Sarah Amanda Brown: Eachus Family History

Generation: 1

Sarah Amanda Brown was born on 2 Jan 1863 in (in/of) Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1905; was buried in 1905 in Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks County, Pa.

Family/Spouse: Samuel Shelmire Leedom. Samuel (son of William Leedom and Sarah Ann Stelle) was born on 28 Jul 1858 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1923; was buried in 1923 in Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks County, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Laurance Marple Leedom was born in 1889 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 31 May 1974.
3. Elizabeth Marple Leedom was born on 10 Jul 1891 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Sep 1963.
4. Rachel Harding Leedem was born on 22 Aug 1893 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Jun 1978.
5. Edith Hannah Leedom was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1978.
6. John Richard Leedom was born on 15 Aug 1898 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Jun 1975.
7. Sarah Ann Leedom was born on 18 Jun 1901 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Jul 1993 in Hatboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; was buried in 1993 in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery.

Generation: 2

2.	Laurance Marple Leedom (1.Sarah¹) was born in 1889 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 31 May 1974. Family/Spouse: Katherine Yust. Katherine was born about 1890; died before 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.	Elizabeth Marple Leedom (1.Sarah¹) was born on 10 Jul 1891 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Sep 1963. Family/Spouse: Monroe Fesmire. Monroe was born about 1890; died before 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4.	Rachel Harding Leedem (1.Sarah¹) was born on 22 Aug 1893 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Jun 1978. Family/Spouse: James Deane. James was born about 1890; died before 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5. Edith Hannah Leedom (1.Sarah¹) was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1978.

6.	John Richard Leedom (1.Sarah¹) was born on 15 Aug 1898 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Jun 1975. Family/Spouse: Hannah Slauterbach. Hannah was born about 1900; died before 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Ann Leedom

(1.Sarah¹) was born on 18 Jun 1901 in Richboro, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Jul 1993 in Hatboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; was buried in 1993 in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery.

Notes:

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.

Sarah married Iredell Eachus on 24 APL 1954. Iredell (son of Evans Eachus and Anna Mary Johnson) was born on 30 Aug 1878 in Edgmont, Delaware County, Pa, USA; died on 26 Oct 1961 in Wyncote., Montgomery Co, Pa; was buried in 1962 in Whitemarsh Cemetery, Prospectville, Pa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]