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     Bertha Leavitt? was born in 1868.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Leavitt? and Sophronia Emerson.¹

     Elvira Leavitt? was born in 1866.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Leavitt? and Sophronia Emerson.¹

     Joseph Leavitt? was born in 1827.¹ He married Sophronia Emerson, daughter of Lester Emerson and Olive Wood.¹

     Alexandra Lucinda Augusta Ledsam was born on 16 April 1864 in Southampton, Hampshire.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Ledsam and Merelina Victoria Gordon.¹ Alexandra Lucinda Augusta Ledsam appears on the census of 1891 at Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire.⁴ She died on 5 July 1928 at the age of 64. A spinster. The funeral took place on Monday, July 9, at Christ Church, St. Leonards, at 2.15 p.m.⁵

     Beatrice Mary Ledsamwho is also recorded as Rose.² She was born on 28 June 1861 in Edgbaston, Birmingham.^3,4 She was the daughter of William Ledsam and Merelina Victoria Gordon.¹ Beatrice Mary Ledsam married Jermyn D'Arcy Travers Symonds, son of Maj. Gen. Jermyn Charles Symonds RMLI and Susan Campbell Kennedy, on 17 October 1889 in St. John's, Hampstead, London.^4,5 Beatrice Mary Ledsam died on 12 July 1938 in St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, at the age of 77. The funeral took place at Christ Church, St. Leonard-on-Sea at 11.30 on the Friday.⁶

     Joseph Ledsam was christened on 26 January 1824 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.¹ He was the son of Joseph Frederick Ledsam and Elizabeth Ann Ashton.¹

     Joseph Frederick Ledsam. J.P. for the counties of Warwick, Worcester and Stafford.² He was christened on 30 September 1791 at St. Phillip's, Birmingham.³ He married Elizabeth Ann Ashton on 4 December 1817.⁴ Joseph Frederick Ledsam died on 28 December 1862 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, at the age of 71.²

     Merelina Frederica Ann Ledsam was born on 3 November 1859 in Edgbaston, Birmingham.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Ledsam and Merelina Victoria Gordon.³ Merelina Frederica Ann Ledsam appears on the census of 1891 at Stonehouse, Christchurch, Hampshire.⁴ She married firstly William Windham Sadler, son of John Muncaster Sadler and Mary Humphreys, on 29 March 1897 in St. Mary's, Bryanston Square, London, the service was conducted by the Rev. Alfred Ledsam (cousin of the bride.)⁵ The marriage of Merelina Frederica Ann Ledsam and Edward Pim was registered in the quarter ending March 1912 in the Ormskirk, Lancashire, Registration District.^5,6 Merelina Frederica Ann Ledsam died on 25 March 1941 in St. Leonards-on-Sea at the age of 81.⁵

     William Ledsam. Attorney and solicitor.¹ He was christened on 8 December 1832 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.² He was the son of Joseph Frederick Ledsam and Elizabeth Ann Ashton.² William Ledsam married Merelina Victoria Gordon, daughter of Maj. Gen. Alexander Gordon R.E. and Zébée Anne Rose Touzi, on 6 August 1858 in Birmingham.³ On the night of 7 April 1861 William Ledsam and Merelina Victoria Gordon were enumerated in the census of that year as living at at 9, Chad Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.¹ William Ledsam died on 7 November 1868 at the age of 35.⁴

     Benjamin Ledyard married Susan Livingston, daughter of Colonel Henry Brockholst Livingston and Catharine Kettletas.² Benjamin Ledyard was born in 1779.³ He died in 1812.³

     Henry Ledyard was the son of Benjamin Ledyard and Susan Livingston.¹ Henry Ledyard married Matilda Frances Cass in 1839.²

     Henry Brockholst Ledyard was the son of Henry Ledyard and Matilda Frances Cass.¹

     (unknown) Lee of Langley was the daughter of (unknown) Lee of Langley.
Langley, Shropshire (now Ruckley and Langley a parish about 5 miles west of Much Wenlock.)¹ (unknown) Lee of Langley married (unkown) Wilascot of Salop.

     On 8 April 1449 Rokeley Tuesday before Easter 27 Henry VI
Thomas Crompe of Rokeley grants to Ralph Lee lord of Longley a messuage and ½ virgate of land in the township and fields of Rokeley.
To hold to Ralph and his heirs and assigns forever of the chief lords of the fee for due services. Warranty.
Witnesses: Robert Skryven, William Wolascote, John Poynour. [Feoffment 1514/244 8 April 1449. These documents are held at Shropshire Archives]²

     Abbie Lee married Dr. Lewis Taylor Buckman.

     Abigail "Nabby" Lee was born on 23 July 1751 in Manchester, Massachusetts.¹ She married Stephen Sewall, son of Mitchell Sewall and Elizabeth Price, on 30 March 1777 in Manchester, Massachusetts.¹ Abigail "Nabby" Lee died on 18 March 1834 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 82.²

     Alice Lee was the daughter of Philip Lee and Elizabeth Lawson.

     Amelia Lee was born on 7 August 1777 in Beverly, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Joseph Lee and Elizabeth Cabot.² Amelia Lee married Judge Charles Jackson, son of Hon. Jonathan Jackson and Hannah Tracy, on 20 November 1799 in Beverly (Pickering gives the year as 1795.)^1,2 Amelia Lee died on 8 December 1808 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 31 of consumption. Briggs says she left no children.^1,2,3

     Anna Lee was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee and Martha (Unknown).¹

     Charles Lee was born on 2 September 1778 in Beverly, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Joseph Lee and Elizabeth Cabot.¹ Charles Lee died on 5 January 1785 at the age of 6.²

     Charlotte Lee was born on 13 March 1678. She was the daughter of Edward Henry Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield and Charlotte FitzRoy.¹ Charlotte Lee married Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore, son of Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore and Jane Lowe, on 2 January 1698/99.² Charlotte Lee died on 22 January 1721 at the age of 42.

     Corbin Lee was the son of Philip Lee and Elizabeth Lawson. Corbin Lee died in 1774.¹

     E. Brooke Lee III was the son of E. Brooke Lee Jr. and Camilla Sewall Edge. E. Brooke Lee III died on 5 March 2003 in Laytonsville, Maryland.¹ He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.¹

     Note. E. Brooke Lee Jr. was born circa 1918 (calculated from age at death.)¹ He married Camilla Sewall Edge, daughter of Governor Walter Evans Edge and Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall, in 1944. E. Brooke Lee Jr. and Camilla Sewall Edge were divorced.² E. Brooke Lee Jr. died on 20 August 2004 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, of congestive heart failure.¹ He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.³

     Edward Henry Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield was born on 4 February 1663. He married Charlotte FitzRoy, daughter of King Charles Stewart, Charles II, King of England and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, on 6 February 1677. Edward Henry Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield died on 14 July 1716 at the age of 53.

     Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Philip Lee and Elizabeth Lawson.

     Elizabeth Lee was born on 24 August 1774 in Beverly, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Lee and Elizabeth Cabot.¹ Elizabeth Lee was buried on 20 September 1804 in Beverly, Massachusetts.²

     Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee and Martha (Unknown).¹

     Elizabeth Cabot Lee was the daughter of Henry Lee and Mary Jackson.¹