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Crosby in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

Blanche A. Thompson Leggett

1893 - 1973

 
 
Blanche A. Leggett Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
1. Blanche A. Leggett Marker
Inscription.

Great great grandaughter
of Dr. John Huss of
Czechoslovakia
A martyr who with the Pope's
blessing was burned at the stake
for his religious beliefs

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 44° 39.057′ N, 76° 15.508′ W. Marker is in Crosby, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is at the intersection of County Highway 15 and Crosby Road, on the left when traveling north on County Highway 15. Monument is in Crosby Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crosby ON K0G 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Methodist New Connection Church (a few steps from this marker); Crosby Methodist Church Bell (a few steps from this marker); St. Mary's Anglican Church (approx. 4.9 kilometers away); Sappers and Miners / Sapeurs et mineurs (approx. 5 kilometers away); Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill (approx. 5.3 kilometers away); The Royal Sappers and Miners (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Historic Elgin (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); The Artistry of Clifford Pennock (approx. 5.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crosby.
 
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1. John Huss, Pre-Reformation Reformer. (Submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Movarian Church: John Hus (Jan Hus). (Submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Blanche A. Thompson Leggett Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
2. Blanche A. Thompson Leggett Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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