Calvin Leach was born at Livermore, Maine, in 1852, the son of Hartson Leach and Nancy (Robbins) Leach.[1][2] He is named as Calvin R. Leach in the will of his father, made on 4 Jan 1889.[3] His age at his death from his death record computes to a birth date on or about 9 Jan 1852.[4]
Marriage
Calvin Robbins Leach married Abbie Ruth Goding] on 18 Oct 1874, probably at Livermore, Maine.[5]
Biographical Details
According to the 1906 Goding genealogy, Calvin Leach was "one of the prominent men of [Livermore, Maine], has been one of the selectmen, and is a successful farmer."[5] His FindAGrave memorial has a portrait, presumably of him.[6]
Death
Calvin R. Leach died from pernicious anemia at Livermore, Maine, on 13 Apr 1919, with his age at his death reported as 67 years, 3 months, 4 days.[4] His gravestone at the Waters Hill Cemetery in Livermore is inscribed with the dates 1852-1919.[6]
Sources
↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 162
↑ Will of Hartson B. Leach, in Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999, Androscoggin > Probate Records, Case no. 3179-3239, 1892 > images 727-729; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 (subscription required). Original data:Maine County, District and Probate Courts.
↑ 4.04.1Death record of Calvin R. Leach, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records, 1908-1922 > Larracey - Leavitt > image 3376 of 3695; multiple sources, Maine.
↑ 5.05.1 F. W. Goding, Genealogy of the Goding family (Richmond, Ind., 1906), page 76 and page 78
↑ 6.06.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #43857348 for Abbie R. (Goding) Leach, with photo of gravestone of Calvin R. Leach and "Abbie R. Goding, wife of Calvin R. Leach"
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