James Leard Lea

1845 - 1925  (80 years)

• Name	James Leard Lea
  Born	9 Mar 1845	Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Dec 1868	Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  Census	1881	Lot 17, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1881	Lot 17, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	a farmer
  Census	1891	Lot 17, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  	46 in 1891 census
  Census	1916	Calgary, , Alberta, Canada   [7]
  Misc	tradition is that he went to Texas  [8]
  Residence	Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [9]
  Died	10 Oct 1925  [1]
  Person ID	I18907	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2011

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Strang,   b. 22 May 1847, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 29 Feb 1880, St Eleanor's, , Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1868	, , Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 9]
  Children	1. Laura U Lea,   b. 18 Sep 1869, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1895, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States  (Age 25 years)   2. Lizzie Cottrell Lea,   b. 5 Aug 1871, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1891, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States  (Age 19 years)   3. Edward Dawson Lea,   b. 5 Mar 1872, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Wendell Lea,   b. 9 Feb 1876, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Mar 1845 - Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Residence - Dec 1868 - Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Married - 30 Dec 1868 - , , Prince Edward Island, Canada Census - 1916 - Calgary, , Alberta, Canada Residence - - Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Book: History of North Tryon, PE, Vol. 2, p.186. [S1634] Book: MA, PEI Deaths in MA, 1891-1892, #6472, p.134 citing Vol.419, p.107, #319 (Reliability: 2). Lea, Lizzie C Res:Cambridge, Died:31 Mar 1891 at Cambridge, Aged:19/7/26, Born:PEI, single, Spouse:, Occupation: At home, Cause of Death: consumption, Father: Lea, James L, Born: PEI, Mother: Strang, Mary J, Born: PEI, Place of Burial: PEI [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.1, p.170. [S727] Vital Stats: PEI Marriage Register, book 11 (1867 - 1871), p.153 (Reliability: 3). Mary J Strang (S) of Searletown & Jas L Lea (B) of Tryon married 30 Dec 1868 by license by Thos G Deinstadt, witnesses Richard & Hiram Lea, recorded 18 Sept. 1869 by C Young, surrogate [S1142] Census: 1881 Canada, Lot 17, family 206. [S1016] Census: 1891 Canada (Ancestry.com), Lot 17, r2, p.27. [S2621] Census: 1916 Canada West (ancestry.com), Census Place: Alberta. Calgary West. 01I; Roll: T-21949; Page: 32; Family No: 383. [S1627] Book: Lea Family History, p.28. James Leard was born in 1845 and married Jane Strang in 1868. Her obituary in the Summerside Journal, August 27, 1880 reads: "At St. Eleanors, P.E.I. on February 29, Mary J. (Mrs. James L Lea) in 33ed year of her age ... for several years subject of much affliction and suffering ... leaves husband and four children." Beyond the fact that their daughter was named Mary Jane, who died in 1891 at age 19, there is no information about a family. On November 11, 1881, this item appeared in the Weslyean "At the residence of CHarles Clark, Esq., on October 26, Mr. James L Lea of St Eleanors to Mrs. Sarah B Leard of North St. Eleanors". On April 30, 1891, the Weslyean had this item "Lizzie S Lea the second wife of James L Lea of Summerside died of consumption on October 31. She had gone to Boston for her health." Family tradition has it that James went to Texas and did well in the oil business, and this bit of information or supposition combined with these items about his second wifes name tends to make of James, a figure of confusion. [S587] BOK0012 Book: An Island Refuge:, Jesse Strang, p.283-289.