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- Sarah was born in the big stone mansion built in 1779 for her gt gt gt grandfather, Richard Leedom (1739-1825), in Richboro, Northampton Township,
Bucks County, Pennsyvania. She was the youngest of seven children of Samuel & Sarah Amanda Leedom. Sara is a graduate of the Richmond Business College, andm Boston University. She undertook the writing of "The Leedom Family"
Sara Ann Leedom Echus, 92, formerly of Richboro, a retired partner in a lamp-making company and author of a book written for the 1976 bicentennial, died July 23 at White Billet Nursing Home in Hatboro. She lived in Wyncote.
Mrs. Eachus was born in Richboro in a house built in 1740 for Mrs. Eachus' great-great-great-grandfather, Richard Leedom, whose family came to this country in 1712.
The house, named Twin Trees, was sold and repurchased by the Leedom family, then acquired by the Luff family of Richboro in the early 1900s. It was bought in 1979 by Mr. and Mrs. James M. Campbell and houses the James M. Campbell Funeral Home at Second Street and Old Bustleton Pikes and has been restored to its 18th-century condition.
Mrs. Eachus graduated from Richboro High School and a Philadelphia business college before earning a degree in theology from Boston University.
She went to work for the Philadelphia Presbytery and later was employed by Macbeth Arc Lamp Co. in Philadelphia, which then was owned by Iradell Eachus Sr. She married Mr. Eachus in 1954; he died in 1961.
Mrs. Eachus became secretary/treasurer of the lamp firm and served on the board of directors until recent years.
She decided to learn the role of her family in the country's history and, anticipating the 1976 bicentennial celebration, authored a book entitled The Leedom Family, published by Dorrance & Co. in Philadelphia. Research assistance was provided by Mrs. Virginia B. Geyer, former president and still a member of the Northampton Township Historical Commission.
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