Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Hon. Morris Leech




Husband Hon. Morris Leech 1

           Born: Aft 1802
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1884 1
         Buried: 


         Father: John Leech (1767-1864) 2 3
         Mother: Jane Morrison (1769-1841) 3 4


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Wife

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Children
1 F Elvira Leech 6

            AKA: Alvira L. Leach 5
           Born: 1828 - Mercer Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1908 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John J. Kelley (1824-1907) 6 7
           Marr: 1847 5


2 F Bertha Leech 6

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Rev. John Morton (      -      ) 6



General Notes: Husband - Hon. Morris Leech


He lived near Clarks-ville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where he was the owner of a general store and a large farm. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church; he died at the age of seventy-five years.

He was a prominent citizen of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, who represented his district in the State Legislature for two terms.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1139.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 808, 1138.

3 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 227.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1138.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 216.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 714.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 215.


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