When Henry A. Leeman was born in 1835, in New Brunswick, British North America, his father, Robert Leaman, was 53 and his mother, Rachael Wilson, was 45. He married Rebecca Garland on 25 November 1864, in Albert Mines, Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851 and Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871. He died in 1891, at the age of 56.
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The Aroostook War took place from 1838-1839. It was a conflict between the state of Maine and New Brunswick over the northern boarder. The battle was bloodless.
In 1851, New Brunswick became known for being home to the world's fastest clipper ship, the Marco Polo. It was a three masted clipper ship. It's maiden voyage was to Liverpool and only took 15 days. It sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 76 days.
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
Dutch: status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, leenman. Compare German Lehmann 1 and Flemish Leman .
English: variant of Leaman .
Americanized form of German Lehmann . Compare Leaman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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