Lesher of Rye and Colorado

Lesher of Rye and Colorado
Focus: Arthur L. Lesher, of Rye, New York
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Dorothea McKean
b. 1736
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Dorothea McKean was born in 1736. She was the daughter of William McKean and Letitia Finney.

Elisabeth Dundas McKean
b. 3 March 1815
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Elisabeth Dundas McKean was born on 3 March 1815. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean Jr. and Sarah Clementina Pratt.

Elizabeth McKean
b. 18 August 1767
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Elizabeth McKean was born on 18 August 1767. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden.

George McKean
b. 20 July 1872, d. 20 January 1875
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George McKean was born on 20 July 1872. He was the son of Thomas McKean and Elizabeth Warton. George McKean died on 20 January 1875 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 2.

Henry Pratt McKean¹
b. 3 May 1810
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Henry Pratt McKean was born on 3 May 1810 at Philadelphia, PA; Spent youth in Phila and ws for a time of the class of 1826 at Univ of PA, dropped, entered the county house of his grandfather, Henry Prtt, one of the best known and most successful Philadelphia merchants. Later, he hundertook his own account important c commercial operations with South America and Mexico, and extended these until they embraced active correspodence and trade witht eh Est and West Indies, China. His Maternal grndfather died in Philadelphia in 1838 leaving, in common with the other heirs, a portion of an ample fortune.

Purchased an estate toward Germantown, named it Fernhill, removed the house of Mr. Clapier and built in its place a fine stone residence, the square tower surmounting which is a land-mark on all approaches from the direction of the city. He was the son of Thomas McKean Jr.. Henry Pratt McKean married Phebe Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Stephen Warren and Martha Cornell Babbett, on 8 July 1841 at Troy, NY.

Child of Henry Pratt McKean: Thomas McKean+ b. 28 Nov 1842, d. ?¹

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[S1] Roberdeau Buchanan, McKean Genealogy.

Henry Pratt McKean
b. 12 January 1866
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Henry Pratt McKean was born on 12 January 1866. He was the son of Thomas McKean and Elizabeth Warton.

Joseh Borden McKean
b. 28 July 1764
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Joseh Borden McKean was born on 28 July 1764. He was the son of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden.

Letitia McKean
b. 6 January 1767
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Letitia McKean was born on 6 January 1767. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden.

Maria Louisa McKean
b. 28 September 1785
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Maria Louisa McKean was born on 28 September 1785. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Sarah Armitage.

Maria Wharton McKean
b. 18 April 1870
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Maria Wharton McKean was born on 18 April 1870. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Elizabeth Warton.

Mary McKean
b. 18 February 1771
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Mary McKean was born on 18 February 1771. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden.

Phebe McKean
b. 8 July 1874, d. 10 April 1968

Phebe McKean was born on 8 July 1874 at ?. As of 12 April 1893, unnamed person married name was Dr. Norton Downes.¹ Phebe McKean died on 10 April 1968 at Bryn Mawr, PA, at age 93.

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[S1] Roberdeau Buchanan, McKean Genealogy, McKean Genealogy, Roberdeau Buchanan, Inquirer Printing Co., Lancasster, PA 1890.

Phebe Warren McKean¹
b. 8 July 1874, d. 10 April 1968
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Phebe Warren McKean

Phebe Warren McKean was born on 8 July 1874 at Fernhill, Germantown, PA. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean. Phebe Warren McKean married Norton Downes M.D. on 12 April 1893 at Philelphia,, PA. As of 12 April 1893,her married name was Downes. Phebe Warren McKean died on 10 April 1968 at Portland, Maine, at age 93.²

Children of Phebe Warren McKean and Norton Downes M.D.: Thomas McKean Downs M.D. b. 1894, d. 1962
Norton Downs Jr. b. 5 Jun 1895, d. 23 Oct 1918
Elizabeth Wharton Downs Evans+ b. 13 Jul 1897, d. 1989
Stephen Warren McKean Downs b. 1 Jan 1899, d. 17 Feb 1925
Phebe McKean Downs Sargent+ b. 4 Oct 1900, d. Feb 1958
Sarah Atlee Downs+ b. 23 Feb 1902, d. Mar 1965

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Philidelphia.
[S1] Roberdeau Buchanan, McKean Genealogy, MG.

