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Enoch Leathers

Birth	:	2 Oct 1763 Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	28 May 1858 Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.4159889, -64.3269577
Description	:	Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veteran Son of Benjamin & Mariba Jackson Leathers, Enoch's father also a Rev War Vet. Enoch Leathers was born in Dover, N.H., October 2, 1763. In June 1782 he enlisted in the Continental Army in the company of Capt. Samuel Cherry, in Col. George Reid's Regt. He served two years, and received an honorable discharage in June 1784. Soon after leaving the army Mr. Leathers settled in Maine. On Novembe 15, 1788 he married Mary Cilley of Westbrook, and settled in Buckfield; he lived a number of years, but later removed to Brooks. He... Read More	Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veteran Son of Benjamin & Mariba Jackson Leathers, Enoch's father also a Rev War Vet. Enoch Leathers was born in Dover, N.H., October 2, 1763. In June 1782 he enlisted in the Continental Army in the company of Capt. Samuel Cherry, in Col. George Reid's Regt. He served two years, and received an honorable discharage in June 1784. Soon after leaving the army Mr. Leathers settled in Maine. On Novembe 15, 1788 he married Mary Cilley of Westbrook, and settled in Buckfield; he lived a number of years, but later removed to Brooks. He was a resident of Brooks in 1810. From Brooks he went to Etna, then called Crosbytown; he was a resident of the latter town in 1818. Like many others of the early settlers of Maine, Mr. Leathers seemed to have a desire to keep on the frontier of civilization; he was one of the very early settlers in all of the last named towns. When hostilities commenced in the War of 1812, he again enlisted; he was in Capt. Vose's company and Col. Ripley's Regiment, and took part in several engagements, among them was the Battle of Lundy's Lane. On November 26, 1829, his youngest daughter, Lois Asenath, married Jonathan Roberts, a young man who had just settled in Sangerville, and the newly married couple went to live in their new home, which the husband was making in Piscataquis County. Mr. Leathers, who was a man quite advanced in years, being then 66 years, came with them and ever after made his home in their family. Mr. Roberts moved to Foxcroft in 1849, and Mr. Leathers died there May 28, 1858, in the ninety-fifth year of his age. His remains rest in the cemetery at East Sangerville. His wife Mary died August 31, 1852, at the age of 87, and she is buried beside him. He was granted a pension September 7, 1819. An obituary notice appeared in the Piscataquis Observer in the issue of June 24, 1858, in part follows: ....Died, in Foxcroft, on the 28th of May last, at the residence of his son-in-law, Jonathan Roberts, Esq., Mr. Enoch Leathrs, a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner, age 94 years, seven months, and 26 days. He took part in several engagements during the War of the Revolution, and in 1812, when our country was again invaded that same patriotic live of liberty that firest his youthful bosom, callled him to go forth and vindicate his country's rights, and he again enlisted; he was in the battle of Chesterfield (by him called) in which the Americans attacked the fort; on both sides a number were killed and wounded. Conversing with a friend in relation to the battle, he thus remarked, "I had serious reflections on the propriety of war; and said he fired fourty-four rounds, and how many proved fatal he did not know, but he prayed God would save him from any more battles and his prayer was answered." He was during the remainder of the war, when not in the hospital, stationed on the frontier to guard the inhabitants against the Indians. Mr. Leathers was blessed with a very retentive memory and could until a few weeks before his death, relate the story of the Revolution and other events very accurately. Being of social temperament and one who had seen much of this world, his society was much sought for and enjoyed by all; his age and events with which he had been connected, added to his virtues, caused him to be respected by all who knew him, and if there was ever a man without an enemy, he was one." He was a firm supporter of the political principles of Washington and Jefferson, and if he ever went averse therefrom, the dereliction should be ascribed to that of the hand, not the heart. He lived to see his country's flag, the emblem of his nation's glory, that he had in two wars helped to sustain, proudly waving its stars and stripes over thirty-two independent states of the Union.

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Enoch Leathers's memorial is located at: Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Canada.
When did Enoch Leathers death?
Enoch Leathers death on 28 May 1858 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
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Latitude: 45.4159889
Longitude: -64.3269577

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Cilley Leathers

(1765 - 1852)

Children

Annie Leathers Roberts

(1791 - 1829)

Eleanor Leathers Roberts

(1793 - 1848)

Rebekah Leathers Roberts

(1803 - 1839)

William Fairfield Leathers Sr.

(1806 - 1878)

John Henry Leathers

(1808 - 1866)

Lois Asenath Leathers Roberts

(1810 - 1868)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4159889, -64.3269577

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6. Methodist Cemetery
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7. Cross Roads Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4225726, -64.3395897

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Coordinate: 45.4022000, -64.3299700

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Coordinate: 45.4167300, -64.4309900

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Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

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Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900

13. Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4128300, -64.4608600

14. St. Marks Anglican Church of Canada Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4175210, -64.1761300

15. Scott's Bay Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.2991830, -64.3935600

16. Dorchester Gaol Yard Cemetery
Dorchester, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5441000, -64.3038000

17. West Brook Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 45.5581400, -64.3006800

18. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4086151, -64.5326080

19. Ells Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.2785120, -64.3963770

20. Port Greville Grace United Church Cemetery
Port Greville, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4068443, -64.5427399

21. Port Greville United Cemetery
Port Greville, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4079300, -64.5450500

22. River Bank Cemetery
Port Greville, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4125016, -64.5486897

23. Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery
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24. South Brook Cemetery
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