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Leach, David (c. 1794-1878) with his wife Mary Daniels came from New Jersey to Upper Canada by 1830 and lived in Ancaster and Barton Townships, Wentworth County then in Waterford, Townsend Township, Norfolk County. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Johnson, Levalley, Whetstone, Cowley. John Leach (c.1799-) came from the United States to Upper Canada about 1830 and married Jane Mol. The couple settled in Townsend Township, Norfolk County. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. 

Leach, Zebulon (1771-1834) brought his family from Vermont to Upper Canada by 1831 and settled in Bayham Township, Elgin County near the village of Eden. Includes ancestry, and four generations of descendants in Elgin and Norfolk Counties, and in New York and Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Whitney, Dodge, Cooley, Morgan, Grimes, Tanner, Western, Bates, Fielding

Learn, Peter B. (1767-1814) was born in Tannersville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 8 Feb 1767 to Johannes Martinus and Catharina (Habenschuss) Larner/Learn). 

About the year 1750, John Lamer (Learn) formerly of Philadelphia, purchased land on Pocono Creek northwest of Stroudsberg in Northampton County, built a tavern and founded the village of Learntown on his property. This was located on the Lackawanna Trail (now Route 611) and is now the village of Tannersville in Pocono Township, Monroe County. Big Pocono State Park is located to the west and Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve to the east. 

Peter Learn came from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania to Upper Canada by about 1788 and married Jane Schooley, a daughter of Bertie Township pioneers Asa and Sarah Schooley. The couple settled on a 200 acre Crown Grant in Lots 4 and 5 Concession 14 from the Niagara River, Bertie Township, Welland County. This was located on the north and south sides of Gilmore Road between House and Point Abino Roads southwest of the village of Stevensville.

The genealogy includes ancestry in Pennsylvania and five generations in Welland, Norfolk and Elgin Counties and in western Canada and the United States. Descendant surnames included: Brown, Buchner, Smith, Emery, Rellis, Leach, Tansley, Whalley, Zavitz, Laur, Boyd, Hunt, Churchill, Lynd, Millikin, Westervelt, Badgley, Ackers, Holmes, Legge, Harper, Foster, Willsey, Welter, Vaughan, Sharp, Ostrander, Amos, Schaffer, Bloise, Anderson, Gillespie, Heltman, Schneider, McMurphy and many more. 

Leaton, James (1791-1865) and his wife Susannah Lake lived in Lincoln then Northampton County, England then in the 1850's settled in Port Rowan, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Mead, Phelan, Mabee, Lees

Lee, James (est. 1743-) served in the British Army under General Cornwallis in the American Revolution. Following the war he married Hannah Corman and settled in Maryland. He brought his family to Upper Canada about 1793 and settled in Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County. His youngest son Isaac Lee (1794-1872) lived in Saltfleet Township then settled in Windham Township, Norfolk County. Includes four generations of descendants in Wentworth, Norfolk and Middlesex Counties, and in Indiana and Minnesota and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Wilkins, Swayze, Gollan, Dean, Beamer, Palmer, Woodhall, Webber, Marshall, Nelson, Johnson, Fisher

Lefler, John (1782-1865) was born in Germany and married Elizabeth McKay. The couple settled in Oakland Township, Brant County. Includes four generations of descendants in Brant, Norfolk and Oxford Counties, and in Utah and Nebraska. Descendant surnames included: Worden, Bailey, Shiner, Pratten. David Lefler (1788-1865) came from the United States to Upper Canada and settled in Townsend Township by about 1809 when he married Margaret Brown daughter of Norfolk pioneer Neil Brown. Includes four generations of descendants in Brant and Norfolk Counties. Descendant surnames included: McCullogh, Smith, Bond, Zimmerman, Moore, Creighton, Second, Roberts, Wood. Peter Lefler (1786-1871) came from New Jersey to Townsend Township, Norfolk County by 1812 and settled later in Windham Township. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Willson, Chesler, Anderson, Acker

