Captain Samuel C. Leek
1809 - 1873 (64 years)-
Name Samuel C. Leek Title Captain Birth 18 Apr 1809 Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Gender Male Death 18 Aug 1873 Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Burial Chester Congregational Cemetery, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Notes - Whaling Captain’s House
On the left at the corner of Budd Avenue and Cherry Street is a circa 1780 house. Over the years many additions have been made to what was once a 2 room house with an attic. During recent(2012) alterations a sea captain’s diary was found which describes his Arctic whaling operations in 1845. Captain Samuel C. Leek was master of the whaling vessel “Tuscarora” and is buried in Chester Cemetery.
Person ID I40557 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 4 Apr 2020
Father Daniel Jessup Leek, b. Abt 1775, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. Bef 1820, Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 44 years) Mother Temperance Corwithe, b. 6 Nov 1778, Southhampton, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 30 Sep 1866, Reading, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age 87 years) Marriage 19 Mar 1800 Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA - Lemuel Fordham, Minister in Chester
Marriage Record of Jessup Leek and Temperance Corwithy, 1800 Family ID F178 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eliza M. Halsey, b. 12 Mar 1815, Bridghampton, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 22 Jan 1847, Bridghampton, Suffolk Co., New York, USA (Age 31 years) Marriage 8 Jun 1840 Bridghampton, Suffolk Co., New York, USA Family ID F15316 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jul 2016
Family 2 Mary Ann Budd, b. 18 Mar 1816 d. 18 Sep 1855, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 39 years) Marriage 21 Jun 1852 Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA - marriage records states, son of Daniel J. Leek
Children 1. Daniel Budd Leek, b. 20 Sep 1855, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. 28 Apr 1861, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 5 years) Family ID F14343 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jul 2016
Family 3 Minerva Topping, b. ca 1834, New Jersey, USA Marriage Abt 1865 Children 1. Mary Budd Leek, b. 30 Oct 1866, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Family ID F14344 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Apr 2013
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