Leonard Origins

Person Page 369

Margaret M. Legg

F, #9201
Pedigree Link

Biography

Margaret M. Legg was born in England. Ernest Silas Leonard and she were married on 3 March 1918.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Ebenezer Leonard, Jr.

M, #9202, b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard (b. 12 December 1790, d. 27 December 1847)
MotherMary Phillips (d. 8 May 1874)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)

SonThomas Wells Leonard (b. 3 July 1839, d. 14 July 1863)
SonDaniel Leonard (b. about 1842)
SonEbenezer Francis Leonard+ (b. 15 July 1845)
SonCharles Frederick Leonard+ (b. 19 April 1849, d. 1928)
DaughterAdelaide Gibbs Leonard+ (b. 1850, d. 25 September 1880)
DaughterMary E. Leonard (b. 22 October 1856, d. 27 August 1876)

Biography

Ebenezer Leonard, Jr., was born on 10 April 1814 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Jane Hanley were married on 29 November 1835 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 24 May 1891 at age 77 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
He was a shipbuilder. He learned boat-building from William E. Carver. He started his own shipbuilding company 1 January 1852. He specialized in whale boats, constructing some 927 of them for New Bedford shipping, carrying them the six miles to New Bedford on trucks. In the 1860 Census, they were living in Acushnet, MA, where both Ebenezer and Thomas were boat builders. He was a consistent Democrat in politics, a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church, although he was a believer in universal salvation.

According to data given to Lois Badger by the mother of Harriotte Leonard Standish, Ebenezer had 12 children, but census and other records mention only those named. He was born in Raynham, moved to Taunton when he was 16, and was a farmer. Ebenezer Leonard, Jr., had person sources.1
Last Edited2 December 2011

Citations

  1. [S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

Mary Jane Hanley

F, #9203, b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Ebenezer Leonard, Jr., (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)

SonThomas Wells Leonard (b. 3 July 1839, d. 14 July 1863)
SonDaniel Leonard (b. about 1842)
SonEbenezer Francis Leonard+ (b. 15 July 1845)
SonCharles Frederick Leonard+ (b. 19 April 1849, d. 1928)
DaughterAdelaide Gibbs Leonard+ (b. 1850, d. 25 September 1880)
DaughterMary E. Leonard (b. 22 October 1856, d. 27 August 1876)

Biography

Mary Jane Hanley was born on 26 October 1817 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Ebenezer Leonard, Jr., and she were married on 29 November 1835 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 17 October 1899 at age 81 in Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Henley or Hanley? New Bedford VR's have Henley.
Last Edited21 November 2010

James Henley

M, #9204
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Barnstable

DaughterMary Jane Hanley+ (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Last Edited7 December 2009

Mary Barnstable

F, #9205
Pedigree Link

Family: James Henley

DaughterMary Jane Hanley+ (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Last Edited7 December 2009

Thomas Wells Leonard

M, #9206, b. 3 July 1839, d. 14 July 1863

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Thomas Wells Leonard was born on 3 July 1839 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 14 July 1863 at age 24 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He was in Co. D, 47th Mass Infantry Volunteers in the Civil War. Thomas Wells Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited25 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959, #2260

Daniel Leonard

M, #9207, b. about 1842

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Daniel Leonard was born about 1842.
He died in infancy.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Ebenezer Francis Leonard

M, #9208, b. 15 July 1845

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Family: Adeline D. Gracie (b. 1844)

DaughterIda F. Leonard

Biography

Ebenezer Francis Leonard was born on 15 July 1845 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
He was educated in New Bedford schools, learn shipbuilding trade, conducted business with brother Charles until their shop burned down in 1900. He was a selectman, assessor, overseer of poor, state representative 1904.

