Leman Streeter

Brief Life History of Leman

When Leman Streeter was born in 1833, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Amos Streeter, was 23 and his mother, Rosamond Ballard, was 23. He married Eliza Jane Fowler about 1860, in Edwards, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Cherry Creek Township, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and West Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died after 1910, in Valley, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leman Streeter
1833–1910
Eliza Jane Fowler
1843–
Marriage: about 1860
Rosa Eliza Streeter
1862–1927
Lorenzo Amos Streeter
1862–1928
James Streeter
1864–1870

Sources (12)

  • Leemin Streeter in household of Henry Streeter, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Leemon Streeter in entry for Lorenzo A Streeter, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Lyman Streeter, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English stret(e) ‘street, Roman road’ (Old English strǣt) + -er, used for someone who lived in the main street of a village or town, by a Roman road, or who came from a place so named, in particular Streat (Sussex). Compare Street .

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

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Streeter Family History As told by Leemon Streeter Sr.

Streeter Family History As told by Leemon Streeter Sr. Great-Grandfather Leemon Streeter (nicknamed Leem) came down from Canada into Michigan in the St. Lawrence River area. It was in this area he ma …

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