Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . an . Among their children were: Richard, married Eliza Bates (published) October 20, 1711;Ann (twin), born October 5. 1692; Rebecca (twin),born October .s. 1692. Francis, of whom later. (HI) Francis Leathe, believed to be son ofRichard Leathe (2), was born probably at Salemabout 1690. He married Sarah , and they set-tled in th- adjacent town of Woburn, where theirdescendants have been numerous. He died at Wo-burn. December 29, 17,^8. The
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . an . Among their children were: Richard, married Eliza Bates (published) October 20, 1711;Ann (twin), born October 5. 1692; Rebecca (twin),born October .s. 1692. Francis, of whom later. (HI) Francis Leathe, believed to be son ofRichard Leathe (2), was born probably at Salemabout 1690. He married Sarah , and they set-tled in th- adjacent town of Woburn, where theirdescendants have been numerous. He died at Wo-burn. December 29, 17,^8. The children of Francisand Sarah Leathe. all born in Woburn. were:Robert, born July 19, 1717, removed from Woburnto Grafton, where he left many descendants; Eben-ezer. born June 3, 1719. settled in Woburn : Elijah, born 1722. married Mary . who died .\pril 21, 1807, aged eighty-two years; he died September .^o,1809, aged eighty-seven years: Mary, born Sep-teml)er 24. 1724; Francis, died January 12, 1733;Francis, of whom later. (IV) Francis Leathe. son of Francis Leathe(3), was born in Woburn or vicinity about settled in Woburn and married Esther .. /Ha/^oMz WORCESTER COUNTY 187 The following children were born there: Benja-min, of whom later; Eleanor, born September 8,1756: Esther, born July 16, 1758. (V) Benjamin Leathe. son of Francis Lcathe(4), was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, Novem-ber 14, 1753. He was a cordwainer or shoemakerby trade. He settled at Royalston, after residingfor a time at Reading. He was of Reading whenhe bought his farm. November 7, 1783. of ThomasBrown, of Reading, for one hundred and liftypounds (lot No. 84, consisting of ninety-two andone-half acres). He deeded this same farm to hisson Benjamin, Jr. just before his death, January6, 1827. He died in November or December, 1830,at Royalston. He was a soldier in the revolution,serving in the company of Captain Samuel Sprague,of Chelsea, at the Lexington alarm. He married Hannah . His children living i
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