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John Gordon McLeish

John was born on September 12th, 1917 in Chicago.¹²

Birth Notes
- Name: John Gordon Mcleish
  Event Type: Birth
  Event Date: 12 Sep 1917
  Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Event Place (Original): Chicago
  Registration Place: , Cook, Illinois
  Gender: Male
  Father's Name: Allen Gordon Mcleish
  Father's Age: 36
  Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1881
  Mother's Name: Mary Pirrie
  Mother's Age: 35
  Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1882
  Certificate Number: 31952
  
  GS Film Number: 1276329
  Digital Folder Number: 004402461
  Image Number: 00759
  
  Citing this Record
  "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N799-FWP : 18 May 2016), Mary Pirrie in entry for John Gordon Mcleish, 12 Sep 1917; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 31952, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,276,329.

John's father was Allan Gordon McLeish and his mother was Mary Ellen Pirrie. His maternal grandparents were William Pirrie and Mary Towers. He had a brother and two sisters, named Albert, Mae and Edith. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 51 on July 10th, 1969 in Chicago. He was buried on July 14th, 1969 in Chicago.³

Death Notes
- Name: John Gordon Mc Leish
  Event Type: Death
  Event Date: 10 Jul 1969
  Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Address: 5730 S Trumbull Ave
  Gender: Male
  Age: 51
  Marital Status: Married
  Race: White
  Occupation: Pressman
  Birth Date: 12 Sep 1917
  Birthplace: , , Illinois
  Funeral Home: Egan Funeral Home
  Burial Date: 14 Jul 1969
  Burial Place: Evergreen Park, , Illinois
  Cemetery: Evergreen
  Father's Name: Allen Mc Leish
  Mother's Name: Mary Perrie
  Spouse's Name: Dorothy Benson
  Informant's Name: Virginia Rauba
  
  Entry Number: 620674
  Digital Folder Number: 101276827
  Image Number: 02132
  
  Citing this Record
  "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MF-43GN : 18 March 2018), Virginia Rauba in entry for John Gordon Mc Leish, 10 Jul 1969; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

Occupation Details
- From 1940 John's occupation was clerk in sales for grocery store.¹
  
  His occupation was pressman in media. He died in 1969 while still employed there.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Allan Gordon McLeish
  - b.08 Feb 1879 in Dundee d.May 1958 in Chicago
  
  John Gordon McLeish
  - b.12 Sep 1917 in Chicago d.10 Jul 1969 in Chicago
  
  William Pirrie
  - b.1845 in Paisley d.1915 in Paisley
  
  Mary Ellen Pirrie
  - b.Feb 1882 in Barrow in Furness
  
  Michaill Towrs
  
  William Tours
  - b.09 Oct 1767 in Paisley d.12 Sep 1844 in Paisley
  
  Agnes Stewart
  - b. in Paisley
  
  John Tours
  - b.14 Aug 1813 in Paisley d.10 Dec 1868 in Springburn
  
  William Fulton
  
  Janet Fulton
  - b.27 Aug 1770 in Paisley d.1840 in Paisley
  
  Jean Urie ^*
  - b.02 Jan 1741 in Paisley
  
  Mary Towers
  - b.1850 in Paisley d.10 Oct 1918 in Paisley
  
  Anne Reid
  - b. in Paisley d.1850
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Details of John's family with Dorothy Christabell Benson

¹ McLeish 1940
² McLeish 1920
³ Dorothy McLeish death notice

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Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

Personal Timeline

Details of John's family with Dorothy Christabell Benson