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Frederic Leake 1816 - 1898

Frederic Leake was born on November 28, 1816 in Albany, Albany County, New York United States to John W. Leake and Julia Johnson, and had siblings John Shipman Leake, Simeon Johnson Leake, Horace W. Leake, Lucretia Leake, and Catherine Yates Leake. He married Elizabeth Esther Sabin. He would also marry Ruth Benjamin Sabin, and they had a child Henry Sabin Leake. He also married Caroline Augusta Richards, and they had children Mary Bryan Leake, John Leake, Charles Richards Leake, John Leake, Richard Bryan Leake, and Caroline Richards Leake. Frederic Leake died at age 81 years old on May 23, 1898 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, MA, and was buried in May 1898 at Westlawn Cemetery in Williamstown.
Frederic Leake
November 28, 1816
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
May 23, 1898
Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Introduction

    Frederic Leake was the earliest direct male ancestor of the Leake-Leek line to pose for a photo. He had dark brown hair & sported a moustache from mid life on. He was a bank worker in his early years and was a French Professor at Williams College in Williamstown. He gave assistance to the founding of St. John's Episcopal Church there. He reluctantly gave permission to his son Richard to have a series of historical lectures to be published in a book titled Historic Bubbles and mentions in his introduction in the book that it was not an original idea with him. After the death of his 2nd wife, Frederic wed 3rd on Apr.19,1877 in Williamstown, Mass. local to Elizabeth Esther Sabin, b. Aug.26,1839 & d. Mar.10,1910. No children by his 3rd wife. Frederic and his last 2 wives are buried at Westlawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Mass. Frederic's relation to this writer is great-great grandfather.
  • 11/28
    1816

    Birthday

    November 28, 1816
    Birthdate
    Albany, Albany County, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • 05/23
    1898

    Death

    May 23, 1898
    Death date
    old age related ailment
    Cause of death
    Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts United States
    Death location
  • 05/dd
    1898

    Gravesite & Burial

    May 1898
    Funeral date
    Westlawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts United States
    Burial location
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