Catherine Leasure

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Leasure was born on 22 February 1821, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John B. Leasure, was 28 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Brinker, was 29. She married Ludewig “Lewis” Friedrich Reiter on 27 February 1842, in Unity, Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Van Buren Township, Lee, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Washington Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 28 January 1903, in Clark, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Athens, Clark, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ludewig “Lewis” Friedrich Reiter
1812–1888
Catherine Leasure
1821–1903
Marriage: 27 February 1842
Sarah Margaret Reiter
1843–1909
Susannah Reiter
1847–1937
Amelia Beaman Reiter
1849–1933
William Lewis Reiter
1852–1927
Hannah Catherine Reiter
1854–1932
Edward Duff Reiter
1857–1918
Mary Elizabeth Reiter
1859–1933

Sources (16)

  • Catherine Reiter, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Catherine Leasure, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Sarah Leisure, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1834

Historical Boundaries: 1834: Missouri, United States 1836: Clark, Missouri, United States

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Wapello, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Wapello, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Lesueur .

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

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