Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Leland was born in 1819, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Prescott Leland Jr, was 33 and his mother, Ruth Woodbury, was 29. He had at least 2 daughters with Mary Flowers. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 16 May 1902, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Joseph Leland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Leland, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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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.
1822 · The Cuyahoga River Bridge
Both sides of Cleveland, being split by the Cuyahoga River, came together and jointly built a float bridge to help residents pass from one side of the river to the other without having to use a boat.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Perhaps a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McClellan or McLelland , but geographical distribution in England suggests it may have an unexplained English origin.
Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, especially in Agder, a compound of le ‘barway, gate’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Liland: compound of li ‘hillside, mountainside’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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