Lemon, Jacob (c. 1743-1816) was born in Oxford, Sussex County, New Jersey to Joseph and Prudence Lemon. He married Mary Marr (1747-1823). During colonial times, Jacob and Mary Lemon lived in Oxford Township, Sussex County, New Jersey then, by 1774, moved to the Susquehanna River area in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Jacob and Mary Lemon moved to Upper Canada in 1788 and settled on a farm in Lots 3 and 4, Concession 7, Willoughby Township, Welland County, Upper Canada. This was located along the east side of Montrose Road on the Crowland Township line. Willowdell Road ran along the east side of the lots, with Schneider Road in the south and Koabel Road in the north. The City of Niagara Falls is located about 15 miles to the north.

The genealogy includes biographies and seven generations of descendants in Ontario, western Canada and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Current, Everingham, Misner, Marr, Dell, Bowlby, Collins, Gilbert, Kniffen, Schuyler, , Slaght, Vollick, Petersen, Hall, McDonald, Eldred, Stark, Hopkins, Reem, Bates, Lawrence, Flint, Boyce, Siemering, South, Beamer, Hutt, McClellan, Rose, MacKenzie, Briggs, Bogart, Tilson, Proctor, Dudley, Hughes, Mills, Glendenning, Grabham and many more.

Lewis, Levi (1735-1799). In colonial times Levi Lewis and his wife Massey lived in Frankfort Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. He brought his family to Upper Canada in 1789 and settled in Grimsby Township, Lincoln County. At the end of his life he lived in Townsend Township, Norfolk County. Includes four generations of descendants in Lincoln, Norfolk and Wentworth Counties and elsewhere . Descendant surnames included: Willson, Swayze, Beamer, Tupper, Crow, Henry, Disher, Russ, Calder, St. John, McGregor, Bint

Liger, Gatien (1760-1828), born in France, lived in Santo Domingo (Haiti), West Indies then in 1794 went to New York City and married Elizabeth Ryerse, daughter of Norfolk pioneer Samuel Ryerse. They came to Canada in 1802 and lived in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County then in Walpole Township, Haldimand County. Gatien and Elizabeth next lived in Springville, New York southeast of the city of Buffalo. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk and Haldimand Counties, and in New York and Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Bulmer, Balmer, Leedham

Livingston, Samuel (1790-1872) was born in County Monaghan, Ireland to John and Sarah (Stinson/Steenson) Livingston. He married in Ireland Sarah Nancy Dancey (1790-1867), a daughter of John and Margaret (Bell) Dancey, also born in County, Monahan, Ireland.Samuel and Sarah Livingston left Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland northwest of Dundalk in 1816 and arrived in New York on the ship Mary Ann of London. They came to Upper Canada (Ontario) and farmed 106 acres of land in Lot 16 Concession 10 Bayham Township, Elgin County on the north side of the Talbot Road (present) Regional Road 3 southwest of the town of Tillsonburg.

Includes five generations of descendants in Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk and Kent Counties in Ontario and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames include: Macklem, Baker, Couzens, Taylor, Hatch, Brown, Coon, Schultz, Murpine, Lindsay, Wood, Gleason, Cumming, Martin, Mason.

Lodor, Job (1775-1861) came from Sussex County, New Jersey to Upper Canada in 1796 and married Anna Lawrence. The couple lived in Charlotteville and Townsend Townships, Norfolk County where he built several gristmills. He then moved to Ancaster, Wentworth County and purchased another mill. His possible brother John Joseph Lodor (c. 1770-) lived in Charlotteville Township, then operated a tavern in Bayham Township, Elgin County. Includes children of both. 

