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Leach, Martha MAY
Plot: 35-3-S

b. 1898-Aug-24, Kemptville, ON
d. 1919-Jul-13, Josephine, SK

Grave Markers: Horizontal raised concrete
Cover: Concrete
Level?: Y

Empress area Cemeteries Tree on Ancestry.ca
     https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/201433125/person/332738331175
Find a Grave
     https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204584272
The Empress Express, January 17, 1918
     https://archive.org/details/EPE_1918011701
The Empress Express, July 17, 1919
     https://archive.org/details/EPE_1919071701

Available here 

Robinson, Essie (Leach), Birth Record, 1898-08-24.jpg
Leach, May & Essie, Weekly Advance, 1910-05-05.jpg
Robinson, William & Essie (Leach) Wedding, Empress Express 1918-01-17, Page 1.jpg
Robinson, Essie, Empress Express, 1919-07-17, Page 1.jpg

Grave Photos 

35-3-S Robinson, Essie, Headstone, 2025-08-27.jpg
35-3-S Robinson, Essie, Whole grave, 2025-08-27.jpg
35-1,2,3 Leach, Elizabeth + Zachariah + Baby May + May + Robinson, Essie + Leach, Oliver M., Whole graves looking SW, 2025-08-27.jpg
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Father: Zachariah Leach (1864-1933), Find a Grave:204584308
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Galway (1863–1940), Find a Grave:204584294
Siblings:
     George Adam Leach (1885–1926), Find a Grave:206923456
     Chester John Leach (1887–1952), Find a Grave:194732065
     Ambrose Leach (1888–1963), Find a Grave:99868343
     Oliver MILTON Leach Sr. (1891–1970), Find a Grave:204584103
     James Roy Leach (1893–1946)
     Martha MAY Leach. (1896–1913), Find a Grave:204584278
     William Ernest Alonzo "Billy" Leach (1903-1981), Find a Grave:99868347

Spouse: William Donald Robinson (1881-1956), Find a Grave:204585836

Summary
1898-Aug-24: Essie was born to Zachariah Leach & Elizabeth Ann Galway at Kemptville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
1901-Apr-15: Canada Census with parents & 6 siblings at Kemptville, Leeds Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
1910-May-05: Essie and sister Martha MAY mentioned in a school report in a newspaper with their grades.  A "Mabel Leach" is also mentioned, who might have been a cousin.  The Weekly Advance, Kemptville, Ontario.
1918-Jan-16: Essie married William Donald Robinson at Empress, Alberta, Canada.
1919-Jul-17: Essie died at Josephine, R.M. Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan, Canada


The Empress Express, January 17, 1918, Page 1
     WEDDING BELLS
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     The marriage of William Donald Robinson and Essie Florence Leach, both of Josephine, Sask., was solemnized at the Manse on Wednesday afternoon, the Reb. G. G. Pybus officiating.  The ceremony was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Snary.  The bride wore a pretty wedding dress of Belgian blue liberty silk.  After at honeymoon in Calgary and other points Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will seside (sic) at their farm, Josephine Sask.  Best wishes for a happy and successful life are extended.


The Empress Express, July 17, 1919, Page 1
     Called By Death
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     Mrs. Wm. D. Robinson, of Josephine, died at her home on Sunday morning, July 13, from illness following a severe attack of influenza, which she contracted last January.  She was 22 years of age, and before her marriage was Miss Jessie Leach.  She was born in Kempville, Ontario, August 24, 1897, and came west in 1908.  Mrs, Robinson, leaves behind her to mourn her loss, her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zech. Leach and six brothers, to whom our deepest sympathy is extended.
     Mrs. Robinson was one of the most popular young ladies of the Josephine community, having by her genial disposition endered herself to all with who she became associated and to who her death will bring real grief and a sense of personal loss.
     The funeral service was held at the home, and the internment took place in Mayfield cemetery on Wednesday, Rev. G. G. Pybus, Empress, and Rev. Wm. M. Thompson, Castle Coombe, officiating.
     The cortege, which followed the remains to their last resting place was one of the longest seen in these parts, more than fifty automobiles and teems being in procession.  Many floral tributes of love and affection surrounded the casket.


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Bruce A. Johnson - Empress, Alberta, Canada.
Last Updated: 2026-Apr-11       Go to Mayfield Cemetery page