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Note: 148-g6Le7 Francis6 William Leggett born July 29, 1833, Rose Bank, Westchester, NY (now Bronx, NY)
died February 11, 1907 in Manhattan, NY, buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
married 1864 to Laura Lacey Acker
born May 1, 1843
died March 20, 1897, buried in Woodlawn cemetery, Bronx, NY
parents Col Thomas Acker and Laura Lacy
Children (Leggett) 2: 1 girl, 1 boy
158-g7Le7 Laura7 Lacy
158a-g7Le7 Lacey7 Wright
In his will, dated April 5, 1906, proved at New York, February 26, 1907, Francis6 W. Leggett leaves all his property to his daughter, Laura158-g7Le7 L. Leggett, making her executrix.
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1850 United States Federal Census Record
about Francis W Leggett
Name: Francis W Leggett
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): West Farms, Westchester, New York
Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: West Farms, Westchester, New York; Roll: M432_615; Page: 304; Image: 613.
Found in his father's household in West Farms.
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In the 1860 Federal Census, Francis was listed as a head of household in New York City, New York County, New York. Francis W. Leggett [26 New York - merchant] [note: listed near his father on the census]
Larry and Kathy McCurdy
[This is one Francis H. Leggett, same age, but not our Francis W., whom I cannot find in the 1860 or 1870 Censuses. DJL 22 Feb 2006]
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Odd discovery made in the 1880 Census while looking for another Francis Leggett, 17 Feb 2006:
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Martha E. VAN WYCH Self W Female W 55 NY Keeps House MA ENG
Martha E. VAN WYCH Dau S Female W 24 NY Lives At Home NY NY
Stephen VAN WYCH Son S Male W 33 NY Clerk In Newspaper NY NY
Florence VAN WYCH Dau S Female W 17 NY Lives At Home NY NY
Peck I. VAN WYCH Other S Male W 28 CT Clerk In Dry Goods NY NY
Julius CHARLES Other S Male W 28 GERMANY Clerk In Importer GERM GERM
Edward H. GOODCHILD Other S Male W 28 RUSSIA Clerk In Importer ENG RUSSIA
Francis W. LEGGETT Other M Male W 40 NY Clerk In Part House NY NY
Laura L. LEGGETT Other M Female W 36 MI Keeps House MI MI
Laura L. LEGGETT Other S Female W 15 NY At School NY MI
Maggie MORRISY Other S Female W 28 IRE Servant IRE IRE
Ann CONLIN Other S Female W 27 IRE Servant IRE IRE Lizzie MEHAN Other S Female W 20 IRE Servant IRE IRE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Information:
Census Place New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York
Family History Library Film 1254874 NA Film Number T9-0874 Page Number 76A The address is 22 West 12th Street.
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1900 United States Federal Census Record
about Laura L Leggett
Name: Laura L Leggett
Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: 1865
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Occupation:
Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623 1119; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 862.
Found only by his daughter on the following page (1B). Page 1A is black with illegibility at the bottom, so that Francis is not even indexed. I can make it out, only by knowing what should be there.
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LEGGETT-On Monday, February 11, 1907, Francis W. Leggett, in his 74th year. Funeral service will be held at his late residence, No. 51 East 126th st., on Thursday, February 14, at 10 a. m.
MILITARY ORDER, LOYAL LEGION, UNITED STATES.-Commandery State of New York.-Companions are informed of the death of Captain Francis W. Leggett. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock, at 51 East 126 th st. Companions are requested to attend. By order of General THOMAS H. HUBBARD, Commander. A. NOEL BLAKEMAN, Recorder.
Francis William Leggett, a retired paint dealer, died on Monday night at his home, 51 East 126th street. He was born in 1838 at Rosebank, Westchester county, and was a member of a Quaker family. He joined the Seventh Regiment a the beginning of the civil war, and when he was discharged he went to Michigan and organized the Ninth Cavalry. He was brevetted Captain when he left the army. He was for a time Colonel of the Thirty-seventh Regiment of militia, which was merged into the Seventh, and he was a member of the Loyal Legion. He leaves one daughter, Laura.
