Addison Leach (1824 - 1903)

Born 29 Nov 1824 in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Priscilla (Caswell) Leach — married 10 Dec 1851 (to 17 May 1903) in Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 17 May 1903 at age 78 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Birth and Parents

Addison Leach was born in Massachusetts.

Addison, the son of Artimas Leach (1788-1866) and Eunice Weeks (1787-1866) was born on 29 November 1824 at Wendell, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Addison, occupation carpenter, married Priscilla Caswell the daughter of Townsend and Cynthia (Whitaker) Caswell on 10 December 1851 at Wendell, Massachusetts.^[2] They had four children:

1. Henri Herbert Leach (b. 15 Nov 1852; d. 19 Nov 1917, Worcester, MA)^[3][4]m. 2 Dec 1882 at N. Brookfield, MA, Mary Peers^[5]
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Juliette Leach (b. 2 Oct 1855)^[6]
3. Frank Edgar Leach (b. 1858 d. 1858)
4. Frederick Leach (b. 3 Jul 1859; d. 27 Jul 1859, N. Brookfield, MA)^[7][8]

Death and Burial

Addison Leach died on 17 May 1903 in his 79th year at North Brookfield, Massachusetts.^[9] He is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery at North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-YZP : 15 January 2020), Addison Leach, 1824.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4C7-6ZB : 27 October 2020), Pricilla Caswell in entry for Addison Leach, 1851.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXCW-BMR : 27 October 2020), Pricilla in entry for Leach, 1852.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23T9-5D8 : 1 September 2021), Priscilla Caswell in entry for Henri H Leach, 1917.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49Q-MY4 : 10 March 2021), Priscilla C. in entry for Henrie H. Leach and Mary Peers, 2 Dec 1882; citing North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,996.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDT-GSX : 16 March 2022), Priscilla in entry for Lizzie Janette Leach, 1855.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4N-GHS : 27 October 2020), Priscilla in entry for Freddie Leach, 1859.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW4K-8HY : 2 March 2021), Priscella Leach in entry for Freddie Leach, 27 Jul 1859; citing North Brookfield, Massachusetts, v 131 p 137, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,175.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHND-9X5 : 10 November 2020), Addison Leach, 17 May 1903; citing Death, North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004281883.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100666959/addison-leach : accessed 22 April 2022), memorial page for Addison Leach (29 Nov 1824–17 May 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100666959, citing Walnut Grove Cemetery, North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by JC Smith (contributor 47195475).

See Also

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD95-VRW : 22 December 2020), Adison Leach in household of Artemas Leach, Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH2-HGT : 18 February 2021), Addison Leach, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ6-939 : 29 May 2021), Addison Leach, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHF7-SGZ : 14 January 2022), Addison Lench, North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BW-H2L : 22 January 2022), Addison Leach, 1900.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 22 April 2022.