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Gen.1

ROBERT LEMING

born abt.1723 YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND

Gen.2

ROBERT LEMING Jr.

b.1757 - 1839 married ANN (UNKNOWN)

Robert Jr. was age 17 in 1774 which suggests his dob of c1757. His Will. {Westmorland Co. Probates} dated 2 Mar.1839 and probated 7 Apr. 1840 gives approximate date and death, names his wife records his children. John is mentioned first although he was probably the youngest son who remained home to look after his aging parents and as a result was to recieve the homestead. The remaining sons are listed in sequence of eldest to youngest. That would make James the eldest. He was the first to marry {1807} which would support that. The sequence of sons would appear to be as James, Robert III,Thomas, William and John. The six daughters merged with their siblings would {excepting John who was b.c1803} make a total of 10 children as per the numerical census of 1802 for Hillsborough Parish.

Gen.3

THOMAS LEEMAN

b.1787 - 1851 married Jun.10 1819 RUTH RICKER b.1801 - 1880

Thomas listed as the 3rd son in the Will before William of 1794 and before Ann of 1789. He was granted land at Nixon Settlement in 1814 but as he had died by 1851 and his wife was in Elgin Parish by that return. Ruth at age 50 is a widow and resident with Rueben Stiles in Elgin '51. She was not found in subsequent returns but death is recorded (NB Vital Stats Vol 54) as 6 Jul 1880 in her 81st year at Gowland Mountain.

Gen.4

JACOB LEEMAN

b.1824 married CHARLOTTE b.1824

Jacob, Census 1851 Elgin Parish, albert Co., age 27, farmer, married to CHARLOTTE. At age 65 is a farm labourer with Oliver Steeves

Gen.5

MERRITT LEEMAN

b.May 7/1846 - d. March 1906 married Oct.21/1870 RUTH GARLAND b.Dec.3/1852 - >1901

Merritt was killed in a sawmill accident working for John C. Geldart in Parkindale. Ruth was called upon as a witness to a murder trial in 1906 of Thomas Collins. whom she had given a meal to a hunger stranger. Accounts of Merritts death and Ruth's court experience are written in the book The Rectory Murders. Collins was eventually hung.

Gen.6

GEORGE LEEMAN

b.AUG.10th, 1886 - d.FEB.28, 1960 married 1918 HELEN HIBBERT

George, age derived from census 1901 for Elgin albert Co.Went to Saint John to Look for work where he met Helen. George worked for the Pender Nail Factory in Saint John NB.

Gen.7

ROBERT W. LEAMAN

b.APR.25, 1936 married BEVERLEY M. HUGHES b.SEPT.24, 1938

Robert (Bob) lives in Cobourg Ont. with his wife Marie. Robert came to Ontario in the fall of 1952 with his older brother Lawrence.

Gen.8) Daniel R. Leaman b.Dec. 14, 1957 married Dec. 18, 1976 Ann McLean b.Nov. 8, 1956(Divorced)
        Gen.9) Robert J. Leaman b.Oct. 20, 1979
        Gen.9) Aaron D. Leaman b.May 25, 1981
Gen.8) Donald W. Leaman b.DEC. 1,1958 married Pamela Losier b.1959
        Gen.9) Lori Leaman b.1978
        Gen.9) Garett Leaman b.1980
Gen.8) Diann M. Leaman b.MAR. 7,1965 married Roy Thomson b.1956 (divorced). Diann is raising her 3 children on her own.
        Gen.9) Justin Thomson b.1983
        Gen.9) Shannon Thomson b.1986
        Gen.9) Katey Wells b.1991