Obituaries from the Clapp family Bible, probably pasted by Howard Clapp Leggett.
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The above obiturary is confirmed. Francis joined the N. Y. State Militia before going west to join his Michigan outfit:
Civil War Service Records
Viewing records 1-4 of 4 Matches
Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Allegiance
Leggett Francis W. F 9 Mighigan Cavalry. Captain Captain Union
Leggett Francis W. K 7 N. Y. State Militia. Private Private Union
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Full Context of American Civil War Soldiers
Francis W Leggett
Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1862 at the age of 29 Enlisted in Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment New York on 25 May 1862.
Mustered out Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment New York on 05 September 1862 in New York, NY
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Full Context of American Civil War Soldiers
Francis W Leggett
Residence: New York City, New York Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 03 November 1862 at the age of 29 Commission in Company F, 9th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 12 March 1863.
Resigned Company F, 9th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 07 January 1864
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Full Context of American Civil War Regiments
Name of Regiment Date of Organization Muster Date Regiment Type
9th Cavalry Regiment MI 21 July 1865 Cavalry
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded Officers Died of Disease or Accident Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident
2 26 2
List of Soldiers
Regimental History
MICHIGAN
Ninth Cavalry.
The Ninth Cavalry was organized at Coldwater in 1862,
under the supervision of Colonel James I. David, and was
mustered into the U. S. service May, 1863, with the exception
of two companies that were organized later.
The total enrollment of the regiment at organization was
1,073, and the field, staff and line officers were as follows:
Colonel, James I. David, Trenton. Lieutenant Colonel,
George S. Acker, Kalamazoo. Majors, Michael F. Gallagher,
Detroit, William B. Way, Pontiac, and Solomon P. Brockway,
Flint. Surgeon, Alfred K. Nash, Trenton. Assistant Surgeons,
Morgan L. Leach, Duplain, and William H. Young, Ann Arbor.
Adjutant, Hobart Miller, Detroit. Quartermaster, Matthew H.
Ward, West Point, N. Y. Commissary, Addison David, Trenton.
Chaplain, William Benson, Adrian.
The companies as mustered in were:
A. Captain, Dewitt C. Smith, Columbia. First Lieutenant,
Clarence L. Miles, Commerce. Second Lieutenant, David P.
Ingraham, Brooklyn.
B. Captain, Samuel Morey, Rome. First Lieutenant, James
R. Cairns, Cambridge. Second Lieutenant, James J. Lester,
Trenton.
C. Captain, William C. Stevens, Whitmore Lake. First
Lieutenant, Albert Hines, Plymouth. Second Lieutenant, Charles
H. Saunders, Ecorse.
D. Captain, James G. McBride, Monroe. First Lieutenant,
---- ----, ----. Second Lieutenant, William Neff, Monguagon.
E. Captain, John J. Hinchey, Antwerp. First Lieutenant,
Eugene E. Smith, Antwerp. Second Lieutenant, William H. S.
Banks, Porter.
F. Captain, Francis W. Leggitt, New York, N. Y. First
Lieutenant Cyrus D. Roys, Hudson. Second Lieutenant, Levi J.
Mitchell, Detroit.
G. Captain, Mark W. Jaquith, Monguagon. First
Lieutenant, Smith W. Fisk, Coldwater. Second Lieutenant, Cady
Neff, Trenton.
H. Captain, Howard M. Rice, Lapeer. First Lieutenant,
Thomas Gallagher, Detroit. Second Lieutenant, Henry
Coquillard, Detroit.
I. Captain, Jonas H. McGowan, Coldwater. First
Lieutenant, George H. Turner, Coldwater. Second Lieutenant,
Benjamin Woodworth.
K. Captain, Otis H. Gillam, Coldwater. First Lieutenant,
Lafayette Johnson, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, Alpheus B.
Hendricks, Clarkston.
L. Captain, George Miller, Pokagon. First Lieutenant,
Edward M Watson, Marquette. Second Lieutenant, Ira B. Riford,
Niles.
M. Captain, Paul Cornevin, Detroit. First Lieutenant,
---- ----, ----. Second Lieutenant, ---- ----, ----.
