John Leard and Mary Ann "Polly" Elder

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Husband John Leard ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: John Laird 4
           Born: 16 May 1796 - Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1858 - Blacklick Twp, Indiana Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, Lewisville, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Zachariah Leard (      -Abt 1820) 3 6
         Mother: Judith Elliott (      -Abt 1826) 6

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       Marriage:  - Elders Ridge, Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA

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   Other Spouse: Jane Smith (      -      ) 5

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Wife Mary Ann "Polly" Elder ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 1800 4
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Blacklick Twp, Indiana Co, PA
         Buried:  - Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, Lewisville, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Robert Elder (1767-1813) 1 7 8
         Mother: Mary Smith (      -1857) 1 7 9

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Children

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1 M Zachariah Leard ^{3 5}

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            AKA: Zachariah Laird 4 10
           Born: 3 Jan 1823 - Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jan 1900 - Blacklick Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, Lewisville, Indiana Co, PA

         Spouse: Jane Kelly (      -1863) 3 5 10
           Marr: 8 Apr 1850 or 1852 5 11

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2 F Maria Ann Leard ⁵

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            AKA: Maria Laird 4
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         Spouse: Robert Elder (      -      ) 5

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3 F Judith Leard ⁵

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            AKA: Judith Laird 4
           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

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4 F Margaret Leard ⁵

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            AKA: Margaret Laird 4
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         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Morrow (      -      ) 5

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5 M Robert Elder Leard ⁵

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            AKA: Robert Elder Laird 4
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         Spouse: Nancy Jane Sterling (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Leard

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He was born in Young township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and there grew to manhood. He continued to reside on the family homestead until three years after his father's death, when he moved to Eldersridge, in the same township, to farm the Robert Elder place for his wife's mother, Mrs. Robert Elder. He was on that farm until 1828, when he moved to Blacklick township and bought a tract of 226 acres opposite the village of Livermore. There was a log house on the property, and he and his family occupied it until 1836, when he built a substantial brick dwelling which still stood on the place into the twentieth century. The bricks used in its construction were made on the farm. Other improvements were made on the tract from time to time, and as the land became cleared and available for cultivation Mr. Leard engaged extensively in farming and stock raising, prospering throughout life.
He was a faithful member of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, and served as one of the trustees. In politics he was a Whig. He took a great interest in the local militia, in which he held the rank of major.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 503.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 823, 961.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 566.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 200.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 823.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 822.

7 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 192.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 960.

9 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 961.

10 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 413, 522.

11 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 522.