018
    2. 2. Letha (L) Leach 1886–1962
      1. 1. John (Leonard) Cooper 1911–1991
    3. 3. Fowler (Albert) Leach 1881–1965
      1. 1. Dorothy (V) Leach 1920–
        1. 1. Dennis (Lee) Ercek 1941–2006
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Leech 1848–1922
  3. 3. Josephine Leach 1845–
    1. 1. J (Oscar) Jones 1867–1922
      1. 1. Ada (Belle) Jones 1893–1955
        1. 1. James (R) Coulson 1915–
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Leech 1848–1922
    1. 1. Myrtle Carter 1879–
      1. 1. John (F) Carter 1915–1988
  5. 5. James (Henry) Leech 1850–1936
    1. 1. Fowler (Albert) Leach 1881–1965
      1. 1. Dorothy (Vivian) Leach 1919–2015
        1. 1. Dennis (Lee) Ercek 1941–2006

William Leech's Timeline

2 Records

1815
abt 1815
Birth of William Harris Leech in Kentucky
Kentucky
1882
1882+
Age 67
Death of William Harris Leech in Massac County, Illinois
Massac County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882+
    Event Place: Massac County, Illinois
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