Leander Ogden

Brief Life History of Leander

When Leander Ogden was born in 1818, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Richard Ogden, was 63 and his mother, Lucy Vibbert, was 40. He married Seville Von Black on 31 December 1844, in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1851. He died on 10 July 1881, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Flint City Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leander Ogden
1818–1881
Seville Von Black
1826–
Marriage: 31 December 1844
Emma Ogden
1839–
Barbara J. Ogden
1844–
Henry Ogden
1846–
Catharine Ogden
1850–
Richard Ogden
1850–1936
Chester Ogden
1855–
Ann Elizabeth Ogden
1858–1877
Leander J Ogden
1860–

Sources (18)

  • Leander Ogden, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Unknown, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Leander Ogden, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from two hamlets named Ogden in Rochdale and Oldham parishes (Lancashire). The placename derives from Old English āc + denu ‘oak valley’.

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

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