Leonard Origins - Person Page 398

Nathaniel Dean

M, #9926, b. 25 April 1685

References

Parents

Father	Isaac Dean (b. about 1657, d. before 11 April 1710)
Mother	Hannah Leonard (b. 1660, d. 6 January 1749)

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Biography

Nathaniel Dean was born on 25 April 1685 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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James Leonard

M, #9927, b. 13 May 1772, d. 15 April 1831

Parents

Father	Joseph Leonard (b. 1718, d. 1813)
Mother	Ruth White (b. 6 February 1727, d. 27 September 1793)

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Family: Mary Briggs (b. 7 July 1783, d. 6 January 1860)

Son	James T. Leonard+ (b. January 1803, d. 25 March 1879)
Son	Philo P. Leonard+ (b. 24 December 1804, d. 3 January 1892)
Daughter	Florina Leonard+ (b. 1813, d. 29 October 1892)
Daughter	Harriet Leonard (b. about 1815)
Daughter	Lucy Harriet Leonard (b. 1815)
Son	Jesse Williams Leonard+ (b. 16 December 1818, d. 9 September 1903)
Son	Augustus Joseph Leonard (b. 1825)

Biography

James Leonard was born on 13 May 1772 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Polly Shaw were married on 1 July 1797 in Carver, Massachusetts. He and Mary Briggs were married on 22 October 1801 in Wareham, Massachusetts.² He died on 15 April 1831 at age 58 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont.

Something wrong here -- two James Leonards dying on the same day in Burlington, VT.

Or were they married 13 July 1797 in Wareham, MA? James Leonard had person sources.^3,4,4

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19 September 2016

Citations

[S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
[S257] Wareham VR
[S387] Middleborough Town Records, p. 188 (155)
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 125

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Emma Leonard

F, #9928, b. 11 January 1859

Parents

Father	Lemuel Murdock Leonard (b. 11 September 1827, d. 30 January 1906)
Mother	Melissa Smith (b. 13 March 1837, d. 17 January 1886)

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Family: John F. Anderson (b. July 1849)

Daughter

Lilly M. Anderson (b. 1878)

Biography

Emma Leonard was born on 11 January 1859 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John F. Anderson and she were married on 8 January 1877 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹

Emma Leonard had person sources.²

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18 December 2009

Citations

[S684] Middleborough VR's (on-line thru Middleborough Public Library), p. 250
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2349

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Wealthy Smith

F, #9929, b. 12 March 1801, d. 3 July 1886

Parents

Father	Ebenezer Smith (b. 1775)
Mother	Mary (b. 1781)

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Family 1: James Leonard (b. 4 January 1800, d. 9 December 1867)

Son	Horace Metcalf Leonard (b. 5 February 1821, d. 28 November 1848)
Son	Henry Gilbert Leonard+ (b. 1835, d. 7 July 1891)
Daughter	Harriet C. Leonard (b. 1837)
Son	James Herbert Leonard+ (b. 15 March 1844, d. 15 May 1940)

Family 2: James Leonard (b. 4 January 1800, d. 9 December 1867)

Daughter

Louise Calista Henrietta ("Henrietta") Leonard+ (b. 5 December 1818)

Biography

Wealthy Smith was born on 12 March 1801. James Leonard and she were married after 5 September 1818 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 3 July 1886 at age 85 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She was buried in Winnecunnet Cemetery, Norton, Massachusetts.

James Leonard and Wealthy Smith were married after 18 September 1818 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S99] Norton VR, p. 270

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James Wetherell

M, #9930

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Family: Priscilla Burt

Daughter

Mary Burt ("Polly") Wetherell+ (b. 20 September 1801, d. 3 June 1883)

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7 December 2009

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Nathaniel Leonard

M, #9931, b. 1798, d. 28 April 1833

Parents

Father	James Leonard (b. 13 May 1772, d. 15 April 1831)
Mother	Mary ("Polly") Shaw (b. 3 March 1779, d. 10 October 1799)

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Family: Nancy Chamberlain (b. 28 December 1803, d. 29 February 1828)

Son	Gilbert Bradford Leonard+ (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)

Biography

Nathaniel Leonard was born in 1798 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Nancy Chamberlain were married on 11 November 1821 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 28 April 1833 at age ~35 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.²

Birth of son mentioned in Sharon VR's, per ECL. "Nathaniel Leonard and wife Nancy of Easton..."

