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Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 – October 20, 1859) was an African-American harnessmaker from Oberlin, Ohio, who joined John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, where he was killed. Life. Leary's father was a free born African-American harnessmaker. Lewis Leary was born at Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Family Legacy of Fighting Slavery. Leary also had other relatives who fought to end slavery. One was Aaron Revels, a soldier of African descent who fought in the American Revolution. His daughter, Sally Revels, was Lewis Leary's grandmother and Hiram Revels' aunt.
Lewis Leary was born at Fayetteville, North Carolina. His paternal grandparents were an Irishman, Jeremiah O'Leary, who fought in the American Revolution under General Nathanael Greene , and his wife of African, European and Native American descent.
Mar 29, 2011 · Born Sherrard Lewis Leary (sometimes referred to as Lewis Sheridan Leary), he was the second of five children born in Fayetteville, North Carolina to free Black parents. His father Matthew Leary, a saddle maker, was the mixed-race son of Jeremiah O’Leary, a descendant of Irish immigrants.
Jul 4, 2023 · Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 – October 20, 1859), a mixed-race harnessmaker from Oberlin, Ohio, joined John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, where he was killed. He was the first husband of Mary Patterson.
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- NC, United States
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He was a Black harness maker and abolitionist. He was a free-born Black from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His paternal grandparents were an Irishman, Jeremiah O'Leary, and his wife of African, European, and Native American descent.
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Feb 25, 2011 · State and local officials unveiled a highway historical marker recognizing the life of Lewis Sheridan Leary in Fayetteville yesterday. Leary was among the 21 men who joined John Brown in the raid on Harpers Ferry on Oct. 16, 1859. Leary was born in Fayetteville in 1835.
