William LEGGETT
Born: 05/07/1811, Wexford, Ireland
Died: 29 October 1885, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died: 29 October 1885, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Thomas
LEGGETT
Born
abt. 1773
,
Wexford, Ireland
Died
12/06/1848
,
L'Acadie, Canada East
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Born: abt. 1773 in Wexford, Ireland
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Thomas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1823.
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Thomas married Charlotte SMITH . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charlotte SMITH was born abt. 1784 in England. Charlotte died 11/12/1856 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
Thomas LEGGETT died 12/06/1848 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
Tithe Applotment Book of 1823 states residence as "Glonaglough, Kiltennell Parish, County Wexford, Ireland
Church burial records state from Kilbride (Parish), County Wexford, Ireland
Church burial records state from Kilbride (Parish), County Wexford, Ireland
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas LEGGETT
Children of Thomas LEGGETT and Charlotte SMITH
Robert LEGGETT
Born: 13 April 1812, Wexford, Ireland
Died: 17 November 1897, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA
Died: 17 November 1897, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA
Thomas LEGGETT
Born: December 21, 1821, Wexford, Ireland
Died: September 23, 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: September 23, 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Married: Agnes ALEXANDER
John James LEGGETT
Born: October 1826, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1910, Rouses Point, New York, USA
Died: 21 March 1910, Rouses Point, New York, USA
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1811 Birth of ChildWilliam LEGGETT was born 05/07/1811, Wexford, Ireland
1812 Birth of ChildRobert LEGGETT was born 13 April 1812, Wexford, Ireland
1821 Birth of ChildThomas LEGGETT was born December 21, 1821, Wexford, Ireland
1825 Birth of ChildJohn James LEGGETT was born October 1826, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 184812/06/1848
L'Acadie, Canada East
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Grace Anglican Church Cemetery L'Acadie Monteregie Region Quebec, Canada
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