In the 1870 Census, he was listed as a boatbuilder living in Acushnet with wife Adaline. He and she were living there in 1910 also. He was a builder of whale boats. Ebenezer Francis Leonard had person sources.1,2
Last Edited26 June 2014

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2261
  2. [S126] New Bedford Marriages

Adeline D. Gracie

F, #9209, b. 1844

Parents

FatherJames Gracie
MotherPhebe
Pedigree Link

Family: Ebenezer Francis Leonard (b. 15 July 1845)

DaughterIda F. Leonard

Biography

Adeline D. Gracie was born in 1844.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Ida F. Leonard

F, #9210

Parents

FatherEbenezer Francis Leonard (b. 15 July 1845)
MotherAdeline D. Gracie (b. 1844)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ida F. Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #3158

Charles Frederick Leonard

M, #9211, b. 19 April 1849, d. 1928

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Family: Susan Haswell (b. November 1855)

SonCharles Frederick Leonard, Jr.+ (b. 5 January 1883)
SonHerbert Clifton Leonard+ (b. 1 October 1884)

Biography

Charles Frederick Leonard was born on 19 April 1849 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Susan Haswell were married on 18 May 1881. He died in 1928 at age ~79 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was buried at Long Plain Cemetery in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
In the 1910 Census, he, wife Susan, and son Herbert were living in Acushnet, MA. He was a builder of whale boats, along with brother Eben. Charles Frederick Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited9 February 2016

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2262

Calista M. Pierse

F, #9212, d. 30 September 1879
Pedigree Link

Biography

Calista M. Pierse died on 30 September 1879.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Susan Haswell

F, #9213, b. November 1855

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Frederick Leonard (b. 19 April 1849, d. 1928)

SonCharles Frederick Leonard, Jr.+ (b. 5 January 1883)
SonHerbert Clifton Leonard+ (b. 1 October 1884)

Biography

Susan Haswell was born in November 1855 in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Charles Frederick Leonard and she were married on 18 May 1881.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Herbert Clifton Leonard

M, #9214, b. 1 October 1884

Parents

FatherCharles Frederick Leonard (b. 19 April 1849, d. 1928)
MotherSusan Haswell (b. November 1855)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jennie Elliot Wade

DaughterVerna Leonard (b. 1915)
DaughterRoberta Leonard (b. 1920)

Biography

Herbert Clifton Leonard was born on 1 October 1884 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Jennie Elliot Wade were married on 20 July 1913 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
He was living in Acushnet with his parents and was employed as a machinist at the time of the 1910 Census. In the 1930 Census, the family was living next door to Eben Leonared on Leonard Street and he was an instructor at a vocational school. His mother Susan was living with them. Herbert Clifton Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited9 February 2016

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #3159

Jennie Elliot Wade

F, #9215

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Herbert Clifton Leonard (b. 1 October 1884)

DaughterVerna Leonard (b. 1915)
DaughterRoberta Leonard (b. 1920)

Biography

Herbert Clifton Leonard and Jennie Elliot Wade were married on 20 July 1913 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Adelaide Gibbs Leonard

F, #9216, b. 1850, d. 25 September 1880

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Family: Benjamin Taylor Peckham (b. 5 November 1844)

DaughterFannie H. Peckham

Biography

Adelaide Gibbs Leonard was born in 1850 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin Taylor Peckham and she were married on 5 February 1868 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. William F. Tirrell and she were married on 2 August 1871. She died on 25 September 1880 at age ~30.
Adelaide Gibbs Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2263

Benjamin Taylor Peckham

M, #9217, b. 5 November 1844
Pedigree Link

Family: Adelaide Gibbs Leonard (b. 1850, d. 25 September 1880)

DaughterFannie H. Peckham

Biography

Benjamin Taylor Peckham was born on 5 November 1844 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. He and Adelaide Gibbs Leonard were married on 5 February 1868 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Mary E. Leonard

F, #9218, b. 22 October 1856, d. 27 August 1876

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard, Jr. (b. 10 April 1814, d. 24 May 1891)
MotherMary Jane Hanley (b. 26 October 1817, d. 17 October 1899)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary E. Leonard was born on 22 October 1856 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 27 August 1876 at age 19 in Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Mary E. Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2264

