Jesse Smith Leigh

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Jesse Smith Leigh

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Argyle, Washington, New York
Death: 1850 (64-65)
Place of Burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Argyle, Washington County, New York
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Leigh and Hannah Leigh
Husband of Mary Joanna Mc Fadden
Brother of Jonathan Leigh; William Leigh; Hezekiah Leigh; Samuel Leigh; Josephus Leigh and 7 others
Half brother of Ann Wicker; Amos Leigh; Stephen Leigh; John Leigh; Rachel / Sycha / Rachel Sycha Leigh and 2 others

Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
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About Jesse Smith Leigh

Jesse Leigh, 1785-1850 son of joseph and Hannah leigh, married mary mcfadden of Troy, and they had seven children.

He was an important man in argyle as this list of his accomplishments reaveals; paymaster of 118th regiment during the War of 1812; Argyle collector 1715-16; trustee, Argyle social library 18823,; county clerk 1826-1834; town supervisor 1837-8; NY assemblyman 1839; Village president 1840-1; trustee argyle academy 1841; and Argyle justice 1850.

Jesse was a farmer and late in life moved to virginia.

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Jesse Smith Leigh's Timeline

1785
1785
Argyle, Washington, New York
1850
1850
Age 65
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Prospect Hill Cemetery, Argyle, Washington County, New York