There was a Nathaniel Leonard of Norton who married Nancy Washburn November 11, 1821. They had a son, James, who died April 28, 1833. Per ECL's notes. Check to be sure there's no confusion between the Nathaniels who married Nancys.

There's a Nathaniel and wife Polly of Taunton mentioned his uncle James Leonard 22 Sep 1810 in Taunton Probate Records. Which Nathaniel is this? On 28 Aug 1824 Nathaniel and Polly of Taunton sold land next to his house to Lemuel Leonard.

Which Nathaniel Leonard married Rhoda Skelly 15 Jan 1791?

This line, from Joseph to James to Nathaniel to Gilbert, is also on OneWorldTree. Nathaniel Leonard was born in 1798.

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25 September 2013

Citations

[S99] Norton VR, p.271
[S99] Norton VR, p. 382

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Nancy Chamberlain

F, #9932, b. 28 December 1803, d. 29 February 1828

Parents

Father	Samuel Chamberlain (b. about 1775, d. 5 June 1804)
Mother	Hannah Leonard (b. 30 December 1775)

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Family: Nathaniel Leonard (b. 1798, d. 28 April 1833)

Son	Gilbert Bradford Leonard+ (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)

Biography

Nancy Chamberlain was born on 28 December 1803 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ Nathaniel Leonard and she were married on 11 November 1821 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.² She died on 29 February 1828 at age 24 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.³ She was buried in Winnicunnett Cem.

Was she married (1) to Washburn? Norton VR's list her as Nancy Washburn in marriage to Nathaniel.

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10 August 2020

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 50
[S99] Norton VR, p.271
[S99] Norton VR, p. 382

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Gilbert Bradford Leonard

M, #9933, b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898

Parents

Father	Nathaniel Leonard (b. 1798, d. 28 April 1833)
Mother	Nancy Chamberlain (b. 28 December 1803, d. 29 February 1828)

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Family 1: Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

Step-daughter	Wealtha E. Leonard (b. 9 April 1846, d. 4 October 1885)
Step-daughter	Ellen Victoria Leonard (b. 17 June 1848)
Step-son	Walter Bradford Leonard (b. 5 February 1850)
Son	John B. Leonard (b. 5 February 1850)
Step-son	Lewis D. Leonard+ (b. February 1852, d. 16 September 1936)
Step-son	George F. Leonard+ (b. 1 February 1854)
Step-daughter	Anna Jane Leonard (b. 23 May 1855)
Son	Ellery A. W. Leonard (b. 20 November 1857)
Son	Hollis H. Leonard (b. 29 December 1858, d. 8 July 1879)

Family 2: Elizabeth Lewis

Son	William W. ("Willie") Leonard (b. 28 June 1861)
Son	Daniel Ellery Leonard (b. 1863, d. 19 May 1880)
Daughter	Sarah Amity Leonard (b. 1864)
Son	James M. H. Leonard (b. 14 January 1865)
Son	Eddy A. Leonard (b. 30 January 1866)
Daughter	Ada A. Leonard (b. 1866)
Son	Frederick J. ("Freddy") Leonard (b. 18 June 1867)
Daughter	Emma A. Leonard (b. 1869)
Son	Charles S. Leonard (b. 1873)

Biography

Gilbert Bradford Leonard was born on 1 November 1825 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant were married on 14 May 1845 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Elizabeth Lewis were married before 1861 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Harriet Howard were married on 14 April 1884 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Elsie Smith were married on 3 October 1892 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 31 December 1898 at age 73 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was buried in Winnecunnet Cemetery, Norton, Massachusetts.

His mother died when he was 3 and his father died when he was 8. In whose custody was he after his father died? One of his step-brothers?

He landed in the poor house in Norton for several years during the 1860's. He went by his middle name, Bradford.

In the 1850 Census, he was living (or at least listed between) the James Washburn family and the Guilford Leonard family. Guilford was the brother of James Leonard, who was listed next after Guilford and family. In the 1860 Census, they are listed between the Thomas Copeland and Joseph Copeland families in Norton. By the 1870 Census, he was a farmer and had a positive net worth. Children older than George F. had left home. The family was living in Attleborough, MA in 1870 and had a farm/land worth $4000. In the 1880 Census, the family was living in Easton. James S., born in 1805, was living with them, as were two grandchildren, Lemuel and Willie. They were sons of Lewis D. Leonard, and their mother had died in 1875. Lewis, then 28, was also listed as living with Gilbert and his wife. Gilbert Bradford Leonard had person sources.² He and Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant were married on 30 May 1845 in Sharon, Massachusetts.

