Display Patriot - P-234256 - John LEACH Sr

John LEACH Sr

SAR Patriot #: P-234256

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State of Service: MA      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Spy
DAR #: A067669

Birth: 1724 London / / England
Death: 10 Jun 1799 Boston / / MA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Patriot, was imprisoned in Boston Goal in 1775 - was arrested June 29, 1775 on charge of being a spy and giving intelligence to the Rebels and for his well know sympathy for the cause of the patriots
  2. Also suffered losses from the depredations of the British
  3. Prisoner of War

Additional References:
  1. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  2. A Journal Kept by John Leach during his confinement by the British in Boston Goal in 1775 (29 Jun 1775 imprisonment date)
  3. MA Soldiers & Sailors of the Rev War
  4. Genealogical and estates of Charlestown and Leach Geneology - Vol 166, pg 365, Vol 171, pg 48, Vol 40, pg 61
  5. Antiquarian Register Vol 19, pg 255 State Archives, State House Boston
  6. Gatherings Toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family, pg 43

Spouse: Sarah Coffin
Children: John Jr; Sarah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1891-03-21 MA Unassigned Edward Jacob Foster (935) Sarah   
1941-04-30 IL Unassigned Murray Warren Pattinson Jr (60278) John   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
Location:
MA
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No entry found in Find-a-Grave in Feb 2021



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