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Wealtha Ann Leonard was born on 25 February 1841 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ William Henry Briggs and she were married on 7 March 1856 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died in 1919 at age ~78.

Wealtha Ann Leonard had person sources.²

John Duncan Leonard was born on 22 August 1812 in Williamsburg, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada. He and Laura Lucy Brooks were married on 20 April 1845 in Ernestown, Ontario, Canada. Married by Rev. S. Miles. He died on 14 November 1871 at age 59 in Pine Grove, Van Buren County, Michigan.

The 1851 Census of Kingston Township, Ontario, shows the family as living on 48 acres, lot 4, concession 4 western addition, near Glendale, as did the 1861 Census. John purchased this 48 acre farm October 4, 1843. The price was 56 pounds, with Anthony Monahan taking back a 40 pound mortgage. Joseph Helmer Leonard was a witness to this transaction. John and Laura sold this land in 1869 and apparently moved to Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in 1870. They are shown as Wesleyan Methodists. John signed papers with an x, indicating he was illiterate. It was witnessed by his brother, Joseph Helmer Leonard.

In the 1870 US Census, John was a farmer living in Pine Grove, Van Buren Co., MI, with his wife Laura, 43, and children George, 16, Francis J., 15, Matilda, 14, Susanna 12, Elizabeth 8, and Mary 2.


John Duncan Leonard's christening is listed in Rev. John Wigant's records of 1812, parents listed as Nathaniel and Jane Leonard, John McDonald as witness. John Duncan Leonard was baptized on 27 August 1812.

Unknown Leonard was born about 1813 in Ontario, Canada.

This unknown male Leonard appears in the 1821 Census and various records thereafter. Was his name John? Did he marry an Adsit? The Adsit and Lockwood families moved from CT to Ontario about 1815.

Mary Leonard was born on 1 June 1816 in Edwardsburgh, Ontario, Canada. Hiram Smith and she were married on 20 April 1841. She died on 30 July 1896 at age 80 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Obituary: "For fifty years she had been a resident of Westbrook, but a year ago (1895) removed to Belleville. Her husband and seven children survive. The children are: Nathaniel and George Smith, Kingston; Dr. S. S. Smith, Emporium, PA; Mrs. Rosevear, Belleville; Mrs. (Rev) Allen, Columbus, Ont.,; Mrs. Greenfield, Bancroft; and Mrs. Shannon, Kingston."

Catherine M. Leonard was born on 8 October 1818 in Edwardsburgh, Ontario, Canada. John Benjamin Powley and she were married on 23 February 1836. She died in September 1857 at age 38 in Papineau, Iriquois County, Illinois. She was buried at Beaver Creek Cemetery in Papineau, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Hiram Leonard was born in 1821 in near Prescott, Ontario, Canada. He and Jane Ann Benjamin were married about 1844. He and Marian ("Marey") were married after 1866. He died on 22 October 1895 at age ~74 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was buried at Cataraqui United Church Cemetery, 965 Sydenham Road, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 3L8, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.¹

Hiram was a blacksmith who lived at Westbrook, Ontario, from about 1840 to 1875. The family is listed in the Canada West Census of 1851. Jane Lockwood is living with them.

Nathaniel James Leonard was born on 1 August 1823 at Grenville in Genville (near Prescott), Ontario, Canada. He and Elizabeth Eleanor Wright were married on 7 January 1845. He died on 15 October 1906 at age 83 in Enterprise, Ontario, Canada. He was buried at Cataraqui United Church graveyard in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

He settled in the Kingston area in 1837 and after working for a few years as a laborer, went into business at Westbrook making carriages. For 50 years this was his main concern, but by the time he retired he also owned a store and a sawmill in the town. He was leader of the Methodist church choir. His obituary said that "though old in years, the late Mr. Leonard was young in appearance and actions was always fond of the society of young people and preserved his health and strength until about a month before his demise, when he gradually faded away."

Another obit, Napanee Beaver, Friday, 19 Oct 1906: "Deceased was born in the county of Grenville, August 1, 1823, and for over fifty years carried on the business of carriage making at Westbrook. He recently made his home with his daughter, and until a few months ago enjoyed excellent health. Mr. Leonard was a well read man and took a keen interest in the affairs of church and country, and was respected for his integrity and honesty. Although long past the Psalmist's three score and ten allotment, his hair had not turned grey nor was his physical force abated. He seemed to retain his youth and its associations to an unusual degree, and was beloved, especially by the young. He was the last of a family of eight children, all of whom attained the age of seventy years and over. His wife died eight years ago, in her seventy-fifth year, they having enjoyed married life for over fifty-four years..."

Listed in Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ont.: Leonard,N., 83, b. Canada, d. Camden East, 14 Oct 1906, clergy unlisted, buried elsewhere. Death record says he died of senile decay.

1851-52 Census, Ernestown Twp., Lennox and Addington Co., ON - rebuilt by Russ Waller: Leonard, Nathaniel J., 29, male, married, b. Canada West, Episcopal-Methodist, carriagemaker, residence 2.5 W, location Conc 4 Lot 31, Odessa; