Andrew Leeson

1837 - 1889  (52 years)

• Name	Andrew Leeson  [1]
  Birth	1837	Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122938444
  _FGRAVE	122938444
  _FSFTID	KC1T-YSZ
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  _HASHTAG	DNA - Paternal Connection
  	a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor
  _STAT	Never Married
  Death	16 Sep 1889	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Died from injuries suffered in a railway accident
  	Mr. George K. Leeson, who left last Sunday week for Spokane Falls, on hearing that his brother Andrew had met with a railway accident there, did not arrive in time his brother having died the day after the accident. The remains will be interred in Calgary, Mr. Leeson having left Spokane with the body yesterday morning. The sympathy of the community will be extended to the mourning relatives. The Calgary Weekly Herald, September 25, 1889 -------- Mr. Andrew Leeson, whose remains were committed to the silent tomb yesterday, was born at Smith Falls, County of Lanark, Province of Ontario. He was 50 years old at the time of his death which took place at Spokane two weeks ago Saturday last. He was never married. Mr. Leeson held the position of superintendent of bridge construction of the Northern Pacific Railway for a long time and was in active discharge of his duties when the accident occurred which resulted in his death thirteen hours later. He had left the station with a gang of men ahead of a freight train. The freight train hove in sight behind them at a narrow pass and they were obliged to set their hand car up on its side against a bank and hold it there for the train to pass. Mr. Leeson stepped across the strack to pick up something and then stepped back to the side where his men were. No on knows how the accident took place, but it is supposed some gravel must have given way under his feet and caused him to sway towards the track, when the engine struck him on the side, throwing him a great distance, breaking several ribs and inflicting other sever injuries. The train was reversed at once and the injured man taken to Spokane. No less than seven doctors were called, but their services were of no avail to save his life. The railway company with whom he was very popular, wired his brother, Mr. George K. Leeson, at Calgary. When death took place a solid steel coffin with plate glass front was procured, to await the arrival of his brother from here. Mr. Geo. K. Leeson returned to Calgary with the remains yesterday morning. At 2 p.m. Sunday the funeral proceeded to the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer where the beautiful service was taken by his Lordship Bishop Pinkham. The chief mourners were his brothers George K. and William Leeson and his cousin John K. Shirley. The employees of the Northern Pacific Railway furnished a splendid wreath and they also raised the sum of $1,000. to erect a monument to the memory of their lamented friend Andrew Leeson. The Calgary Weekly Herald, October 2, 1889
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 27th. Ave. & Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta Canada 403 221-3660
  		Andrew Leeson 1837-1889
  Person ID	I10986	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	John Leeson,   b. 1783, Killinane, County Carlow, Ireland d. 14 Oct 1849, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Kidd,   b. 1801, Coan Townlands, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 25 Mar 1874, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1823	Coolcullen Townlands, County Kilkenny, Ireland
  	Married in Mothell Parish, Church of Ireland
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1837 - Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Died from injuries suffered in a railway accident - 16 Sep 1889 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States Burial - Address: 27th. Ave. & Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta Canada 403 221-3660 - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):Mr. Leeson held the position of superintendent of bridge construction of the Northern Pacific Railway for a long time and was in active discharge of his duties when the accident occurred which resulted in his death thirteen hours later. He had left the station with a gang of men ahead of a freight train. The freight train hove in sight behind them at a narrow pass and they were obliged to set their hand car up on its side against a bank and hold it there for the train to pass. Mr. Leeson stepped across the strack to pick up something and then stepped back to the side where his men were. No on knows how the accident took place, but it is supposed some gravel must have given way under his feet and caused him to sway towards the track, when the engine struck him on the side, throwing him a great distance, breaking several ribs and inflicting other sever injuries. The train was reversed at once and the injured man taken to Spokane. No less than seven doctors were called, but their services were of no avail to save his life.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Alberta. Calgary., Newspapers: The Calgary Herald, "Death of Andrew Leeson," 2 Oct 1889. (Reliability: 3). [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 28 May 2018, Andrew Leeson (Reliability: 3).