Isaac B. Leonard

M, #9219, b. 28 January 1816, d. 31 March 1902

Parents

FatherEbenezer Leonard (b. 12 December 1790, d. 27 December 1847)
MotherMary Phillips (d. 8 May 1874)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mandana Wilson (b. 4 January 1816, d. 2 April 1902)

SonIsaac Washburn Leonard (b. 25 August 1840, d. 29 August 1840)
DaughterLucilla Mandana Leonard (b. 25 August 1840)
SonSamuel Edwards Leonard+ (b. 6 November 1841)
DaughterIsabella Leonard (b. 30 November 1845)

Biography

Isaac B. Leonard was born on 28 January 1816 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 He and Elizabeth R. Gurney were married on 26 February 1837. He and Mandana Wilson were married on 1 December 1839 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.2 He died on 31 March 1902 at age 86 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
An Isaac B. Leonard m. Elizabeth R. Gurney of Wareham in New Bedford, February 26, 1837. Isaac B. Leonard had person sources.3
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 253
  2. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 292
  3. [S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

Mandana Wilson

F, #9220, b. 4 January 1816, d. 2 April 1902

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Isaac B. Leonard (b. 28 January 1816, d. 31 March 1902)

SonIsaac Washburn Leonard (b. 25 August 1840, d. 29 August 1840)
DaughterLucilla Mandana Leonard (b. 25 August 1840)
SonSamuel Edwards Leonard+ (b. 6 November 1841)
DaughterIsabella Leonard (b. 30 November 1845)

Biography

Mandana Wilson was born on 4 January 1816. Isaac B. Leonard and she were married on 1 December 1839 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 She died on 2 April 1902 at age 86.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 292

Isaac Washburn Leonard

M, #9221, b. 25 August 1840, d. 29 August 1840

Parents

FatherIsaac B. Leonard (b. 28 January 1816, d. 31 March 1902)
MotherMandana Wilson (b. 4 January 1816, d. 2 April 1902)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Isaac Washburn Leonard was born on 25 August 1840 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 He died on 29 August 1840 at age 0 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Isaac Washburn or Isaac Washington? Isaac Washburn Leonard had person sources.2,3
Last Edited9 February 2016

Citations

  1. [S218] Rochester Births, p. 201
  2. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 253
  3. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2264A

Lucilla Mandana Leonard

F, #9222, b. 25 August 1840

Parents

FatherIsaac B. Leonard (b. 28 January 1816, d. 31 March 1902)
MotherMandana Wilson (b. 4 January 1816, d. 2 April 1902)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Lucilla Mandana Leonard was born on 25 August 1840 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1
"She lived in the West." Lucilla Mandana Leonard had person sources.2,3
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S218] Rochester Births, p.201
  2. [S94] Taunton VR, p. 255
  3. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2264B

Samuel Edwards Leonard

M, #9223, b. 6 November 1841

Parents

FatherIsaac B. Leonard (b. 28 January 1816, d. 31 March 1902)
MotherMandana Wilson (b. 4 January 1816, d. 2 April 1902)
Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret Feeley

SonCharles E. Leonard (b. 2 October 1866)
SonJohn W. Leonard (b. 15 December 1867)

Biography

Samuel Edwards Leonard was born on 6 November 1841 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Margaret Feeley were married on 30 November 1865.
Samuel Edwards Leonard had person sources.1,2
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S218] Rochester Births, p. 201
  2. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2264C

Margaret Feeley

F, #9224
Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Edwards Leonard (b. 6 November 1841)

SonCharles E. Leonard (b. 2 October 1866)
SonJohn W. Leonard (b. 15 December 1867)

Biography

Samuel Edwards Leonard and Margaret Feeley were married on 30 November 1865.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Charles E. Leonard

M, #9225, b. 2 October 1866

Parents

FatherSamuel Edwards Leonard (b. 6 November 1841)
MotherMargaret Feeley
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles E. Leonard was born on 2 October 1866 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1
ECL notes "he went west." Charles E. Leonard had person sources.2
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S94] Taunton VR
  2. [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #3160