George Leitch

     George Leitch was born on Friday, 7 December 1810 at Ireland. He and Sarah Holmes were married at Ireland. He appeared as household head on the census of 1851 at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: Leach, George, Yeoman, born Ireland, Church of Scotland, age 41, male, married, absent at time of enumeration, house was a shanty, 1 storey, 1 family dwelling in it. Sarah Leitch, Thomas Leitch, Elizabeth Leitch, Joshua Leitch, Samuel Leitch, Adam Leitch and John Leitch also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1861 at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as: George Leitch, farmer, Church of Scotland, age 52, male, single, widower, male family member, log house, one storey, one family residence. On the agricultural return he is listed as: George Leitch, Conc. 2 Lot 28, nothing else listed for Conc. 2. Conc. 3 Lot 28, total number of acres 250, 40 acres under cultivation, 38 acres under crops in 1860, 52 acres under pasture in 1860, 160 acres under wood or wild, cash value of farm $5000, cash value of farming implements $140, 10 acres and 300 bushels of fall wheat, 5 acres and 40 bushels of spring wheat, 9 acres and 200 bushels of peas, 8 acres and 300 bushels of oats, 3 acres and 400 bushels of potatoes, 5 acres and 2000 bushels of turnips, 13 tons of hay. Thomas Leitch, Elizabeth Leitch, Joshua Leitch, Samuel Leitch, Adam Leitch and John Leitch also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1871 at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: Leitch, George, male 60 years old, born in Ireland, Est. Pres. religion, of Irish origin, Farmer, widowed. He had the following "assets": 4 horses over 3 years old; 1 colt/filly; 0 working oxen; 7 milk cows; 10 other horned cattle; 16 sheep; 18 swine; 0 hive of bees; 4 cattle killed or sold for slaughter or export; 2 sheep killed or sold for slaughter or export; 14 swine killed or sold for slaughter or export; 350 pounds of butter; 0 pounds of home-made cheese; 0 pounds of honey; 40 pounds of wool. He had no home-made cloth or flannel and no fur/skins of any kind. Thomas Leitch, Joshua Leitch, Adam Leitch, John Leitch, Elizabeth Leitch, Samuel Leitch, Martha Ann Leitch, Sarah Leitch and Mary Porter also appeared in the household. George was listed in the 1877 Scott Twp., Ontario County Altas, recorded as owning the following: Concession 1, Lot 31 of 200 acres; Concession 2, Lot 31 of 100 acres; Concession 2, Lot 30 of 30 acres; Concession 3, Lot 28 of 100 acres; Concession 2, Lot 29 of 45 acres. In total he owned 475 acres. An image of the Atlas can be found here. George died on Monday, 1 July 1878 at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 67 years, 6 months and 24 days, of Bright's Disease and Bronchitis, duration of about 3 months. Dr. (?) Gilbert attended at the death. He was buried at Zion Cemetery, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.