Jane Dooley

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Dooley was born on 10 June 1793, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, her father, Moses Dooley, was 45 and her mother, Mary Boyd, was 41. She married Richard Largent Leeson on 21 April 1814, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Harrison Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 January 1864, in Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Jacksonburg Cemetery, Jacksonburg, Harrison Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Largent Leeson
1786–1864
Jane Dooley
1793–1864
Marriage: 21 April 1814
Mary B Leeson
1815–1888
James Leeson
1816–1891
Moses Dooley Leeson
1818–1884
Carey Allen Leeson
1820–1882
Sarah Leeson
1821–1891
Richard Largent Leeson II
1826–1906
Martisse Elizabeth Leeson
1829–1901
Silas Oliver Leeson
1831–1914
John Henwood Leeson
1835–1897
Nancy M Gleeson
1836–1889
Martha Leeson
1838–1910

Sources (8)

  • Jane Leeson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jane Dooley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Jane Dooley Leeson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons

In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhlaoich ‘descendant of Dubhlaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ) + laoch ‘warrior, hero’.

English: possibly a variant of Duley , Dolley , and Olley .

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

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Jane & Richard Leeson posting on Find A Grave

Jane Dooley, tenth child of Moses and Mary (Boyd) Dooley, was born June 10, 1793, was married to Richard Largent Leeson I on April 21, 1814 in Preble County Ohio, and to them were born eleven children …

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