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James Joseph Leer 1838 - 1908

James Joseph Leer was born on February 6, 1838 in Greater London County, England United Kingdom to John Henry Leer and Mary Ann (Box) Leer. He married Bridget (Burke) Gunton Leer on April 13, 1872 in Saint Leonards, East Sussex County. He married Mary Ann (Gunn) Leer in 1894. James' partner was Sarah (Crabb) Leer, and they had children Sarah Ann (Leer) Poole, James Joseph Crabb Leer, John William Leer, Geprge Frederick Leer, Walter Thomas Leer, and Charlotte Ruth (Leer) Bowers. James Leer died at age 69 years old on January 25, 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States.
James Joseph Leer
February 6, 1838
Greater London County, England, SE1 0RN, United Kingdom
January 25, 1908
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • 02/6
    1838

    Birthday

    February 6, 1838
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    Greater London County, England SE1 0RN, United Kingdom
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  • 01/25
    1908

    Death

    January 25, 1908
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
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    James Joseph Leer lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1838, in the year that James Joseph Leer was born, on January 11th in New Jersey, Samuel Morse and two others first publicly demonstrated Morse's new invention - the telegraph. Patented by Morse in 1837, the electrical telegraph used a code developed by him and his assistant, Samuel Vail, and sent a message two miles. In 1844, Morse broadcast from Washington DC to Baltimore Maryland the message "What hath God wrought" and the telegraph took off.
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In 1850, by the time he was only 12 years old, on April 4th, the city of Los Angeles - now the 2nd most populous city in the US - was incorporated. On April 15th, the city of San Francisco - now the 15h most populous city in the US - was incorporated. Both cities were incorporated before California became a state.
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