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9 " long molder, beech, flat chamfers
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Philo Leach
Bridgewater MA, House Carpenter (1797-1853)
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Photos courtesy Steve Frazier, Rhykenology Group in Facebook
Philo Leach
Philo Leach
(1797-1853) House Carpenter in Bridgewater, MA
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His profession is recorded in the US census from 1850. Deeds from Plymouth Co. ca 1832 to 1850 do not record a trade for Philo, although the family unit is ID'd through his wife Lucia.
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Family unit material from "Lawrence Leach of Salem, MA, Vol. II" by F Phelps Leach, 1925.
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1850 US Census from Bridgewater, MA.
A 1833 trade related bill for Philo was recorded in town records
A 9" long beech center bead molding plane has been recorded courtesy of Steve Frazier.
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