Robert McKean
b. 6 March 1766
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Robert McKean was born on 6 March 1766. He was the son of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden.

Robert McKean
b. 13 July 1732
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Robert McKean was born on 13 July 1732. He was the son of William McKean and Letitia Finney.

Sarah McKean
b. 8 July 1777
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Sarah McKean was born on 8 July 1777. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Sarah Armitage.

Sarah Ann McKean
b. 10 August 1811
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Sarah Ann McKean was born on 10 August 1811. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean Jr..

Sophia Dorothea McKean
b. 14 April 1883
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Sophia Dorothea McKean was born on 14 April 1883. She was the daughter of Sarah Armitage.

Sophia Dorothea McKean
b. 14 April 1783
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Sophia Dorothea McKean was born on 14 April 1783. She was the daughter of Thomas McKean and Sarah Armitage.

Thomas McKean¹
b. 28 November 1842, d. ?
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Thomas McKean died in ? At ?. He was born on 28 November 1842 at ?. He was the son of Henry Pratt McKean.² Thomas McKean married Elizabeth Warton on 24 September 1863.

Children of Thomas McKean and Elizabeth Warton: Henry Pratt McKean b. 12 Jan 1866
Thomas McKean Jr. b. 29 Apr 1869
Maria Wharton McKean b. 18 Apr 1870
George McKean b. 20 Jul 1872, d. 20 Jan 1875

Child of Thomas McKean: Phebe Warren McKean+ b. 8 Jul 1874, d. 10 Apr 1968

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Graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1862; subsequently too a master's. Director of Insurance Company of North America, fire and marine; of the Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company, and of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society. He and wife Elizabeth Wharton resided at 1925 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.
[S1] Roberdeau Buchanan, McKean Genealogy.

Thomas McKean
b. 19 March 1734, d. 24 June 1817
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Thomas McKean witnessed Studied law, admitted to practice in his native county of Chester, also in Philadelphia. Member of the Stamp Act Congress in NY. Member first Continental Congress, signator of the Declaration of Independence. Was Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

For a good history of Thomas McLean, see "Genealogy of the McKlean Family of Pennsylvania with a biography of the Hon. Thomas McLean, LL.D. by Robert Buchanan, published by Inquirer Printing Company, Lancaster, PA, 1890. An original is owned by Steiva Sargent Lesher, and we are reading from a copy thereof. He was born on 19 March 1734. He was the son of William McKean and Letitia Finney. Thomas McKean married Mary Borden, daughter of Colonel Joseph Borden and Elizabeth Rogers, on 21 July 1763. Thomas McKean married Sarah Armitage on 3 September 1774. Thomas McKean died on 24 June 1817 at age 83.

Children of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden: Joseh Borden McKean b. 28 Jul 1764
Robert McKean b. 6 Mar 1766
Letitia McKean b. 6 Jan 1767
Elizabeth McKean b. 18 Aug 1767
Mary McKean b. 18 Feb 1771
Anne McKean b. 25 Feb 1773

Children of Thomas McKean and Sarah Armitage: (a son) McKean b. 1 Nov 1775
Sarah McKean b. 8 Jul 1777
Sophia Dorothea McKean b. 14 Apr 1783
Maria Louisa McKean b. 28 Sep 1785

Child of Thomas McKean: Thomas McKean Jr.+ b. 20 Nov 1779, d. 5 May 1852

Thomas McKean Jr.
b. 29 April 1869
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Thomas McKean Jr. was born on 29 April 1869. He was the son of Thomas McKean and Elizabeth Warton.

Thomas McKean Jr.¹
b. 20 November 1779, d. 5 May 1852
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Thomas McKean Jr. was born on 20 November 1779. He was the son of Thomas McKean. Thomas McKean Jr. married Sarah Clementina Pratt, daughter of Henry Pratt, on 14 September 1809. Thomas McKean Jr. died on 5 May 1852 at age 72; after a lengthy decline.

