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THE LEGEAR'S
Johann Adam Legear In 1709, Johan Adam Lieger, alone in the 5th party. Adam Legeer listed on 1715/07/13 as a Palatine family in Ireland and on 1720/09/29 as head of a family on the Southwell Estate.
Children of Johan Adam Michael d. 1795 m. 1746 Elizabeth Lawrence Anna Barbara d. 1763 m. 1744 Martin Edwin Switzer 03/04/1744 i. 05/15/1763 Margaret m. 1746 Christopher Sparling Catherine d. 1814 m. 1746 Valentine Bovenizer Solomon m. 1757 Mary Glazier Children of Michael and Elizabeth Catherine b. 1747 m. 1766 John Miller Sr. d. 1826 Mary b. 1749 m. 1772 Adam Teskey Sr. d. 1784 Ann Eve b. 1752 m. 1782 Garret Teskey d. 1794 Adam b. 1754 m. 1785 Margaret Piper Solomon b. 1757 m. 1786 Anne McGannan d. 1828 Margaret b. 1759 m. 1785 Martin Miller John b. 1761 m. 1812 Elizabeth Rynard Elizabeth b. 1766 m. 1793 Andrew Smith Michael b. 1771 m. 1798 Catherine Elizabeth Piper d. 1820 Children of Solomon and Mary John b. 1758 Jacob m. 1788 Mary Sparling Adam James
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Children of Anna Barbara and Martin Switzer Catherine b. JAN-1744 m Garrett Miller 17/01/1764 d. ca 1773 Peter b. 23-JAN-1746 Christopher b. MAR-1748 Mary b. 07/1751 m. John Shire, 3/05/1785, b.15/11/1846 in Parish Church, Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland. Elizabeth b. 1754 in Ireland, d. 1755 Jacob b. JUL-1756 in Ireland Barbara Switzer b. 1758-1759
Second Generation
Children:
i Mary Miller, b. 1765.
ii Katherine Miller, b. 1766, d. 1768.
iii Martin Miller, b. 1768 d. in Canada. He married
Mary Glazier, married 16-APR-1786
v Michael Miller, b. 1772 in Salem, New York. He married Margaret Empey, b. ca 1775, d. in
Canada.
3. Peter Switzer, b. 23-JAN-1746 in Rathkeale Parish Records, Ireland. He married Catherine Teskey, married
09-JUN-1772
Children:
i Maurice Switzer, b. 16-FEB-1800 in Ireland, d. 16-FEB-1800 in Ireland.
4. Barbara Switzer, b. 1758-1759 in Ireland. She married John Long, married 29-DEC-1778 in County
Limerick, Ireland, b. ca 1755, d. in Kilcornan, Ireland.
Children:
5. i John Long.
Third Generation
5. John Long, b. in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland. He married unknown female.
Children:
6. i John (James) Long b. ca 1790.
Fourth Generation
6. John (James) Long, b. ca 1790. He married Elizabeth Switzer, married 27-JUN-1811 in Rathkeale, County
Limerick, Ireland, b. ca 1790 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland.
Children:
7. i Joseph Switzer Long b. APR-1836.
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Fifth Generation
7. Joseph Switzer Long, b. APR-1836 in Newton Robinson, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, d.
27-OCT-1909 in Newton Robinson, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, buried in Newton
Robinson United, North Section, Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario, census 1901 in Gwillimbury West,
North York County, Ontario, census 1901 in Gwillimbury West, North York County, Ontario. He married
(1) Annie Loetitia Switzer, b. 1840 in Ireland, d. 20-FEB-1879 in Simcoe County, Ontario, buried in Newton
Robinson United, North Section, Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario, buried in Emmanuel United
Church/Bond Head United, Simcoe County, Gwillimbury W, Ontario. He married (2) Melinda Wilcox,
married 18-JUN-1879 in St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario, b. 1844 in St. Vincent, Grey County, Ontario,
(daughter of Stephen J. Wilcox and Mary) buried in Newton Robinson United, North Section, Tecumseth,
Simcoe County, Ontario. He married (3) Annie Louisa Watson Gregg, married 28-SEP-1880 in Toronto,
York County, Ontario, b. 1844 in England, (daughter of William Watson and Elizabeth Watson). He married
(4) Rhoda Shearson, married 20-FEB-1883 in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 12-MAR-1845 in Farmarah,
Ireland, (daughter of Abraham Shearson and Rhoda Elliot) census 1901 in Gwillimbury West, North York
County, Ontario, census 1911 in Gwillbury West, South Simcoe County, Ontario.