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9 September 2020

Citations

[S940] Massachusetts VR to 1850, NEHGS web site
[S99] Norton VR, p. 95

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Eddy A. Leonard

M, #9934, b. 30 January 1866

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Eddy A. Leonard was born on 30 January 1866 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Wealtha E. Leonard

F, #9935, b. 9 April 1846, d. 4 October 1885

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Biography

Wealtha E. Leonard was born on 9 April 1846 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Marcus W. Wheeler and she were married on 2 March 1867 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 4 October 1885 at age 39 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Ellen Victoria Leonard

F, #9936, b. 17 June 1848

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Biography

Ellen Victoria Leonard was born on 17 June 1848 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Marshall G. Keenan and she were married on 22 October 1864 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Ellen Victoria Leonard had person sources.²

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S245] Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol. 171, p. 114
[S99] Norton VR, p. 94

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Walter Bradford Leonard

M, #9937, b. 5 February 1850

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Biography

Walter Bradford Leonard was born on 5 February 1850 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

In some records, Walter B. is known as John B. (MA VR's 1841-1910). The Census of 1860 refers to him as Walter B. The Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733-1990 lists him as Walter Bradford Leonard, born 2-5-1850 in Norton, an iron moulder by occupation, initiated 5-22-1877, discontinued 4-2-1901.

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Lewis D. Leonard

M, #9938, b. February 1852, d. 16 September 1936

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Family: Eliza Clibborn (b. about 1849, d. 28 August 1875)

Son	Herbert L. Leonard+ (b. 14 December 1868)
Son	Lemuel Nathaniel Leonard+ (b. 27 April 1872, d. 3 January 1957)
Son	William Lewis Leonard (b. 1 August 1873)

Biography

Lewis D. Leonard was born in February 1852 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Eliza Clibborn were married on 9 March 1868 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 16 September 1936 at age 84.

He may have married a second time, in Mansfield in 1881, but the record is not viewable on the Internet (Mass VR's, Vol 325, p. 131 and 132.)

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14 June 2016

Citations

[S245] Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol. 206, p. 126

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George F. Leonard

M, #9939, b. 1 February 1854

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Family: Mary E. (b. 1870)

Son	Joseph F. Leonard

Biography

George F. Leonard was born on 1 February 1854 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Mary E. were married.

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14 June 2016

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Emma A. Leonard

F, #9940, b. 1869

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Emma A. Leonard was born in 1869 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Charles S. Leonard

M, #9941, b. 1873

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Charles S. Leonard was born in 1873 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Frederick J. ("Freddy") Leonard

M, #9942, b. 18 June 1867

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Frederick J. ("Freddy") Leonard was born on 18 June 1867 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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8 February 2016

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Ada A. Leonard

F, #9943, b. 1866

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Ada A. Leonard was born in 1866 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Sarah Amity Leonard

F, #9944, b. 1864

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

Sarah Amity Leonard was born in 1864 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Eben Barney Eddy and she were married about 1880. Timothy J. Fitzpatrick and she were married on 8 June 1896 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Anna Jane Leonard

F, #9945, b. 23 May 1855

Parents

Step-father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Step-mother	Elizabeth Marie Frazier Bryant (b. about 1830, d. 11 January 1884)

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Biography

Anna Jane Leonard was born on 23 May 1855 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Jane or June?

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8 February 2016

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Elizabeth Lewis

F, #9946

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Family: Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)

Son	William W. ("Willie") Leonard (b. 28 June 1861)
Son	Daniel Ellery Leonard (b. 1863, d. 19 May 1880)
Daughter	Sarah Amity Leonard (b. 1864)
Son	James M. H. Leonard (b. 14 January 1865)
Son	Eddy A. Leonard (b. 30 January 1866)
Daughter	Ada A. Leonard (b. 1866)
Son	Frederick J. ("Freddy") Leonard (b. 18 June 1867)
Daughter	Emma A. Leonard (b. 1869)
Son	Charles S. Leonard (b. 1873)

Biography

Gilbert Bradford Leonard and Elizabeth Lewis were married before 1861 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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William W. ("Willie") Leonard

