Leah Fryer
(1831-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. James S. Gresh

Leah Fryer 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 22 Feb 1831, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 2 5
  • Marriage (1): James S. Gresh
  • Died: 18 May 1916, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA at age 85 2 5
  • Buried: 23 May 1916, Pottstown: Pottstown Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 5

   FamilySearch ID: LX3H-6HW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Pottsgrove Twp., Montgomery, PA. 1 The 1860 census recorded James Gresh, master carpenter, 34, living with wife Leah, 29; Sarah A., 7; Alfred, 5; and Anna R., 1 month old when the census was recorded on 1 June 1860. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Pottstown.

2. Cause of Death: broncho pneumonia, 18 May 1916, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. 2

3. Residence: 236 Charlotte St., Pottstown, Pa. on 18 May 1916 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. 2

4. Newspaper: Reading Times: "The will of Leah Gresh, of Pottstown, divides her estate equally between the daughters, Anna R. Beecher and Sallie A. Stichter, both of Pottstown. Myers C. Beecher and I. C. Stichter, sons-in-law, are executors.", 17 Jun 1916, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 6


Leah married James S. Gresh. (James S. Gresh was born on 27 Apr 1826 in , Berks, PA,1 7 8 died on 3 Sep 1911 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 7 8 and was buried on 7 Sep 1911 in Pottstown: Pottstown Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 7 8.)

Sources

1 1860 United States Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1145; Page: 501; Image: 508; Family History Library Film: 805145.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 54663. Leah Gresh. Father Jacob Fryer. Mother Cathrine Bowman.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 5305. Annie R. Beecher. Father James Gresh. Mother Leah Fryer. Spouse Myers C. Beecher.

4 Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), 20 Jan 1945, page 3. Obituary of Mrs. Annie R. (Gresh) Beecher.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123655403.

6 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 17 Jun 1916, page 6. News Notes of Busy Pottstown.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123655395.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 87506. James S. Gresh. Father Chas Gresh. Mother Rebecca Sturuck.


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