John LEITH^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1817 - 1872  (55 years)

• Name	John LEITH  [5, 6, 7]
  Born	1817	Enniskillen, Ireland   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E455ED2557CA496787DF0D15DF879518B7A8
  Died	17 Jan 1872	Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Y
  Person ID	I988	Ernest Benjamin Gillis
  Last Modified	25 May 2014

  
  

  Father	John LEITH,   b. 1779, Devenish, County Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 6 Nov 1862, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Jane HAMILTON,   b. 1784, Ireland ,   d. 17 Jul 1868, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Ireland
  Family ID	F445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah ROBINSON,   b. 31 Oct 1811, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 22 Oct 1904, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1840	Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth LEITH,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1879, Inverness, Megantic County, QB  (Age 38 years)   2. Portious LEITH,   b. 17 Dec 1844, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1915, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years)   3. John Loftus LEITH,   b. 2 Sep 1849, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1910, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada  (Age 60 years)   4. Proturd LEITH,   b. 17 Mar 1842, Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Canada   5. Robert LEITH,   b. 7 Jun 1855, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1906, Hoosick Falls, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 50 years)   6. William LEITH,   b. 19 Mar 1842, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1864, Winchester, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 22 years)   7. James LEITH,   b. 9 Sep 1850, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	25 May 2014
  Family ID	F425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From Paul Vachon's book, Repertory of Births, Marriages and Burials: The Anglo-Protestants of Megantic County marriage date and their marriage witnesses were Mark Scott and John Leith Jr. Census 1861  for District 2, Township of Inverness, Megantic County                1861 1871 John           45   55 Hannah              40   67 Elizabeth           20 William             19 Portious            16 John           14   21 James               12 Robert                6  15 John           83 Jane           78 Eliza J Grey        23        U. Canada Gwen Rawlings has Eliz J. Grey living with them, b. 1839, UC Death date from Civil War records of son William. Affidavit  Proof as To Celibacy and Sonship of Soldiers Shown by credible witnesses, William Patterson and William Gallagher, filed Feb. 25, 1874 Under non-support from husband John R. Mackie, MD filed Feb. 25 1874      1st Testifies that he attended professionally claimants husband from June 1870 to the date of his death, Jan. 17, 1872, during which time he was suffering from a disease of the bowels known as chronis ulceration, and also with chronic enlargement of the liver, which finally ended in cancerous disease of the liver.      The peculiar chronic nature of said diseases which rendered claimants husband an invalid, prevented said husband from working on his farm or otherwise supporting his family for a number of years.      Decedent informed me when I underwook the treatment of his case that he had experienced symptoms which indicated the existence of said diseases during the past twenty years.  I think from professional knowledge of the progress of said deseases that decedednt for a number of years was incapacitated for the performance of farming work and that assistance was requisite to his supporting his family.      That from the history of the case, the chronice nature of the disease, intensely diseased condition of the affected organs, and collateral testimony of friends long acquainted with deceased, "affirms belief in" the complete physical disability of decedent at the date of soldiers death. W.H. Lamly, Justice of the Peace, testifies that Dr,. Mackie is a Durgeon and Physcian in good standing. !st Testify,  Robert Rickaby and John Murray filed June 25, 1873 that claimants husband was unable to work and labor on his farm as it requires, and at date of the soldiers enlistment the father was always unable to work because of ill health, and was so conditioned continuously thereafter. 1st Testify,  Joseph Patterson and George Currie filed June 25 1873 that Claimants husband was unable to do but very little labor for "the last fifteen years and was under the doctors care the most of said time". Mothers Brief states in the year 1864, shows that the S.E. half of Lot No. 22, 10th Range is valued in John Leith's name at $540. John Montgomery, testifies, that the property of claimants husbadn in 1864 was worth about $500. currency. Robert Rickaby and John Murray testify that claimants property is worth about $500 or $600, stock and all. Joseph Patterson and George Currie testify that they had property worth about $850.  Claimant now has no property.  It was spent during the sickness of her husband "John Leith was from an area within Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh not far from Glasslough in Co. Monaghan. John was in the Fermanagh Militia. The Leiths are all buried in the St. Stephens graveyard right next to their property on Range 10 in Inverness QC." - [Georgia Garnsey][PM1] "John Leith was from an area within Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh not far from Glasslough in Co. Monaghan. John was in the Fermanagh Militia. The Leiths are all buried in the St. Stephens graveyard right next to their property on Range 10." - Georgia Garnsey (Note: John is the son of John Leith Sr (b. 1778 IRE ?  d. abt 1940) and Jane Hamilton (b. 1783). His siblings: Ann (m. John Roger Wilton, lived in High Bluff, Manitoba, Canada); Elizabeth (m. David William Falconer Gray and lived in Inverness, Megantic Co., Quebec, Canada); Hamilton (m. Marion Currie, lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); and Charlotte (m. Thomas Wilton, lived in Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Canada). [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] Metcalf: Robinson GEDCOM 2010, compiled by Jim Metcalf. [S134] McKay GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Scott McKay. [S106] Copley: 2008 Leith GEDCOM from Richard Copley, compiled by Richard Copley. [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand. [S127] PM1 = Pam Murray. [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]. [S66] Leith GEDCOM, compiled by R. Copley [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].