Person:Joseph Leland (1)

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Joseph Leland
b.24 Oct 1786 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.5 Aug 1870 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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  • F.  David Leland (add)
  • M.  Mary Rawson (add)
m. 21 Jan 1779
  1. Joseph Leland1786 - 1870
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m. 14 Sep 1818
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m. 29 Jun 1831
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Joseph Leland
Gender Male
Birth[2] 24 Oct 1786 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 14 Sep 1818 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Lucretia W Wheeler
Marriage 29 Jun 1831 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Charlotte Merriam
Death[3] 5 Aug 1870 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton. History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: from its early settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the present time, 1879 : including the genealogies of seventy-nine of the older families. (Worcester Mass.: Press of C. Hamilton, 1879)
    p. 521, 527.

    Joseph Leland, s/o David W. Leland and Polly Rawson, b. 24 Oct 1786, m. (1) L. W. Wheeler, m. (2) [after first wife died 1828] Charlotte Merriam.
    "He early left his home in Grafton for Charleston, S. C., in which city he res. for forty years, and was at the head of the well-known mercantile house of Leland Bros. & Co., the largest at the time in the State. He was very successful and was characterized by boldness of conception and energy in execution."

  2. ↑ Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1906)
    p. 84.

    LELAND, Joseph, s. David W. and Mary, [born] Oct. 24, 1786.

  3. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
    [1].

    Deaths Registered in the Town of Grafton for the Year eighteen hundred and Seventy
    no.: 35
    Date of Death: Aug 5 [1870]
    Name: Joseph Leland
    Sex: M
    Condition: M
    Age: 83 y. 9 m. 11 d. [birth calculates to about 25 Oct 1786]
    Cause: Consumption
    Place of Death: Grafton
    Occupation: Merchant
    Place of Birth: Grafton
    Parents: David W. & Mary R. Leland
    Birthplaces: Grafton / War??? [Warwick according to Source:Crane, Ellery B. Rawson Family, the mother's maiden name being Rawson]

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