Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Leach, Henry  1845 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Henry Leach, farmer, P. O. Gardner, was born in Kendall County, Ill, August 
13, 1845, son of Henry and Sarah (Bacheshow) Leach, natives of England. The 
father was a merchant while in England, but pursued farming after emigrating 
to America; he was an early settler of Kendall County, Ill., and died in 1851, 
aged thirty-eight years. The mother died in 1880, at the age of sixty-seven. 
Our subject was one of five children; received his education at the common 
schools and at Fowler's Institute. At twenty-three years of age, he left home 
and worked at farming for six years, in Livingston County; he then removed to 
his present place of residence, where he engaged in general farming and stock-
dealing. He was married, January 19, 1869, to Miss Iona Howland, born in 
Wayne, N. Y., November 30, 1847, daughter of Stephen and Catharine Howland, 
natives of New York State, and early settlers of Grundy County, Ill.; he is 
deceased; she is still living. This marriage has resulted in four children - 
Henry C., Howard E., Roy B. and Arthur. Mr. Leach is a member of the order of 
A., F. & A. M., of Gardner; politically, he is a Republican.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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