George Leasure

Brief Life History of George

When George Leasure was born in 1824, in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Leasure, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Heck, was 28. He married Priscilla Sophia Fry on 8 September 1846, in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 2 July 1880, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in St. Clair Cemetery, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Leasure
1824–1880
Priscilla Sophia Fry
1826–1905
Marriage: 8 September 1846
Frances Marion Leasure
1847–
John Thorley Leasure
1855–1914
Eugene Leasure
1857–
Francis Marian Leasure
1849–
William Jefferson Leasure
1850–1912
Margaret Christine Leasure
1851–1947
Charles George Leasure
1857–1914
Hiram Tawsley Leasure
1859–1918
Allen Bales Leasure
1862–
James Wilson Leasure
1864–1932
Jacob Fry Leasure
1867–1910
Etta Kate Leasure
1871–1943

Sources (10)

  • Geo Leisure, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Leasure, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • George Leasure, "Find A Grave Index"

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1825 · The Crimes Act

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1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

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1846

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Lesueur .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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