Many officers of the First Cavalry who had seen service in
the field were relieved from duty with the First and were
commissioned in the Ninth, and their knowledge of military duty
and discipline was utilized to the best advantage in placing
the regiment on a war basis in advance of other regiments not
thus favored.
The regiment was splendidly equipped before leaving the
state and armed with the Spencer rifle, which was a superior
weapon at that date. The rifle was a magazine gun, capable of
being fired seven times without reloading and for this reason
the regiment was frequently called upon for special duty in
hazardous situations and was often on the skirmish line.
The Ninth was furnished with fine mounts when it left the
state and the personnel of the different companies was
excellent. Ten companies of the regiment left Coldwater in May
for Cincinnati, Ohio, and its first camp in the field was at
Covington, Ky. In June it was ordered to Mt. Sterling, Ky., in
pursuit of a band of guerrillas and its first engagement with
the enemy was at Triplett Bridge, where it routed Everett's
guerillas and wounded and captured a number of them. The
confederate General John Morgan being in Kentucky at the time
the Ninth was sent in pursuit, but Morgan eluded his foes
although the Ninth captured his chief of staff and a number of
his men. The regiment returned to Danville, Ky., July 6, where
all the cavalry present was placed under the command of Colonel
W. T. Saunders of the Fifth Kentucky.
In the meantime the confederate General Morgan had crossed
the Ohio river into Indiana and made his celebrated raid
through that state and Ohio, destroying property, burning
bridges, looting villages, taking provisions for his men and
capturing horses, spreading consternation along his march.
The regiment soon assembled at Cincinnati, Ohio, and
reported to General Burnside whose headquarters were in the
city. Reports were so conflicting as to the location of Morgan
that the regiment was divided, companies A, B, F, L, C, and K
eventually overtaking the enemy at Buffington Island, where a
sharp engagement followed, resulting in a complete rout of
Morgan's forces, capturing 500 prisoners, a large quantity of
small arms and three pieces of artillery.
Companies C, D, E, H, I, and K left Cincinnati on the
Little Miami R. R., and arrived at Mingo Junction, Ohio, on the
25th and marched immediately to Steubenville. On the 26th
Morgan was pressed into an engagement near Salineville, Ohio,
by a charge of the detachment of the Ninth in which the
confederates were routed with a loss of 23 killed, about 50
wounded and 250 prisoners. General Morgan was driven from the
field and in his flight ran into the forces of General
Shackleford, who was marching on the same road Morgan was
retreating, and the confederate General surrendered to General
Shackleford. General Morgan and staff were taken to
Salineville where they were placed in a coach and sent to
Columbus, Ohio.
The regiment was again united at Covington, Ky., and
formed part of the expedition under General Burnside when he
crossed the Cumberland Mountains and took Knoxville, Tenn.,
Sept. 3, 1863, being the first union troops to enter that city
since the commencement of the war.
The Ninth took part in the expedition against Cumberland
Gap and that stronghold surrendered to the Union forces, with
2,500 men and 13 pieces of artillery. Then followed the East
Tennessee Campaign which probably was unequaled for hardships
during the war on account of the severity of the climate, the
want of clothing and tents, and the scarcity of rations. The
Ninth was constantly on duty and was in frequent contact with
the enemy's cavalry, as the confederate General Longstreet
encamped his corps in the valleys of Tennessee during the
winter. The hardships imposed upon the horses by constant
marches and the want of forage finally dismounted most of the
companies, the men being obliged to see their faithful horses
die of hunger, while they themselves were often on the verge of
starvation.
In the spring of 1864, the regiment having lost most of
its horses returned to Nicholasville, Ky., to remount and
secure new equipments. The first of June found the regiment
supplied with fine mounts and well equipped. On the 12th the
regiment confronted the confederate General John Morgan (who
had escaped from prison) once more, this time at Cynthiana, Ky.
The Ninth attacked in a splendid charge, driving the enemy into
the Licking river and capturing about 300 prisoners and a large
supply of stores and small arms.
