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	British Light Infantry Regiments
		Appointed 2nd Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment in 1832.
		1883 William Knox Leet, V.C. Served in the Mutiny, Sekukuni and Zulu Campaigns, gaining the Victoria Cross in the last named.
		Was Second-in-Command 1st Battalion in Campaign under Sir William Lockhart on North-West Frontier, 1897-98.
	www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/sli/somerset_commandofficers.htm (1255 words)

	Allegheny Part 2 Gen. Chapter 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		WILLIAM ANDERSON, foreman of rigging department, National Tube-works, McKeesport, was born in Sweden, in 1835, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Anderson.
		WILLIAM FLOYD, superintendent of steel-mills, postoffice Munhall, was born May 12, 1840, in Chester county, Pa. His great-grandfather was an English sea-captain, and a relative of William Floyd, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
		WILLIAM GRABNER, farmer, postoffice Negley, was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, in 1819, a son of Charles Godfrey and Caroline (Rachel) Grabner, both deceased.
	www.accessible.com /amcnty/PA/Allegheny/GenK.htm (22292 words)

	Yolo County Biographies - M (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Educated in the district schools common to that period, William H. Marden assisted his father on the farm until he was sixteen years old, when he engaged in teaching school and ultimately was made county superintendent of schools.
		Marden, the latter of whom passed away April 16, 1899, at the age of sixty-eight, four children were born: William E., a fruit grower and dairyman of Fowler, Fresno county; Susan Annette, who resides on the old homestead, her husband, O. Wilbur, being the manager of the Marden ranch; Minnie M., Mrs.
		William Lane McHenry was married to Rosella Carrick, whose birth occurred in Yreka, Siskiyou county, Cal. They now make their home in Yolo county, where, in addition to his share of his father's estate, Mr.
	www.cagenweb.com /yolo/yol_bio/yolbios-m.htm (18674 words)

	Crumrine - Franklin Twp.
		Daniel Leet was born in Bordentown, N.J., on the 6th of November, 1748.
		William and John Gabby were brothers, and emigrated from Scotland to this country.
		William Fitz William emigrated from Ireland with his wife and family, and settled in York Co., Pa. In 1794 he volunteered as a soldier, and came West with the troops when they were sent out to suppress the Whiskey Insurrection.
	www.chartiers.com /crumrine/twp-franklin.html (4664 words)

	Crumrine - Buffalo Twp. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		William McNulty was the eldest son of Jane and Caleb McNulty and grandson of Col. David Williamson.
		William Hunter was engaged in the wool interests with his father, Alexander Hunter, and has continued it since the death of the latter.
		William Hunter is himself an old man now, having been in this business for more than sixty years, and of late much of the management of the business has devolved upon his son.
	www.savory.org /chartiers/crumrine/twp-buffalo.html (11295 words)

	1884 History of Erie County, PA: Part 2
		William H. Holstein, a grandson of Gen. Wayne, in a letter printed in the Erie Observer of February 13, 1880, states that "Col. Wayne was not aware of the condition of his father's remains until all was completed or he would not have consented to the removal."
		The second was that of William Smith to Miss Elizabeth Wilson, In Union Township, in 1799; the third, that of Job Reeder to Miss Nancy Campbell, in Washington Township, in 1800; and the fourth, that of Thomas King to Sarah Wilson, in Union, the same year.
		Knox, Postmaster at Erie, stated to a friend that the mail was often taken in the driver's breeches pockets.
	www.solomonspalding.com /SRP/saga2/1884Eri2.htm (17058 words)

	nortonfamily.html
		William Leroy (Leet) NORTON-BEDFORD was born 6 Dec 1851 and died 11 Dec 1921.
		William Leroy (Leet) NORTON-BEDFORD (George Hanan (Hannon), Archibald, John) was born 6 Dec 1851 in Dry Rigde (?), Grant, KY. He died 11 Dec 1921 in Houston, Harris, TX and was buried 13 Dec 1921 in Glendale Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX.
		William Pearl BONDURANT was born 20 Jun 1886 in, Scotland, MO.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ky/county/grant/index/nortonfamily.html (4072 words)

	LOGSTOWN ON THE OHIO
		William Croghan, the husband of Mary O’Hara, second daughter of General James O’Hara, and the father of Mrs.
		William Croghan, the son, was a frequent visitor at the office of Henry Baldwin, in Pittsburgh, when the writer was a student of law in that office.
		The Second (or Leets) District extended from the west side of the Big Beaver to the Big Sewickley creek, which, with the eastern line of the Second District, became the boundary between Allegheny and Beaver counties.
	www.legionville.com /LOGSTOWN.htm (4920 words)

	John Harvey Thompson - pafg11.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Martha married Brittain WILDER son of William H. WILDER and Sarah Ann LEE on 31 May 1900 in, Bell County, Kentucky.
		William Milton KELLUMS (Anne MIRACLE, Nancy THOMPSON, John Harvey) was born on 12 Jan 1879 in Kentucky.
		William married (1) Nancy SLOAS on 9 Jul 1899.
	users.ev1.net /~dhoskins/web/johnharve/pafg11.htm (1188 words)

	Heinrich Merckel - pafg42.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lucinda MIRACLE (John Atts MIRACLE, William J. James MIRACLE, Frederick MIRACLE, Lorentz, Johann Frederich, Heinrich Felix) was born in Jan 1873 in Toms Creek, Bell County, Kentucky.
		William Gillus LEE was born about 1879 in, Bell County, Kentucky.
		William was born in Mar 1864 in Harlan County, Kentucky.
	users.ev1.net /~dhoskins/web/heinrichm/pafg42.htm (1268 words)

	Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio
		DANIEL H., farmer and stock-raiser; P. Green, Licking Co.; is a son of William and Sarah (Bashford) Peters; his fathe was of English descent, and born in Maryland his mother of Irish descent; her father was fro Cork, Ireland.
		WILLIAMS, stone-quarry and miller ; P. Sunbury ; was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1827 ; he is a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Ackerson) Williams ; his father was born in Essex Co., N. J., and emigrated to Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1814, where he lived to the ripe old age of 84.
		Williams married, in 1852, Martha F.., a daughter of Rev. William Francisco.
	www.heritagepursuit.com /Delaware/deltrenton.htm (4969 words)

	W.L. Clowes on the 1854-56 Russian ("Crimean") War (3/4)
		On that day, Lieutenant William Nathan Wrighte Hewett, then commanding the Beagle, 4, screw, made a careful examination of the floating bridge which joined the town to the extremity of the long spit of Arabat, and which thus formed part of one of the military roads southward to the Crimea.
		William Nathan Wrighte Hewett) took up their positions, the light-draught gunboats taking up stations east and west of the fort, and enfilading the works in front and rear, whilst the heavier vessels, formed a semicircle round the front.
		Master George David Perry (Vesuvius), and Second Master William Hennessey Parker (Recruit), were anchored as far in as possible at the east end of Gheisk, near which stores were stacked along a front of four miles.
	www.pdavis.nl /Russia3.htm (5646 words)

	Jackson Family Genealogy - pafn14 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		William's son Elias and his family was found on the 1850 Salem, Warren Co, OH Census.
		From Allen papers: Ziba Jackson, Benjamin's oldest son, settled in Knox County, Ohio, in 1807, and was very instrumental in getting his parents and the other members of the family to come West and join him.
		History of Knox Co: 1881 Ziba Jackson einigrated to Knox county in 1807, and settled in Wayne township when it was all in a state of nature.
	www.jacksonfamilygenealogy.com /pafn14.htm (2493 words)

	Guide Introduction: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations–Series M:
		The document is witnessed by William Brockenbrough and Thomas Osborne, and bears seal of Mrs.
		Benjamin Ogle Tayloe and William Henry Tayloe (executors of the estate of John Tayloe III) in the circuit court of Richmond County, Virginia; documents (copies), 1833, concerning the lawsuit of the Executors of John Tayloe III v.
		John Tayloe III (surviving executor of William Holburne), complaint of William Henry Tayloe (executor of John Tayloe III) and answer of Moore Fauntleroy Brockenbrough (executor of George Murren) in the lawsuit of Tayloe v.
	www.lexisnexis.com /academic/guides/southern_hist/plantations/plantm1.asp (11013 words)

