Civil War

Killed in the 1876 Brooklyn Theater Fire.

Lived at corner of Court and Joralmon.

Parents Michael & Mary

Name James Leyden
Sex Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Birthplace New Haven
Marital Status Single
Father's Name M. Leyden
Mother's Name M. Leyden
Spouse's Name Annie C. Orr
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1850
Spouse's Birthplace Brooklyn, N. Y.
Spouse's Father's Name Hugh Orr
Spouse's Mother's Name Jane Orr
Marriage Date 02 Oct 1870
Marriage Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Marriage Place (Original) Brooklyn, Kings, New York

1875 Census
James Leyden Male 28
Annie Leyden Wife Female 24
William Leyden Child Male 4

1870 Census
Michael Leaden 45
Mary Leaden 43
Eliza Leaden 16
Emma Leaden 12
James Leaden 22

1860 Census
Michael Leadon 35
Mary Leadon 34
James Leadon 14
Mary Leadon 12
William Leadon 10
Eliza J Leadon 5
Emily Leadon 2
Richard Hill 32

1850 Census
Michael Leyden 26
Mary Leyden 24
James Leyden 4
Mary Leyden 2
Wm Leyden 1

Name: James Leyden
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1847
Birth Place: USA
Death Date: 5 Dec 1876
Hospital: Brooklyn Theatric
Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Burns
Burial Place: Greenwood
Occupation: Undertaker
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Certificate Number: 11351

Name James Leyden
Date of interment December 8, 1876
Lot number (of current burial site) 2229
Grave number (of current burial site) 31
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Birthplace United States
Marital status Not recorded
Age at death 30 years, 7 months
Late residence 199 State St, Brooklyn
Place of death Brooklyn Theatre
Cause of death Burns
Date of death December 5, 1876
Lot number (of previous burial site) 8839
Diagram available (see digital image) false
Lot owner? false
Undertaker / Funeral Director J M Hopper
Notes & Remarks Dec 16 1876
Burial Registry Page 105
Interment Number 184309