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flag male ancestor  Christopher Wren  LEACH

Born
23 March 1814 ,  Cortland, New York, USA
Died
7 October 1896 ,  Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Christopher Wren  married  Lucette LIVERMORE 4 March 1835 in Willet, Cortland, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Lucette LIVERMORE  was born 28 March 1816 in German, Chenango, New York, USA.  Lucette died 30 June 1870 in Texas Valley, Cortland County, New York, USA.  Lucette was the child of Abel LIVERMORE and Deborah SALISBURY .
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Christopher Wren  married  Lucette LIVERMORE 4 March 1835 in Willet, Cortland, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Lucette LIVERMORE  was born 28 March 1816 in German, Chenango, New York, USA.  Lucette died 30 June 1870 in Texas Valley, Cortland County, New York, USA.  Lucette was the child of Abel LIVERMORE and Deborah SALISBURY.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Christopher Wren LEACH

Christopher Wren LEACH married flag female ancestor Lucette LIVERMORE
Marriage date: 4 March 1835
Marriage place: Willet, Cortland, New York, USA
Lucette LIVERMORE was the child of Abel LIVERMORE and Deborah SALISBURY

Children of Christopher Wren LEACH and Lucette LIVERMORE

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Nancy Jane LEACH
Born: 23 November 1835, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 16 February 1922,

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Lois Rebecca LEACH
Born: 29 December 1841, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 23 January 1880, Virgil, New York, USA

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Jonathan Edwin LEACH
Born: 17 May 1848, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 9 April 1922, Willet, Cortland, New York, USA

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Eliza Ann LEACH
Born: 17 January 1850, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: ,

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William B LEACH
Born: 9 July 1858, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
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BirthBirth — 1814
23 March 1814
Cortland, New York, USA
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Christopher Wren LEACH and Lucette LIVERMORE 4 March 1835, Willet, Cortland, New York, USA

He was 20 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Nancy Jane LEACH was born 23 November 1835, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 21 years old.
1837 Birth of Child
Eunice Pettengill LEACH was born 8 January 1837, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 22 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1839 Birth of Child
Polly Mariah LEACH was born 9 March 1839, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 24 years old.
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1841 Birth of Child
Lois Rebecca LEACH was born 29 December 1841, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 27 years old.
1842 Birth of Child
Abel Palmer LEACH was born 6 October 1842, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 28 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of Child
James Polk LEACH was born 8 April 1844, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 30 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1846 Birth of Child
Adin Howard LEACH was born 16 April 1846, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 32 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Jonathan Edwin LEACH was born 17 May 1848, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 34 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Birth of Child
Eliza Ann LEACH was born 17 January 1850, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 35 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1852 Birth of Child
Samuel Livermore LEACH was born 18 March 1852, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 38 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1854 Birth of Child
Deetta Fish LEACH was born 10 August 1854, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 40 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Thomas Nathaniel LEACH was born 5 October 1855, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 41 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
William B LEACH was born 9 July 1858, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 44 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lucette LIVERMORE died 30 June 1870, Texas Valley, Cortland County, New York, USA
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Death of Child
Lois Rebecca LEACH died 23 January 1880, Virgil, New York, USA

Christopher Wren was 65 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1896
7 October 1896
Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
He died at the age of 82.
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