M, #9947, b. 28 June 1861

Parents

Father	Gilbert Bradford Leonard (b. 1 November 1825, d. 31 December 1898)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis

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Biography

William W. ("Willie") Leonard was born on 28 June 1861 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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8 February 2016

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Lemuel Nathaniel Leonard

M, #9948, b. 27 April 1872, d. 3 January 1957

Parents

Father	Lewis D. Leonard (b. February 1852, d. 16 September 1936)
Mother	Eliza Clibborn (b. about 1849, d. 28 August 1875)

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Family: Florence Anita Bennett (b. 1881, d. 1962)

Son	Harold George Leonard (b. 1904)
Son	George Parker Leonard (b. 24 November 1911)

Biography

Lemuel Nathaniel Leonard was born on 27 April 1872 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Florence Anita Bennett were married on 3 June 1903 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 3 January 1957 at age 84 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Lemuel N. or Lemuel D.?

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14 June 2016

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Guilford Leonard

M, #9949, b. 22 March 1814, d. 22 April 1856

Parents

Step-father	James Leonard (b. 13 May 1772, d. 15 April 1831)
Step-mother	Polly Woodward (d. 13 April 1833)

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Family: Cassandra Britton (b. 20 March 1812, d. 17 August 1879)

Son	Guilford Henry Leonard (b. 1833)
Daughter	Mary Ann Leonard (b. 1837)
Son	Alexander Dean K. Leonard+ (b. 1839, d. 3 December 1874)
Daughter	Laura A. Leonard+ (b. 1841)
Son	Charles William Leonard+ (b. 19 December 1844, d. 21 January 1917)
Daughter	Emeline B. Leonard+ (b. 6 June 1845, d. 20 December 1933)
Son	Moses Lorenzo Drake Leonard (b. 26 July 1847, d. 6 March 1850)
Daughter	Wealtha Clorinda Leonard+ (b. 30 January 1850, d. 10 January 1911)
Daughter	Dencie E. Leonard+ (b. 5 March 1851, d. 11 June 1925)
Son	Moses Hanson Leonard (b. 17 February 1855, d. 30 May 1855)

Biography

Guilford Leonard was born on 22 March 1814 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Cassandra Britton were married on 13 March 1833. He died on 22 April 1856 at age 42 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

He was living in Norton at the time of the 1840 Census. In the 1850 Census, he and Cassandra, both 34, were living with children Mary A, 12, Alexander D., 11, Laurie A., 9, Charles B., 7, Emeline B, 4, and a child not yet named, 3 mos. They all lived in Norton next door (?) to Gilbert B. Leonard and family and James and Wealthy Leonard. He and Gilbert are listed as laborers, and James a Farmer. All were born in Massachusetts.

He was a farmer at the time of Wealthy's birth.

His name appears as "Tilford" in son's (Dean K.) marriage record. He is listed as "Gifford" in marriage record of daughter, Laura. Record verifies wife's maiden name (Britton).

Children Henry G., Dean, Charles, and Wealthy were living with his brother Charles, as were Minerva, 11, Ella J., 4, and Eva M. 1.

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26 June 2014

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Cassandra Britton

F, #9950, b. 20 March 1812, d. 17 August 1879

Parents

Father	Zachariah Britton (d. 9 May 1836)
Mother	Dolly Downing

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Family: Guilford Leonard (b. 22 March 1814, d. 22 April 1856)

Son	Guilford Henry Leonard (b. 1833)
Daughter	Mary Ann Leonard (b. 1837)
Son	Alexander Dean K. Leonard+ (b. 1839, d. 3 December 1874)
Daughter	Laura A. Leonard+ (b. 1841)
Son	Charles William Leonard+ (b. 19 December 1844, d. 21 January 1917)
Daughter	Emeline B. Leonard+ (b. 6 June 1845, d. 20 December 1933)
Son	Moses Lorenzo Drake Leonard (b. 26 July 1847, d. 6 March 1850)
Daughter	Wealtha Clorinda Leonard+ (b. 30 January 1850, d. 10 January 1911)
Daughter	Dencie E. Leonard+ (b. 5 March 1851, d. 11 June 1925)
Son	Moses Hanson Leonard (b. 17 February 1855, d. 30 May 1855)

Biography

Cassandra Britton was born on 20 March 1812 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Guilford Leonard and she were married on 13 March 1833. She died on 17 August 1879 at age 67 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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