Children:
8. i Sarah Belinda Long b. 30-JUL-1870.
9. ii Christopher Joseph Wesley Long b. 1875.
10. iii Anna L. Long b. 03-APR-1882.
Sixth Generation
8. Sarah Belinda Long, b. 30-JUL-1870, d. 29-JAN-1915. She married George Aspden, married 30-JAN-1889
in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 27-NOV-1858 in Thornley, Lancashire, England, (son of George Aspden and
Sarah) d. 30-MAY-1930.
Children:
11. i George Aspden b. 24-OCT-1889.
12. ii Sarah Leticia Aspden b. 16-OCT-1891.
iii Rhoda Louisa Aspden, b. 21-MAR-1894, d. 11-MAY-1916.
iv Elizabeth E. Aspden, b. 27-OCT-1896.
v Joseph Enoch Aspden, b. 19-OCT-1899, d. 05-SEP-1980. He married Ethel Magloughlin, b.
30-JUL-1899, d. 27-JUN-1925 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.
vi Ruby Ethel Aspden, b. 26-DEC-1901, d. 31-DEC-1926.
vii Edith Viola Aspden, b. 14-DEC-1903, d. 03-JUL-1982.
viii Belinda M. Aspden, b. 26-MAY-1906, d. 29-MAY-1906.
13. ix Rena Bernice Aspden b. 25-AUG-1911.
9. Christopher Joseph Wesley Long, b. 1875, buried in St. John's Anglican, Tecumseth, Simcoe County,
Ontario, census 1911 in West Gwiillimbury, South Simcoe County, Ontario. He married (1) Margaret Ellen
McDermitt, married 08-MAR-1900 in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 1876 in Bond Head, Ontario, (daughter of
Neil McDermitt and Ellen Adsit) d. 08-JAN-1901 in Simcoe County, Ontario. He married (2) Margaret Ellen
Thompson, married 24-NOV-1920 in Simcoe County, Ontario, (daughter of David Thompson and Isabella
Jane Grose) buried in St. John's Anglican, Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario.
Children:
i Cornelia Long, b. 05-OCT-1900, buried in St. John's Anglican, Tecumseth, Simcoe County,
Ontario, census 1911 in West Gwiillimbury, South Simcoe County, Ontario.
10. Anna L. Long, b. 03-APR-1882 in Simcoe County, Ontario, census 1901 in Gwillimbury West, North York
County, Ontario, census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County, Ontario. She married George
Jeffrey, married 04-APR-1901 in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 13-OCT--1876 in Simcoe County, Ontario,
(son of William Jeffrey and Elizabeth Crompton) census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County,
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Ontario.
Children:
i Elizabeth Jeffrey, b. 03-JUN-1902, census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County,
Ontario.
ii Fanny Jeffrey, b. 13-JUL-1905, census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County,
Ontario.
iii William Jeffrey, b. 05-OCT-1907, census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County,
Ontario.
iv Josephine Jeffrey, b. 11-APR-1909, census 1911 in Gwillimbury West, South Simcoe County,
Ontario.
Seventh Generation
11. George Aspden, b. 24-OCT-1889 in Simcoe County, W. Gwillimbury, Ontario, d. 13-MAY-1979. He
married Ruth Armstrong, married 24-OCT-1916 in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 1894 in Newcastle On
Leque Scotland, (daughter of William Armstrong and Lizzia Smith).
Children:
i William George Aspden, b. 22-NOV-1917, d. 12-AUG-1944 in France.
ii Gordon Aspden, b. 09-FEB-1925, d. 19-MAR-1925, buried 21-MAR-1925.
12. Sarah Leticia Aspden, b. 16-OCT-1891, d. 25-JUL-1977, buried in Beeton United, Simcoe County,
Tecumsch, Ontario. She married Wilfred Bell, married 30-APR-1912 in Simcoe County, Ontario, b. 1885,
(son of Richard Bell and Deborah Carter) buried in Beeton United, Simcoe County, Tecumsch, Ontario.
Children:
i Earl Edmond Bell, b. 08-FEB-1920 in Newton Robinson, West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County,
Ontario, d. 02-DEC-2002 in Cookstown, Simcoe County, Ontario.
13. Rena Bernice Aspden, b. 25-AUG-1911, d. 04--AUG-1981. She married Albert Lewis, married
09-FEB-1929, b. 28-JUN-1902 in England.
Children:
i Keith Edward Lewis, b. 06-APR-1930, d. 04-NOV-1950.
This is all I have on the Legear Family, If anyone has anymore information please email me at judylyn@gosympatico.ca, Thank You
