Elizabeth Leech
16 November 1757–
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Leech was born on 16 November 1757, in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Leitch, was 18 and her mother, Margaret Noble, was 22.
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Family Time Line
William Leitch
1739–
Margaret Noble
1735–
Margaret Leech
1753–
James Leech
1755–
Elizabeth Leech
1757–
Isabel Leech
1760–
Parents and Siblings
1739–Male
1735–Female
Siblings
(4)
1753–Female
1755–Male
1757–Female
1760–Female
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 45
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 45
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
Age 58
1815
Age 58
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 63
1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 63
The Scottish Insurrection was a week of strikes and unrest with demands for reform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The economic downturn after the Napoleonic war ended, brought increasing unrest with the Artisan workers in Scotland, seeking action to reform the government. But the insurrection was largely forgotten about, as attention was focused on the better publicized Radical events in England.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Leach .Irish (Galway):English name adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó MaolMhaodhóg (see Logue ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Leach
Sources (2)
- Elizabeth Leech, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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