The Ninth joined General Sherman's army on the Atlanta
Campaign, and before the fall of Atlanta, was a part of the
force under General Kilpatrick in a raid south of Atlanta on
the Montgomery railroad. The Ninth formed a part of the
Cavalry Corps commanded by General Kilpatrick, and marched with
Sherman from "Atlanta to the Sea," being engaged in frequent
combats with General Wheeler and General Wade Hampton's
Cavalry. At Waynesboro, Ga., the Ninth made a brilliant charge
upon the forces of General Wheeler, driving the enemy in
confusion and capturing 100 prisoners. This charge was
specially mentioned by General Kilpatrick in his dispatch to
the War Department. When the regiment arrived at Savannah,
Ga., it was selected by General Kilpatrick as his escort to
march to St. Catherine's Sound on the Atlantic coast and open
communication with the federal fleet. This gave the regiment
the prestige of being the first regiment of Sherman's army to
reach the coast.
The Cavalry division started from Savannah, Ga., on the
Carolina Campaign the 27th of Jan., 1865. It marched on the
flanks in advance and in the rear of Sherman's army, whenever
the enemy's cavalry might appear. The regiment met the enemy
at many points as it moved through the states of South Carolina
and North Carolina, and was at Chapel Hill, N. C., when the
news of General Lee's surrender was received. In a skirmish
with the confederate General Johnson's forces just before the
news of General Lee's surrender and the order came to "cease
firing" it is asserted that the Ninth fired the last hostile
shot of the war east of the Mississippi. The regiment was at
Chapel Hill, N. C., when General Johnson surrendered to General
Sherman.
The regiment was mustered out of service at Concord, N.
C., July 21, 1865, and started at once for Michigan, and
arrived at Jackson, July 30, where it was paid and disbanded.
The regiment was in engagements with the enemy at Triplett
Bridge, Ky., June 19, 1863; Lebanon, Ky., July 5, 1863;
Salvisa, Ky., July 7, 1863; Cummings Ferry, Ky., July 9, 1863;
Buffington's Island, Ohio, July 19, 1863; Salineville, Ohio,
July 26, 1863; Loudon, Tenn., September 2, 1863; Cumberland
Gap, Tenn., September 9, 1863; Carter's Station, Tenn.,
September 21, 1863; Zollicoffer, Tenn., September 25, 1863;
Leesburg, Tenn., September 29, 1863; Blue Springs, Tenn.,
October 5 and 10, 1863; Rheatown, Tenn., October 11, 1863;
siege of Knoxville, Tenn., December 5, 1863; Morristown, Tenn.,
December 10, 1863; Russellville, Tenn., December 12, 1863;
Bean's Station, Tenn., December 14, 1863; Rutledge, Tenn.,
December 15, 1863; Dandridge, Tenn., December 25, 1863; Mossy
Creek, Tenn., December 26, 1863; Kinsboro's X Roads, January
16, 1864; Dandridge, Tenn., January 17, 1864; Fair Garden,
Tenn., January 24, 1864; Sevierville, Tenn., January 27, 1864;
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., January, 1864; Morristown, Tenn.,
March 19, 1864; Charles X Roads, Tenn., March 20, 1864;
Cynthiana, Ky., June 12, 1864; siege of Atlanta, Ga., August 1
to September 3, 1864; Stone Mountain, Ga., September 13, 1864;
Lovejoy's Station, Ga., November 16, 1864; Clinton, Ga.,
November 19, 1864; Griswold, Ga., November 20, 1864; Macon,
Ga., November 21, 1864; Milledgeville, Ga., November 24, 1864;
Louisville, Ga., November 26, 1864; Waynesboro, Ga., November
28, 1864; Louisville Ga., November 29, 1864; Waynesboro, Ga.,
December 4, 1864; Cypress Swamp, Ga., December 7, 1864; near
Savannah, Ga., December 9, 1864; Arnold's plantation, Ga.,
December 11, 1864; Altamaha Bridge, Ga., December 17, 1864;
Salkehatchee, S. C., February 6, 1865; White Pond, S. C.,
February 9, 1865; Aiken, S. C., February 11, 1865; Lexington,
S. C., February 15, 1865; Broad River Bridge, S. C., February
17, 1865; Phillips's X Roads, N. C., March 4, 1865; Wadesboro,
N. C., March 4, 1865; Solemn Grave, N. C., March 10, 1865;
Averysboro, N. C., March 14 and 15, 1865; Bentonville, N. C.,
March 20 and 21, 1865; Raleigh and Smithfield railroad, N. C.,
April 11, 1865; Raleigh, N. C., April 12, 1865; Morrisville, N.
