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Lonooiif ISoc. .ft/M, Ifc-Jo.DEATH OF THE REV. JOI1X EEL AND.(From lhe I’lfls.'it l iWilli heart lei l sorrow we record the death of one of the purest, the best, and most worthy of men—JOHN LKLA Nl), of Cheshire—the patriot and divine, a distinguished advocate of civil and religious irieiori’.The melancholy event occurred at North Adams at the house of David Darling e-lt;], on Thursday, January 14lh, at halt past eleven o’clock, P. M. The illness of Mr. Leland was brief. Six days prior to ins death lie delivered an excellent discourse in that village, and, when summoned by the grim messenger, was engaged in the work of his Heavenly Master, winch had been so long his delight.Mr. Leland was horn at Grafton, in Worcester county, on the 14th ol May, 1754, and at the lime of ins decease was *igniy*nix years and- eight months old. He was gathered to the grave I in the ripeness of years and alt? r a long and use-| tul lile.The deceased removed into Cheshire in February, 171, where, with the exception oi 10 years passed in New Ashford, be has principally resided ever since. Me commenced preaching in 1771.— In 1775 he wwnf. to Virgiifa, where he remained lor moht ol the time until 171)0, when he returned to New Kni'land. He was married in 1770, Sep timber ‘lO'b, and his wile preceded him to the grave in tc%17, October 5*h, almr living with him d m mariiageCi years, and left more than 150 liv-- 1 mg descendants.Jn November, l!*01, Mr. Leland visited the sealol government in bball ol the democrats of Cheshire, ami pr* merited to bin warm and ardent iriend, President J»-Herson, the celebrated matn-li.oitill cheese.Mr. LHai.d was a firm and decided patriot. Schooled n the Uevolution, he partook in an uncommon degree of the spirit which actuated the -e men who pledged their ali in the service of theiri-kditohra)wiCMte.ObetbyC.Withthciitaiwinedcnc«harhlt;(ainar,Plt;SiLwUiCitiiinththwsilaf rlt;th
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Albany Weekly Argus and Rough hewer
Albany, New York, US
Sat, Jan 30, 1841
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