Loewenstein, Christoph (1822-1909) came from Wurttemberg, Germany and lived for a time near St. Catharines, Lincoln County. He married  Louisa B. Karchner and settled in Middleton Township, Norfolk County. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Walther, Youse

Logan, Alexander (c. 1777-) married Hannah Secord and lived in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County in 1812. Later they lived in Moulton Township, Haldimand County.  Includes three generations of descendants in Haldimand, Welland and Lambton Counties, and in Ohio and Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Furry, Pew, Morningstar, Inman, Nash, Cook, Minor, Barrick, Daboll, Brennell, Friend, Stratford, Crume

Loomis, Nathaniel (1740-  ) was born to Hezekiah Loomis and his wife Hepzibah Thatcher in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut on 8 Oct 1740. He was a sixth generation descendant of John Loomis of Thaxted, Essex County, England and a fourth generation descendant of immigrant Joseph Loomis who pioneered in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.During the American Revolution in 1777, Nathaniel Loomis joined the British forces, serving in Butler’s Rangers at Fort Niagara then Fort Detroit, both in British hands until 1796.

 With the impending transfer of Fort Detroit, the British supporters filed petitions to the Government of Upper Canada for a grant of land in the province on which to settle and Loomis filed his dated in Fort Detroit on 1 May 1793.

Includes extensive ancestry, children and grandchildren.

Long, Patrick (c. 1748-1809) and his wife Elizabeth Stewart emigrated from near Londonderry, Donegal County, Ireland to Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania by 1794, then moved to Upper Canada by 1797 and settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk, Haldimand and Elgin Counties and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Buckley, Sherk, Helkey, Jepson, Taylor, Ballah, Fraine, Smith, Brearley, Bradley, Thompson

Lorimer, John William (c. 1824-1901) came from the United States to Port Burwell, Bayham Township, Elgin County by 1853 when he married Harriet Olive Wilson. The couple lived in Bayham Township then in Lynnville, Windham Township, Norfolk County. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Rason, Barbour, Glynn, Watson

Lottridge, Robert (1747-1791) born in the Mohawk River valley area of New York, was a pioneer settler in Niagara Township, Lincoln County, Upper Canada (Ontario) during its early formative period in the 1780’s then took his family to Barton Township in Wentworth County settling on an 800-acre block of land destined to be designated the west end of the City of Hamilton a century later.

In colonial New York, Robert Lottridge served as a young man in the Indian Department under Sir William Johnson, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs and became well acquainted with the Six Nations natives who lived in the Mohawk River valley. Around 1770, he married Maria Wienegar and settled in Johnson’s Kingsborough Patent at Caughnawaga, Albany County near the village of Fonda.

When the American Revolution broke out in 1776, Robert Lottridge was loyal to the British cause and went to Fort Niagara, the British post at the confluence of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario where he served as a Lieutenant in the Indian Department, a loyal military unit that campaigned across northwestern New York. He was later promoted to Captain. His wife and family remained in their New York Home and was for a time held prisoner by the patriots. His family was among those held prisoner by the Americans on an undated list compiled during the American Revolution circa 1778. The family consisted of 1 woman, 2 boys and 2 girls.

Following the war, Robert Lottridge purchased for £250, 100 acres of land in Lot 65, Niagara Township, Lincoln County on the south side of Line 2 Road between Concession 2 Road and Concession 3 Road south of the Town of Niagara (present Niagara-on-the-Lake).

Robert Lottridge received a grant of 800 acres of land in Lots 19 and 20, Concessions 1, 2, 3 and Broken Front, and Lot 18 Concession 1 and Broken Front. This fronts on Burlington Bay and today comprises the west end of the City of Hamilton between Dundurn Street and Parkside Drive and runs back to Aberdeen Avenue at the foot of Hamilton Mountain.  Lottridge mortgaged his Niagara Township farm to Samuel Street and Colonel John Butler then took his family to the Barton Township farm where he cleared some land, built a house, and erected some outbuildings before he passed away in 1791. His family then succeeded him in his grants.

The genealogy includes six generations in Ontario, western Canada and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Weir, Gage, Depew, Jones, Bates, Purdy, Ecker, London, Horning, Wilson, Cline, Stewart, McaFarlane, Hill, Inksetter, House, Doxstater, Sawyer, Powless, Maracle, Thomas, Sero and many more.

Loucks/Louks, Henry (c. 1758-1824) from New York and his wife Sarah Sluyter settled in Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont. He lived in Upper Canada late in life then returned to Highgate. Five of his sons settled in Norfolk County: Jacob Louks (1785-) and his wife Agnes Fisher in Walsingham Township; William (1787-1857) in Charlotteville; Benjamin (c. 1794-1879) in Houghton; David (1808) in Houghton; and Philip (1811-1871) in Houghton. Includes four generations of descendants in Norfolk and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Bingham, Clubine, Wilson, Johnson, Pirie, Gilbert, Cook, Graham, Cull

Lounsbury, Robert (1766-1821) and his wife Elizabeth Pinckney lived in New York then came to Upper Canada in 1802 and settled in Gainsborough Township, Lincoln County. They lived late in life in Alexander, Genesee County, New York. Includes five generations of descendants in Lincoln, Norfolk, Essex and Kent Counties, and Manitoba and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Fox, Servos, Nevills, Gowling, Berry, Gracey, Hill, Griffin, Segar, Norton, May, Cooper

Lovelace, Daniel (c. 1798-) and his wife Jane came from New York and settled in Rockford, Townsend Township during the 1840s. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk and Oxford Counties. Descendant surnames included: Simpson, Brady

Lundy, William (1744-1829) was born to Richard Lundy and his wife Ann Large in Maiden Creek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania on 31 Jan 1744. He married in Hardwick Township, Sussex (now Warren) County, New Jersey on 11 Dec 1777, Nancy Silverthorn (1752-1829).

During colonial times William and Nancy Lundy lived in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. In 1782 their home area was severed to a newly formed Independence Township. In 1824 the township was placed in Warren County. During the American Revolution, William Lundy was loyal to the British cause but as a member of the pacifist Quaker faith, did not participate in the actual fighting. Following the war in 1786 brought his family to the Niagara area of Stamford Township in Welland County Upper Canada.

William and Nancy Lundy built their homestead on 50 acres of land in the west half of Lot 141, Stamford Township, Welland County. Today this is located in the west part of the City of Niagara Falls on the south side of Lundy’s Lane between Montrose Road in the west and the Hydro Canal in the east. The first Lundy house was a small log cabin. The second Lundy house was built in front of the log cabin which was then used as a summer kitchen.

The road the Lundy family opened up from their house eastward to Portage Road along an old Indian trail officially became the public road known as Lundy’s Lane in 1803. During the War of 1812, the Lundy House was used as a rest stop by soldiers on their way to the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. Fought on July 25, 1814, this was considered one of the fiercest and bloodiest in the War of 1812. After the battle, the Lundy house served as a hospital for the wounded.

Over the years since the entire Lundy property was subdivided and developed for commercial and residential properties. The house remained in Lundy family ownership until it was torn down in 1997 for the construction of the Canada One Factory Outlet Mall. The Queen Elizabeth Way is immediately east of this location.

The genealogy includes ancestry, biographies and six generations in Ontario, Western Canada and from coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Macklem; Smith, Silverthorn, Chambers, Johnson, Graves, Bailey, Clark, Greenman, Arnold, Hamilton, Lowe, Allen, Potts, Whitaker, Stephens, Buchner, Simmons, Lamond, Kidd, Brown, Galbraith, Acre, Denny, McNaught, Boyd, Robinson, Hanlon, Trimmer, Sage, Lovesee, Buckeridge, Cummings, Mothersell, Gilmore, Quigley, Strobridge, Morgan and many more.

Lutes, George (1764-1839) came from Germany and married Hannah Ostrander. They settled in Pelham Township, Welland County then in Canborough Township, Haldimand County. Includes descendants in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties. Descendant surnames included: Baker, Scott