Leslie Thomas Foy is a grandfather we grandchildren never knew in this life. We have heard stories of his youth in rugged southern Utah and his LDS Church mission to the Netherlands. We have heard of his subsequent tour of duty as part of a hospital evacuation unit in France and as part of the occupying army in Germany during and post World War I.
While his maternal Burr ancestry is documented, his paternal Foy ancestry beyond the first American immigrants is a long pursued and equally long evaded mystery. We wonder, though, did those leaves from the family tree drift down in the forests of France, the green hills of Ireland, or the mountain valleys of Germany?
Be an armchair traveler with us as we explore his Foy and Burr ancestry. Read the recollections of his short life on this earth as we share reminiscence of his children. Help us remember him and magnify his legacy.
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