C., April 13, 1865.
Total enrollment...........................................1213
Killed in action.............................................32
Died of wounds................................................8
Died in confederate prisons..................................32
Died of disease.............................................110
Discharged for disability (wounds and disease)...............59
Battles Fought
Fought on 26 July 1863 at Salineville, OH.
Fought on 01 August 1863.
Fought on 15 August 1863.
Fought on 06 September 1863.
Fought on 12 September 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 21 September 1863 at Carter's Station, TN.
Fought on 25 September 1863 at Jonesboro, TN.
Fought on 01 October 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 October 1863 at Spurgeon Mills, TN.
Fought on 04 October 1863 at Blue Springs, TN.
Fought on 10 October 1863 at Blue Springs, TN.
Fought on 11 October 1863 at Rheatown, TN.
Fought on 15 October 1863.
Fought on 15 October 1863 at Cumberland Gap, KY.
Fought on 15 October 1863 at Spurgeon Mills, TN.
Fought on 19 October 1863 at Spurgeon Mills, TN.
Fought on 24 October 1863 at Duvall Ford, TN.
Fought on 16 November 1863 at Henderson Station, East TN.
Fought on 24 November 1863 at Sheldon's Ford, Clinch River,.
Fought on 14 December 1863 at Bean's Station, TN.
Fought on 15 December 1863 at Bean's Station, TN.
Fought on 16 December 1863 at Bean's Station, TN.
Fought on 16 December 1863 at Rutledge, TN.
Fought on 17 December 1863 at Bean's Station, TN.
Fought on 24 December 1863 at Dandridge, TN.
Fought on 25 December 1863 at Dandridge, TN.
Fought on 16 January 1864 at Dandridge, TN.
Fought on 16 January 1864 at Kingsboro Cross Roads, E. TN.
Fought on 17 January 1864.
Fought on 01 February 1864.
Fought on 06 February 1864 at Little River, TN.
Fought on 07 February 1864 at Walker Gap, TN.
Fought on 15 February 1864.
Fought on 24 February 1864 at Strawberry Plains, TN.
Fought on 02 March 1864 at Russellville, TN.
Fought on 11 March 1864 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 22 April 1864 at Nicholasville, KY.
Fought on 15 May 1864.
Fought on 01 June 1864.
Fought on 12 June 1864 at Cynthiana, KY.
Fought on 15 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 25 July 1864.
Fought on 01 August 1864.
Fought on 07 August 1864.
Fought on 15 August 1864.
Fought on 27 August 1864 at Mt. Gilead Church, GA.
Fought on 28 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 01 September 1864.
Fought on 01 September 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 07 September 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 13 September 1864 at Stone Mountain, GA.
Fought on 15 September 1864.
Fought on 15 September 1864 at Stone Mountain, GA.
Fought on 23 September 1864.
Fought on 23 September 1864 at Stone Mountain, GA.
Fought on 01 October 1864.
Fought on 01 October 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 02 October 1864 at Stone Mountain, GA.
Fought on 02 October 1864 at Stones River, TN.
Fought on 27 October 1864 at Stone Mountain, GA.
Fought on 16 November 1864 at Rogersville, TN.
Fought on 20 November 1864 at Waynesboro, GA.
Fought on 28 November 1864 at Waynesboro, GA.
Fought on 29 November 1864 at Waynesboro, GA.
Fought on 01 December 1864.
Fought on 04 December 1864 at Waynesboro, GA.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Cypress Swamp, GA.
Fought on 07 December 1864 at Sister's Ferry, GA.