Children of Thomas McKean Jr.: Henry Pratt McKean+ b. 3 May 1810
Sarah Ann McKean b. 10 Aug 1811

Children of Thomas McKean Jr. and Sarah Clementina Pratt: Elisabeth Dundas McKean b. 3 Mar 1815
Clementina Sophia McKean b. 27 May 1829

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Resided in Philadelphia, married to Sarah Clementina Pratt, daughter of Henry Pratt and granddaughter of Mattheer Pratt, a portriat painter. Henry ws a successful shipping merchant.

McKean followed no profession, was appointed adjutant-general of the State militia July 23, 1898, holding the office about 3 years when the appointment was vacated.

He took his father's part in the political controversies with the legislature and with individuals; his challenge to Dr. Leib in the fall of 1807, and the indictment of himself and his second, Major Dennis, by the grand jury, appear elsewhere in this genealogy.

William McKean
b. 1707, d. 18 November 1769

William McKean witnessed Eldest son of Thomas and Susannah McKean, who emmigrated form Ireland.

In 1745, William McKean removed to Londonderry, suceeding James Logan as tavern keeper there, and married the widow Anne Logan, who dies in 1751. Williiam died Nov 18, 1769. He married Letitia Finney. William McKean was born in 1707 at Ireland. He died on 18 November 1769.

Children of William McKean and Letitia Finney: Robert McKean b. 13 Jul 1732
Thomas McKean+ b. 19 Mar 1734, d. 24 Jun 1817
Dorothea McKean b. 1736
William McKean b. 1738

William McKean
b. 1738
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William McKean was born in 1738. He was the son of William McKean and Letitia Finney.

(?) McKinnie

(?) McKinnie married Gwendolen N. Shether.

Louise McLean
b. 24 April 1930
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Louise McLean was born on 24 April 1930 at Wilkes-Barre, PA. She is the daughter of William Swan McLean and Ellen Mullig. Louise McLean married Joseph Fahys Cook Jr., son of Joseph Fahys Cook and Theresa Sniffen Lesher, on 4 October 1952 at Wilkes-Barre, PA. Her married name was Cook. Louise McLean lived at 16 Laurel Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011.

Children of Louise McLean and Joseph Fahys Cook Jr.: Joseph Fahys Cook III b. 11 Sep 1953
William McLean Cook b. 16 May 1957
Benjamin Huntting Cook b. 6 Jul 1962

William Swan McLean

William Swan McLean married Ellen Mullig.

Child of William Swan McLean and Ellen Mullig: Louise McLean+ b. 24 Apr 1930

Jean Marie McManus

Jean Marie McManus married David Buchanan Leech, child of Spencer Jennings Leech and Emilie Theresa Lesher, on 16 October 1976 at ?. Jean Marie McManus and David Buchanan Leech were divorced.

Victoria Alexandria McMillan
b. 7 August 1844, d. 26 December 1878

Victoria McMillan

Victoria Alexandria McMillan was born on 7 August 1844 at Moscow, Russia. She married John Augustus Macdonald, son of William Macdonald Jr. and Margaret Shelley, on 17 June 1869. Victoria Alexandria McMillan died on 26 December 1878 at Troy, NY, at age 34. Her married name was Macdonald.

Children of Victoria Alexandria McMillan and John Augustus Macdonald: Jessie Lilian Macdonald b. 17 Apr 1870, d. 14 Aug 1933
Katherine Adalaide Macdonald b. 4 Dec 1872, d. Aug 1963
Louise Victoria Macdonald b. 19 Oct 1874, d. 1959
Henry Gordon Macdonald+ b. 11 Feb 1877, d. 14 Oct 1961

(?) McMurray
b. 25 October 1900, d. 26 January 1984
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(?) McMurray was born on 25 October 1900 at Brooklyn, NY. She was the daughter of Walter J. McMurray. (?) McMurray married William Montgomery Lesher, son of Arthur Lawrence Lesher and Marion Alice Isaacs, in 1923 at Brooklyn, NY. (?) McMurray died on 26 January 1984 at Massena, NY, at age 83.

