Mr.
Thomas
Leander
(Lee)
Legge
Born in Scots Bay, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Legge
and Anne A. (Corkum) Legge
Brother of
John Harding Legge, Mary Elshea (Legge) Millet, Dora Delilah (Legge) Corbin, Ella A. (Legge) Maxwell, Floyd Lemert Legge, Emma Celestia Legge, Effie Laurentine (Legge) Whitten, Bertha Everette (Legge) Lyons, Pearl Blanche (Legge) Lyons, Benjamin Wyman Legge and Cora Elvira (Legge) Lyons
Husband of
Ada (McDonald) Legge
— married
1 Nov 1911 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
[private child (unknown - unknown)], Keith Legge, [private child (1910s - unknown)], Donald Legge, Dorothy Evangeline Legge and Keith MacDonald Legge
Died about
at about age 95
in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2008
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Biography
Lee was born January 28, 1879, in Canning, Nova Scotia, and lived his whole life in Nova Scotia, unlike some of his siblings.
According to the 1901 Canadian census, he was living at home with his parents, was a Baptist, and was working as a farm laborer for 200 Canadian dollars (per year?). This source seems to list his name as "Lsander T." (Lysander?)
He married Ada McDonald. [1] They had 2 sons and 3 daughters.
Lee owned and operated a hardware store in Truro, Nova Scotia. The webpage for the store is www.walkers.ns.ca
Birth, death and marriage dates verified in Lyons family bible of Roy E. Lyons, Jr.
Sources
- ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDD4-P87 : 21 January 2016), Thomas Leander Legge and Ada Mcdonald, 01 Nov 1911; citing Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11387, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,984,108.
Memories: 2
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I was told by family in Nova Scotia, that Uncle Lee Legge worked at his Truro store, Walker's, well into his 90's. As I recall, he decided that it would be better if he stopped driving his car, around the age of 93.
Marsha Auger, Leesburg,FL, Lee Legge's great niece
posted 19 Sep 2009 by Marsha (Ciaramello) Auger
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lee:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lee:
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~12.50%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare]
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~12.50%
Glenn Legge :
23andMe
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~12.50%
~25.00%
D (X) LX :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member twogorb
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~6.25%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9, Genomelink CBBIDwBmvAGS
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
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Living DNA
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Amy (Sousa) Dickens :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marshed214
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~1.56%
Wilfred Hatch :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Betsy (Leggee) Byrne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A367815 [compare], Ancestry member Betsybyrnemecom
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~1.56%
Heidi (Collins) Krannig :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Wanda Millett :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Denise Rhynold :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XS9247618 [compare], yourDNAportal DEN90c9f5b2, Ancestry member denise_rhynold
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Truro - Thomas Leander (Lee) Legge died at his home, 21 Centre Street, Thursday morning. Born at Scott's Bay Road in 1879, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Anne Legge. He was a resident of Truro for over 60 years, and since 1931 had been president of A.J. Walker and Son, Limited. Mr. Legge served several years on Truro Town Council and was deputy major during the term of the late mayor A.F. Keirstead. He was for a number of years chairman of Victoria Park Commission and of Robie Street Cemetery Corporation; served on the Colchester hospital board, and was one of the organizers of the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition in Truro. Mr. Legge was a member of the First Baptist church, and during his term as chairman of trustees, the present church building was erected. He was a member of Phoenix Lodge, I.O.O.F. He was predeceased by his wife, Ada, in 1952, a son, Donald, in 1936, and by three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his son, Keith, associated with him in business in Truro; three daughters, Dorothy at home; Edith (Mrs. Charles Brown), Brantford, Ont.; Velma (Mrs. James Fletcher), Asbestos, Que; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three sisters, Pearl (Mrs. Roy Lyons), Scot's Bay Road; Cora (Mrs. Ralph Lyons), Dedham, Mass.; and Bertha (Mrs. Noble Lyons), Glenholme. The body is at the Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, with visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist Church, Truro, at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Rev. Gordon Delaney officiating. Burial will be in the family plot, Robie Street cemetery. Floral tributes are gratefully declined by the family. Persons wishing to perpetuate his memory may do so by contributions to First Baptist Church Abiding Memorial Fund, or to Murray River Camp, c/o John Esau, R.R. No. 1, Debert.