Janet Leishman

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Leishman was born on 10 September 1816, in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Leishman, was 31 and her mother, Janet Donaldson, was 27. She married David Kay Moffat on 1 July 1842, in Penston, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 19 January 1891, in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Kay Moffat
1811–1885
Janet Leishman
1816–1891
Marriage: 1 July 1842
Janet Moffat
1843–1911
Catherine Moffat
1844–1852
Joseph Smith Moffat
1846–1926
William Donaldson Moffat
1848–1890
Christina Mary Moffat
1850–1880
Alexander Douglas Moffat
1852–1926
Marion Moffat
1854–1949
Millen Atwood Moffat
1856–1918
Mary Jane Holliday Moffat
1859–1940

Sources (33)

  • Jeanette Moffitt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Janet Leishman, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Janet Leishman Moffat, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Stirlingshire): occupational name for a maker of leashes, from Middle English and Older Scots lese, leise, lech(e), lesh(e) ‘a leash for holding a coursing hound or watchdog’, also ‘a thong for securing a hawk’, + man. The name would be synonymous with Lesmaker, Leshmaker, attested in early 15th-century Durham.

Perhaps also a Scottish variant of Leachman .

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

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DIARY OF MY GRANDFATHER By Caroline B Moffat Kearl

DIARY OF MY GRANDFATHER By Caroline B Moffat Kearl . Recopied By - Janet Leishman Moffat Thornock …

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