Children of (?) McMurray and William Montgomery Lesher: Patricia Genevieve Lesher+ b. 17 Feb 1924
Raymond Andrew Lesher+ b. 7 May 1928, d. 2000

Walter J. McMurray

Child of Walter J. McMurray: (?) McMurray+ b. 25 Oct 1900, d. 26 Jan 1984

Frances McQuade

Frances McQuade married Leon Ambrose Jacquette. Her married name was Jacquette.

Child of Frances McQuade and Leon Ambrose Jacquette: Francis Lee Jacquette b. 6 Nov 1936

Charles McReynolds
b. 19 April 1934, d. 1 December 1998
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Charles McReynolds was born on 19 April 1934 at Cofeyville,, Kansas. He was the son of Frank McReynolds and Eva Irene Reynolds. Charles McReynolds died on 1 December 1998 at 11215 Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, at age 64.

Frank McReynolds

Frank McReynolds married Eva Irene Reynolds.

Children of Frank McReynolds and Eva Irene Reynolds: Peggy Lou McReynolds b. 19 Apr 1934, d. 16 Dec 1996
Charles McReynolds b. 19 Apr 1934, d. 1 Dec 1998

Peggy Lou McReynolds
b. 19 April 1934, d. 16 December 1996
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Peggy McReynolds Lesher

Peggy Lou McReynolds was born on 19 April 1934 at Coffeyville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Frank McReynolds and Eva Irene Reynolds. Peggy Lou McReynolds was graduated in 1957 at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KA. She was graduated in 1962 at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, ME. She Developed summer education for children of migrant farm workers.
Between 1975 and 1990. She married Robert Gordon Lesher, son of Robert Fuller Lesher and Elizabeth Gordon Macdonald, on 29 September 1981 at Peacefull Valley, CO. Her married name was Lesher. Peggy Lou McReynolds died on 16 December 1996 at 12649 W Atlantic Ave, Lakewood, CO, 80224, at age 62; Cause of death: glioblastoma (brain cancer). She was buried in May 1997 at Colorado; Ashes spread at the timberline she loved, high on Mt. Goliath, overlooking the eastern plains of Colorado.

Mary Ann Mead
b. 1769

Mary Ann Mead was born in 1769. She married John Sniffin, son of James Sniffin and Mary Underhill, on 26 April 1789 at New Haven, CT.

Children of Mary Ann Mead and John Sniffin: Hester Haveland Sniffin b. 1791
John Sniffin+ b. 1791, d. 1853
Allen Mead Sniffin+ b. 1800, d. 26 Jul 1873

Will Mefford
b. circa 1946
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Will Mefford was born circa 1946. He is the son of Joseph Weir Sargent Jr. and Nan Webb Meffort.

Nan Webb Meffort

Nan Webb Meffort married Joseph Weir Sargent Jr., son of Joseph Weir Sargent and Phebe McKean Downs Sargent, circa 1948. As of circa 1948,her married name was Sargent. Nan Webb Meffort and Joseph Weir Sargent Jr. were divorced circa 1965.

Children of Nan Webb Meffort and Joseph Weir Sargent Jr.: Will Mefford b. c 1946
Elizabeth Webb Sargent+ b. 9 Mar 1955

Amos Mendall
b. 19 February 1722, d. 1770
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Amos Mendall was born on 19 February 1722 at Rochester, Mass. He was the son of John Mendall III and Prudance Mendall. Amos Mendall married Susana Church, daughter of Capt. Charles Church and Mary Pope, on 20 October 1745. Amos Mendall died in 1770. He Ref: Vital Records, Rochester, Mass & Kenneth L. Hoadley rr1 Box 68B Amenia NY 12501.

