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Leach Family History
Leach Genealogy & Family TreeLeach is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the family held a seat. It referred to someone who worked as a doctor, who often used the process of bloodletting with leeches in the Middle Ages. The earliest known ancestor--Edmund de Leche--was recorded in 1279.
Other spellings include "Leech," "Leche," "Leich," "Leitch," and "Leetch." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Terry Leach (New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins), American football player Mike Leach (Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals), and British actor Archibald Leach, better known as Cary Grant (North by Northwest, Notorious, Charade). The first Leach to come to America was Lawrench Leach in Massachusetts in 1628.
Leach Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samuel Leach -- --, 1880 March 31, 1958
- Huldah Leach -- --, 1787 December 0, 1850 Massachusetts
- Richard Leach -- --, 1551 February 28, 1664
- Edith Leach -- --, 1856 October 11, 1885
- Harvey C. Leach -- --, 1860 October 14, 1923 Iowa
Leach Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thompson Leach -- --, 1764 April 16, 1848 Virginia
- Felix Homer Leach -- --, 1885 March 29, 1969 Texas
- Benjamin Hayward Leach -- --, 1803 July 12, 1876 New Hampshire
- Johnie Powell Leach -- --, 1916 February 28, 1986 Texas
- Amos Uriah Leach -- --, 1857 November 19, 1930 Ohio
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