Fought on 08 December 1864 at Cypress Swamp, GA.
Fought on 15 December 1864.
Fought on 01 January 1865.
Fought on 15 January 1865.
Fought on 01 February 1865.
Fought on 06 February 1865.
Fought on 15 February 1865.
Fought on 21 February 1865 at Monticello, SC.
Fought on 01 March 1865.
Fought on 04 March 1865 at Wadesboro, NC.
Fought on 08 March 1865.
Fought on 10 March 1865 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 10 March 1865 at Monroe Cross Roads, NC.
Fought on 10 March 1865 at Near Solemn Grove, NC.
Fought on 11 March 1865 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 12 March 1865 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 14 March 1865 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 15 March 1865.
Fought on 18 March 1865 at Averysboro, NC.
Fought on 25 March 1865.
Fought on 01 April 1865.
Fought on 04 April 1865.
Fought on 13 April 1865 at Raleigh, NC.
Fought on 15 April 1865.
Fought on 10 May 1865.
Fought on 15 May 1865.
Fought on 22 June 1865 at Hendersonville, NC.
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http://www.geocities.com/~micivilwar/photos/leggett.htm
Francis W. Leggett
Company F, 9th Michigan Cavalry
Francis was from New York City, New York. He entered service at the organization of the 9th Cavalry as a Captain and was Commissioned on November 3, 1862. He served in that capacity until January 7, 1864, at which time he resigned his Commission and left the service.
Ancestor of David Leggett
e-mail: David.Leggett@fns.usda.gov
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51. That Francis W. Leggett, another of the children of the said Wm. H. Leggett, deceased, and mentioned in his will, is still living, and has issue the defendant Laura L. Leggett.
From p. 80 of:
ANNA SCHELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SOLE SURVIVING ADMINSTRATRIX,
WITH THE WILL ANNEXED OF THE GOODS, CHATTELS AND CREDITS
LEFT UNADMINISTERED OF THOMAS LEGGETT, DECEASED,
Plaintiff,
Against
MARY E. CORSE, AND OTHERS,
Defendants.
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT.
JOHN THEALL,
Plaintiff's Attorney,
Nos. 45 and 47 Wall Street,
New York City.
Robert B. King, Printer, 89 William St., N. Y.
Dated New York, October 1, 1891.
Electronically transcribed, March 2003, by David John Leggett, b. 1961, 4th great grandson of Thomas Leggett, 1755-1843.
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http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.ASP?EnterSurname=leggett&EnterSoundexCode=&EnterFirstInitial=&kindenter=exact
Surname Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
Number County Soundex
Leggett Francis W 73 y Feb 11 1907 5415 Manhattan L230
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Find-a-Grave has has birthplace wrong, and includes a Civil War photo of not Francis, but his brother-in-law, George C. Acker.
<b>Francis William Leggett
</b>Birth 29 Jul 1833 Westchester County, New York, USA
Death 11 Feb 1907 (aged 73) New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot William H. Leggett plot,
Memorial ID 137089915
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Note: ecords have been put online so as to nail down this marriage. Previously, I had it happening in Detroit sometime in 1864. They have it, the clerk does appear to have written "Frances" twice, no trace of a dotted i for sure. Also written twice is "Aur" for Acker. The clerk mentions Job Pierson as the "Minister of the Gospel" performing the ceremony, and so we know they were married at the First Presbyterian Church, see below.
<b>Frances W. Leggett
in the Michigan, County Marriage Records,1822-1940
</b>Name:
Frances W. Leggett
Gender:
Male
Marriage Date:
24 Mar 1864
Marriage Place:
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Spouse:
Laura L. Aur
Film Number:
000984140
Source Information
Ancestry.com. <i>Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940</i>[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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<b>Pierson, Job, 1791-1860
</b>Alternative names Dates:Birth 1791-09-23Death 1860-04-09
<b>Biographical notes:
</b>Job Pierson (1791-1860) was a lawyer in Albany and a U.S. representative from New York. His son, Job Pierson (1824-1896), was a Presbyterian clergyman in New York and Michigan and later librarian at Alma College, Alma, Mich.
