Anna Maria Leek
1814 - 1890 (76 years)-
Name Anna Maria Leek Birth 15 Mar 1814 Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA 
Gender Female Death 28 Dec 1890 Watkins Glen, Schuyler Co., New York, USA 
Death Certificate of Anna Maria Leek Shepard Burial Reading Center Burying Ground, Reading, Schuyler Co., New York, USA 
Roswell Shepherd Family - Old Reading Center Cemetery
Plot: Shepherd
Gate to Shepherd family plot
Plot: ShepherdNotes - Mrs. Roswell Shepherd, whose death occurred at the home of Cyrus Roberts, Esq., in Watkins, N, Y., Sunday, Dec. 28th, 1890, following a stroke of paralysis on Dec. 23d, was one of the best known and most highly regarded residents in this locality. Her maiden name was Maria Leek. She was the daughter of Daniel Leek, and was born at Peach Orchard Point, March 15th, 1814. When she was thirteen years of age, her widowed mother became the wife of Judge John Dow, the first settler on the site of Watkins, and also of the town of Reading. Her home from that time until her marriage was near Reading Centre. October 19th, 1833, she became the wife of Roswell Shepherd, residing subsequently in Altay, and in 1853 taking up their home in Reading Centre, where on July 20th, 1888, Mr. Shepherd passed away. Since that time Mrs. Shepherd has resided for a considerable portion of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Roberts. Of her four children, but one, Louisa, had preceded her to the beyond. Those living are Lev Shepherd of Reading Centre; Frances, wife of Cyrus Roberts of Watkins, and Charlotte, wife of Amasa H. Nichols of Brooklyn. Seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren complete the list of her descendants. The deceased was a woman of most exemplary character. Her life was characterized by kindly deeds. Her memory will long be cherished by those so fortunate as to claim her acquaintance, and come within the influence of her loving nature. She was a woman of exceptionally strong mind who by much reading kept abreast with the literature of the times. To her children and grandchildren a loving minister, patient and tireless, a real " Mother" in every sense of the word, and with a face sweet and strong, made placid by the experience of a lifetime.
"Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her; When she had passed it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music."
The funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Reading Centre, on December 30th, Revs. Mr. Bogart and P.J. Bull officiating. Preliminary services by Rev. B. K. Douglas were conducted at the house of Mr. Roberta. The burial was in the family lot at Reading Centre.
(Watkins Express, Thursday, January 8, 1891)
Person ID I141 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 16 Mar 2021
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 Roswell Shepherd, b. 11 Feb 1803, Connecticut d. 20 Jul 1888, Reading, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age 85 years) Marriage Abt 1835 Children + 1. Leverett Shepherd, b. 1838, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. 20 Aug 1917, Penn Yan, Yates Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)+ 2. Frances Shepherd, b. 30 Jul 1840, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. 28 Feb 1921, Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years)3. Charlotte Shepherd, b. Aug 1843, Reading, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. Jan 1929 (Age ~ 85 years)Family ID F183 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Mar 2021
- Mrs. Roswell Shepherd, whose death occurred at the home of Cyrus Roberts, Esq., in Watkins, N, Y., Sunday, Dec. 28th, 1890, following a stroke of paralysis on Dec. 23d, was one of the best known and most highly regarded residents in this locality. Her maiden name was Maria Leek. She was the daughter of Daniel Leek, and was born at Peach Orchard Point, March 15th, 1814. When she was thirteen years of age, her widowed mother became the wife of Judge John Dow, the first settler on the site of Watkins, and also of the town of Reading. Her home from that time until her marriage was near Reading Centre. October 19th, 1833, she became the wife of Roswell Shepherd, residing subsequently in Altay, and in 1853 taking up their home in Reading Centre, where on July 20th, 1888, Mr. Shepherd passed away. Since that time Mrs. Shepherd has resided for a considerable portion of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Roberts. Of her four children, but one, Louisa, had preceded her to the beyond. Those living are Lev Shepherd of Reading Centre; Frances, wife of Cyrus Roberts of Watkins, and Charlotte, wife of Amasa H. Nichols of Brooklyn. Seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren complete the list of her descendants. The deceased was a woman of most exemplary character. Her life was characterized by kindly deeds. Her memory will long be cherished by those so fortunate as to claim her acquaintance, and come within the influence of her loving nature. She was a woman of exceptionally strong mind who by much reading kept abreast with the literature of the times. To her children and grandchildren a loving minister, patient and tireless, a real " Mother" in every sense of the word, and with a face sweet and strong, made placid by the experience of a lifetime.
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Birth - 15 Mar 1814 - Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA 
Death - 28 Dec 1890 - Watkins Glen, Schuyler Co., New York, USA 
Burial - - Reading Center Burying Ground, Reading, Schuyler Co., New York, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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