Child of Amos Mendall and Susana Church: Amos Mendall II+ b. 2 Feb 1754, d. 6 Jun 1828

Amos Mendall II
b. 2 February 1754, d. 6 June 1828
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Amos Mendall II was born on 2 February 1754 at Rochester, Mass. He was the son of Amos Mendall and Susana Church. Amos Mendall II married Deborah Jones, daughter of Deacon Asa Jones and Dorcas Wade, in 1781. Amos Mendall II died on 6 June 1828 at Bridgewater, Windsor, VT, at age 74. He Served Rev Army from Hardwick Mass Mar 24 77 to Mar 24 80. He Built first house in Bridgewater VT in 1789. 1st settler there was Deacon Asa Jones.

Children of Amos Mendall II and Deborah Jones: Lucy Mendall+ b. 1781, d. 1860
Sidney Mendall+ b. 9 Oct 1799, d. 3 Aug 1854

John Mendall III
b. 15 December 1688
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John Mendall III was born on 15 December 1688. He was the son of John Mendall Jr. and Joana Unknown. John Mendall III married Prudance Mendall. John Mendall III married Prudence Unknown. John Mendall III died at Rochester, Mass.

Child of John Mendall III and Prudance Mendall: Amos Mendall+ b. 19 Feb 1722, d. 1770

John Mendall Jr.
b. 16 December 1663
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John Mendall Jr. was born on 16 December 1663. He was the son of John Mendall Sr. John Mendall Jr. married Joana Unknown. John Mendall Jr. married Joanna Standlake at Rochester, MA.

Child of John Mendall Jr. and Joana Unknown: John Mendall III+ b. 15 Dec 1688

John Mendall Sr
b. 1638, d. 1720

John Mendall Sr was born in 1638. He married (?) Oakman at Marshfield, MA. John Mendall Sr died in 1720.

Child of John Mendall Sr: John Mendall Jr.+ b. 16 Dec 1663

Lucia Mendall
b. 17 December 1827, d. 5 March 1896
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Lucia Mendall was born on 17 December 1827 at Mendon, VT. She was the daughter of Sidney Mendall and Amelia Clark. Lucia Mendall married Daniel Van Ness Ransom, son of Cephas Ransom, on 28 June 1846. Her married name was Ransom. Lucia Mendall died on 5 March 1896 at Pomfret, Vt, at age 68.

Child of Lucia Mendall and Daniel Van Ness Ransom: Richard Ransom+ b. 25 May 1855, d. 19 Apr 1917

Lucy Mendall
b. 1781, d. 1860
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Her married name was Barrows. Lucy Mendall was born in 1781 at Bridgewater, VT. She was the daughter of Amos Mendall II and Deborah Jones. Lucy Mendall married Daniel Barrows. Lucy Mendall died in 1860. She 1st child born Bridgewater VT, town settled by father and gdfather. She With husband Daniel, they became first settlers of Montgomery, VT.

Child of Lucy Mendall and Daniel Barrows: Caroline Barrows+ b. 1809, d. Dec

Prudance Mendall

Prudance Mendall married John Mendall III, son of John Mendall Jr. and Joana Unknown.

Child of Prudance Mendall and John Mendall III: Amos Mendall+ b. 19 Feb 1722, d. 1770

Sidney Mendall
b. 9 October 1799, d. 3 August 1854
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Sidney Mendall was born on 9 October 1799 at Bridgewater, Vt. He was the son of Amos Mendall II and Deborah Jones. Sidney Mendall married Pamela Seaver on 7 May 1820 at Bridgewater VT. Sidney Mendall married Amelia Clark. Sidney Mendall died on 3 August 1854 at Bridgewater Vt at age 54.

Child of Sidney Mendall and Amelia Clark: Lucia Mendall+ b. 17 Dec 1827, d. 5 Mar 1896

Karen Meredith
b. circa 1994

Karen Meredith married James Lincoln Dawes, son of Dexter Dawes. Karen Meredith and James Lincoln Dawes were living at Palo Alto, CA. Her married name was Dawes. Karen Meredith was born circa 1994.

Sarah Merry

Sarah Merry married Richard Bradley, son of Jonathan Dorr Bradley. Her married name was Bradley.

Child of Sarah Merry and Richard Bradley: John Dorr Bradley+ d. 1929

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