From the description of Job Pierson family papers, 1755-1908 (bulk 1809-1896). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982920
Biographical Notes
Job Pierson (1791-1860)
1791, Sept. 23: Born, Bridgehampton, N.Y.
1811: Williamstown, Mass. Williamstown Salem Salem South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery Bir Sidi Salem Jerusalem Baptist Church Jerusalem Church New Jerusalem Church Salem Church Jerusalem Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church West Salem Church Jerusalem Church of God in Christ Jerusalem Creek Salem School Salem Church Salem African Methodist Episcopal Church West Salem Elementary School Salem School (historical) Salem Church Salem Cemetery New Jerusalem Baptist Church of Columbia Park WJTM-TV (Winston-Salem) Quality Inn And Sts Bensalem Salem Salem Baptist Church Schaghticoke, N.Y. Schaghticoke Graduated, Williams College,Williamstown, Mass.; studied law in Salem and Schaghticoke, N.Y.
1815: Rensselaer County, N.Y. Rensselaer County Admitted to bar; practiced law with Herman Knickerbocker in Rensselaer County, N.Y. Married Clarissa Taintor Bulkeley
1824 - 1833 : District attorney, Rensselaer County, N.Y.
1831 - 1835 : Member, United States House of Representatives
1835 - 1840 : Rensselaer County, N.Y. Rensselaer County Troy, N.Y. Troy Surrogate, Rensselaer County, N.Y.; moved to Troy, N.Y.
1848: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1852: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1856: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1860, Apr. 9: Died, Troy, N.Y.
Job Pierson (1824-1896)
1824, Feb. 3: Born, Schaghticoke, N.Y.
1842: Graduated, Williams College,Williamstown, Mass.
1847: Graduated, Auburn Theological Seminary,Auburn, N.Y.
1849: Married Rachel Williams Smith
1850: Appointed pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Pittsford, N.Y.
1856: Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Landing Scottland Scottland Scotland County Emergency Medical Services Canton Scotland Church Scotland Elementary School Scotlandville Magnet High School Scotland Island Scotland Scotland Neck Scotland Middle School Scotland Branch Scotland Saint Margaret of Scotland Church Scotland-Little Wichita Oil Field Scotland County Rescue Squad Scotland Church Stirling Railway Station, Scotland Scotland Point Scotland Community Library Victor, N.Y. Victor Trip to Scotland; appointed pastor of a Presbyterian church, Victor, N.Y.
1863: Appointed pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, Mich.
1869: Appointed pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ionia, Mich.
1878: Retired from active clerical work
1881: Appointed trustee, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich.; received honorary doctor of divinity degree
1889 - 1892 : Librarian, Alma College,Alma, Mich.
1896, Feb. 3: Died, Stanton, Mich.
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<b>First Presbyterian Church: A Phoenix from the Ashes
</b>Records of the early First Presbyterian Church have been lost. What is known is that the church had its beginnings in 1834 when Titus Bronson, the founder of Kalamazoo, and his wife Sally began meeting with 12 other residents in a schoolhouse on South Street.
<b>Joint Venture with the Congregational Church
</b>In 1842, the First Presbyterian Society of Kalamazoo joined with the Congregational church, using the same form of government, but keeping separate belief systems. This came about as a part of the Plan of Union, arranged in 1801 that seemed reasonable for the "frontier" lands of New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. These hybrid churches were sometimes called "Presbygational." The congregations met in the first church built in Kalamazoo near the southeast corner of South and Rose Streets. The basic differences in the two faiths inevitably led to the first conflagration, which resulted in 51 members adopting the First Presbyterian constitution, confession of faith and covenants in February of 1849, and leaving to form their own church.
Exterior and interior of the White Church on Rose Street, c1880Kalamazoo Public Library Photograph Collection P-415 and P-347 <b>Second Church
</b>They didn't go far, however. That same year, what became known as the White Church rose up across the street from the first church on the northeast corner of South and Rose Street, what is currently the Miller Canfield Building. On the evening of 5 December 1883, flames were discovered in the building around 11:00 o'clock. The fire had made too much headway to be stopped, however, and soon the bell in the tower crashed into the basement and "...the organ died with a groan heard by spectators across the street." By midnight the church was nothing but a smoking ruin.
