[1][2][3] Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, in 1801 LeRoy moved to Chenango Point.

He worked to build a small settlement west of the Chenango, which he purchased from William Bingham's estate.

LeRoy held the deed, but for ten years made no payments on its interest or principal, so left New York insolvent with his wife and seven children.

[4] LeRoy was first appointed by John Quincy Adams as Michigan's territorial attorney in 1826 and served until 1834.

[5] In 1850, LeRoy moved to Fenton, Michigan and opened its first hotel.