Thomas
LEGGETT
Born
December 21, 1821
,
Wexford, Ireland
Died
September 23, 1893
,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of Thomas LEGGETT
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Born: December 21, 1821 in Wexford, Ireland
Parents of Thomas LEGGETT
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Agnes ALEXANDER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes ALEXANDER was born 22 November 1827 in Ireland. Agnes died 22 November 1898 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
Thomas LEGGETT died September 23, 1893 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
Parents:
Thomas Leggett (1773 - 1848)
Charlotte Smith Leggett (1784 - 1856)
Thomas Leggett (1773 - 1848)
Charlotte Smith Leggett (1784 - 1856)
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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 Agnes ALEXANDER
RESEARCH CONTEXT
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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Birth — 1821December 21, 1821
Wexford, Ireland
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)
1864 Birth of ChildSamuel Herbert LEGGETT was born February 8, 1864, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thomas was 42 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Grave
Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal Montreal Region Quebec, Canada Plot: Sec. B - No. 910
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Death — 1893September 23, 1893
Montréal, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 71.
Postcards and Memories of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal Montreal Region Quebec, Canada Plot: Sec. B - No. 910
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