<b>Third Church
</b>Undaunted, the church congregation met in the nearby Kalamazoo Academy of Music until what became known as the Brick Church rose on the site of the White Church and was dedicated on 1 July 1885. In some ways the new church was modeled after the Academy of Music because it had a square auditorium with galleries on the south and west sides, a long platform across the east end and a choir balcony above the pulpit platform. "By no means a gem of architecture, the brick church was typical of the pompous, nondescript style of many churches built in the generation after the Civil War. Yet, as the years passed, it acquired the sort of beauty often given to undistinguished structures by pleasant memories and long associations."
Exterior and interior of the Brick Church on Rose Street, c1885Kalamazoo Public Library Photograph Collection P-417 and P-411 <b>Growth
</b>The church flourished. By 1921, membership had grown to nearly 1,150 persons. In 1925, the cornerstone was laid for the Church House, which was located on what had been the Prange family property on the southwest corner of St. John's Place and Park Street, the site of the current church building.
<b>Fire
</b>On the evening of 6 July 1926, the third fire in four months to break out in the Brick Church tolled its death knell. Previous fires had been discovered near a motion picture projection booth and near the front end of the building. The final blaze left the church nothing but an empty brick hulk. It was the third big church fire in Kalamazoo that year. Previous arsons had destroyed the First Congregational and Methodist churches. In total, 14 fires had been set in Kalamazoo, 12 of them in churches or in buildings in which fraternal organizations held meetings. It is not known if these blazes were the work of one or of several persons.
<b>Fourth Church
</b>The large congregation held Sunday services in the old Central High School Auditorium from 1927 until the current Gothic sanctuary was completed and dedicated on Palm Sunday, 13 April 1930. It rose majestically on the South street site where it stands today. A prominent feature of the church is the Rose Window that faces South Street. It was made of imported glass, the color being in the glass and not enameled over the top. It follows the scheme of the solar spectrum, with high lights in the center, grading through rubies to purples and rich blues. In the center is the seal of the Presbyterian Church of America and the six "Shields of the Martyrs," which have historically stood for heroic martyrdom in the past and represent the part the church played in the Protestant Revolution.
First Presbyterian Church and Church House, Kalamazoo, Mich. The current building on South Street, c1930.
Kalamazoo Public Library Postcard Collection, uncataloged<b> Community Outreach
</b>The First Presbyterian Church has been involved in outreach efforts throughout its history in Kalamazoo. In 1864 it began the Mission Woods Sunday School, which became Kalamazoo's North Presbyterian Church. It also operates its own health clinic for indigent and homeless individuals, and has housed programs for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children. It joined other Presbyterian churches to help resettle families from Vietnam, provide low-income housing, and participate in the Loaves and Fishes food pantry network. The church also extended its aid to Mexico and overseas to Ghana, West Africa.
Written by Fred Peppel, formerly of the Kalamazoo Public Library staff, August 2005. Updated October 2007.
<b>Sources
Articles
</b>"Tried by Fire"
Kalamazoo Gazette, 6 December 1883"The Consecration Ceremony"
Kalamazoo Gazette, 12 July 1885 "Probing New Church Fire"
Kalamazoo Gazette, 7 July 1926 "Open $375,000 Church Sunday"
Kalamazoo Gazette, 13 April 1930 "First Presbyterian marking 150th Year"
Kalamazoo Gazette, 6 February 1999, page A6, column 1<b>Local History Room Files and Scrapbooks
</b>The First Presbyterian Church of Kalamazoo: A Centennial History, 1949
Copy in Subject File: <i>Presbyterian Church</i>Subject File: Presbyterian Church
Earlier material in Churches scrapbooks"Description of the Rose Window"
From the church bulletin 25 January 1931, in <i>Churches</i> scrapbook #4, page 7<b>Websites
</b>First Presbyterian Church web site (http://www.kalamazoofirstpres.org/)
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