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Percy “Perce” Leeming

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Percy “Perce” Leeming

Birth
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Death
11 Aug 1919 (aged 28)
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 15, row 6, grave 38
Memorial ID
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Percy Leeming immigrated with his parents and siblings from Halifax, England to Newark NJ in the fall of 1911. He became an iron molder, employed somewhere in the city of Newark. In 1914 he married one Florence L. Johnson in Newark.. They had one child before Percy's 1919 death, Florence Emma Leeming, born in 1916 in Newark. Percy died from kidney failure on 11 Aug 1919. Percy had applied for US Citizenship in 1917 but he died before the process could be completed.

Florence (Percy's widow) married Clarence A. Hampson sometime around the year 1922, and he adopted young Florence Emma and raised her as his own daughter.
Percy Leeming immigrated with his parents and siblings from Halifax, England to Newark NJ in the fall of 1911. He became an iron molder, employed somewhere in the city of Newark. In 1914 he married one Florence L. Johnson in Newark.. They had one child before Percy's 1919 death, Florence Emma Leeming, born in 1916 in Newark. Percy died from kidney failure on 11 Aug 1919. Percy had applied for US Citizenship in 1917 but he died before the process could be completed.

Florence (Percy's widow) married Clarence A. Hampson sometime around the year 1922, and he adopted young Florence Emma and raised her as his own daughter.


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  • Created by: Catherine Giesbrecht Relative Niece/Nephew
  • Added: Mar 9, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86495748/percy-leeming: accessed ), memorial page for Percy “Perce” Leeming (6 Aug 1891–11 Aug 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86495748, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Catherine Giesbrecht (contributor 47235765).