	Microfilm
		Correspondence of 12 December 1862 includes a poem written from a soldier, William M. Allen, to his wife entitled “The Dream,” describing his vision of her and hopes for an end to war and separation.
		William Y. Dixon (1843-1874), son of Methodist minister Thomas F. Dixon (1818-1906), was a student at Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana, before and after the Civil War.
		William H. Ellis (1839-1892), a postal worker of New Orleans, Louisiana, was a soldier in the New Orleans Washington Artillery unit of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia and was active in Confederate veterans affairs after the war.
	www.youngsanders.org /manuscript_resources.htm (13509 words)

	UOVGG Queries - October 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Harold Charles Knox LEET, born about 1852, and his wife Margaretta Elizabeth, born about 1864, are both thought to have died in Canada.
		Their REAL name was LEET, but they may have choosen to become KNOX-LEET.
		William's father was a clergyman who became attracted to Miss Sarah KNOX of Moyne Abbey.
	uovgg.ca /Timberline/tim9910q.html (315 words)

	Articles index started with wi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill
		William Carr Beresford, Viscount, Baron Beresford of Albuera and Dungarvan, Duke de Elvas Beresford
		William Cavendish, 1st Duke Of, Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick Devonshire
	www.kiwipedia.com /wi-index.html (96 words)

	Potter chapter 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		F.W. Knox studied in Judge Knox’s office at Wellsboro, Penn., where he was admitted in September, 1850, and in 1851 he came to Coudersport to reside, having previously taught the academy here, in 1848.
		The first murder in the county was committed on the morning of August 11, 1838, in the township of Genesee, by Joshua Jones, who killed his wife in her bed, shooting her through the head with his rifle.
		Chisholm was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to the State prison at Pittsburgh for four years, at the March term of court, 1883.
	www.accessible.com /amcnty/PA/McKeanElkCamPot/Potter04.htm (2104 words)

	Bell Anthology - Dement
		Jarrett and brother, James, served under Captain William Leet 1777-1782 in Pennsylvania.
		William c1706-1764 Charles Co m 1730 Mary --- a.
		William b Apr 30-1753 d w Pa in youth k.
	www.chartiers.com /raybell/1984-dement.html (565 words)

	Somerset Military Museum - Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)
		This was a defeat for the English, but Hastings' Regiment is reported to have distinguished itself and was the only English regiment to stand fast amid the general rout of King William's forces.
		The first Battle Honour was that of 'Gibraltar' when the Regiment, under the command of the Earl of Barrymore, played its part in the raising of the Siege of Gibraltar in 1705.
		Maj William Knox Leet was awarded the Victoria Cross during this campaign.
	www.sommilmuseum.org.uk /article.php?id=1 (1770 words)

	KLAPPSTEIN, Sergeant Francis Henry (R76879) - British Empire Medal - No
		KNOX, S/L David Graham (C1174) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.117 (BR) Squadron - Award effective 5 May 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1133/44 dated 26 May 1944.
		KNOX, WO John Henderson (R125200) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.550 Squadron - Award effective 5 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 18 August 1944 and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
		KNOX, F/O Kenneth William (J21636) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.420 Squadron - Award effective 4 November 1944 as per London Gazette dated 14 November 1944 and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945.
	www.airforce.ca /wwii/ALPHA-KL.KN.html (6151 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Married 2nd Ellen Leet Children Constance, William, Cass, Jasper, Srphrona, Leweozz, Buchanan, Mary, Sherman and Susan.
		She was one hundred and one years old and was drawing a pension as surviving widow of the war of 1812.
		She was a sister to William and David Mason, Sr., who died a short time ago.
	n2at2.tripod.com /ged/jessegd.htm (1898 words)

	Michaele Jordana
		In a visual style inspired by William Gibson's Neuromancer, Michaele Jordana brings a life to the canvas that suggests a knowledge of humanity that delves into the unconscious.
		Her portraits suggests another realm, parallel with ours, but with the same intensity of life force that she brought to her whale paintings and to the stage in the explosive years of punk rock.
		She went on to write the "Manifesto of Performance Art" with artist Wendy Knox Leet, while producing attention-getting multimedia performance works with composer Douglas Pringle, a founding member of the electronica band Syrinx.
	michaelejordana.com (1524 words)

	ADAMS, Rev
		Sebastopol, in the Crimea, Corporal Lendrim superintended 150 French Chasseurs in building No. 9 Battery left attack and replacing the whole of the capsized gabions under a heavy fire.
		Time was also gained for the faithful Bhopal Infantry to man their guns.
		Bothwell Camp, South Africa, during a night attack, Sergeant Traynor ran out of a trench, under extremely heavy fire, to help a wounded man. While running he was wounded, and being unable to carry the man himself called for assistance.
	www.aoh61.com /history/victoria_cross_hy.htm (6891 words)

	calbk-169
		William K. Smith, who located at the corner of Jefferson and Fremont streets, in Santa Clara, in 1853.
		Knox were among the new people who selected this city for their home; and in '63 they settled here and soon occupied prominent places in society.
		Native sons have come to the front in all lines of work; while in the sphere of letters, on the stage, in music, and in art, fair California women have thrilled thousands in their own and foreign lands.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/calbk/169/169sgm_old (17063 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Military History \| Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Khambul
		The uNokhenke stormed upward toward the redoubt, which was commanded by Major William Knox Leet of the 1st Battalion, 13th Light Infantry (1/13).
		The attackers were checked by the determined resistance of two companies of the 1/13 and one company of the 90th positioned there, together with the fire of the two emplaced mule guns, under the command of Lieutenant Frederick Nicholson, Royal Artillery.
		Private William Grosvenor saw Colour Sergeant Arthur Fricker fall to the ground and rushed to his assistance.
	historynet.com /mh/blkhambula/?page=2&c=y (1362 words)

	Greene County New York State NYGenweb Genealogy Queries A-L
		William Shepard, father, died in 1838; Nancy Brewster Shepard died in 1874.
		Their children, Franklin and WIlliam were born in 1850 and 1853 before the family moved to Wisconsin.
		Florence was the mother of Earl's three children (William, Jean, and Helen) and she died in 1935.
	www.hopefarm.com /grnquery.htm (13773 words)

	The Somerset Light Infantry
		Switched its allegiance to the Protestant William of Orange, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinando Hastings becomes Colonel of the Regiment, thus it became Hastings' Regiment of Foot.
		The Regiment's first Victoria Cross is awarded to Major William Knox-Leet and another battle honour is awarded.
		The Territorial system is introduced, the regiment becomes definitely linked with Somerset, and is renamed Prince Albert's (Somersetshire) Light Infantry.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /archives/sli/timeline.htm (1120 words)

	Fate Family Genealogy - Person Page 14
		She was the daughter of William Henry Harrison Fate and Laura Jane Baker.
		She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma sorority and had been an active member of the Leet Memorial Methodist church in Bradford.
		She was the daughter of William Henry Harrison Fate and Mary A. Coykendall.
	www.genealogy.fatefamily.org /2ndsite/p14.htm (5767 words)

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		The Adventures of Flash Jackson by William Kowalski
		The Diary of an American Au Pair by Marjorie Leet Ford
		I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down by William Gay
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	Somerset Light Infantry in photographs
		Transferred to the Cape in 1856, it embarked for India at the outbreak of the Mutiny, and did good service at Azimghur, and in the jungles of Jugdespore and the Trans-Gorga districts.
		In this campaign Private Caslin and Sergeant Napier gained the Cross for Valur; an honour also bestowed on Major W. Leet for bravery at Inhlobane in the Zulu War, 1878, where the regiment saw much service, as well as in the attack on Sekukumi’s Kraal in 1879.
		During the Indian Mutiny General Leet served with marked distinction, both with his battalion under Lord Mark Kerr, and as a Staff Officer to several columns towards the end of the campaign, being twice mentioned in general orders.
	www.armynavyairforce.co.uk /somerset_light_infantry.htm (2796 words)

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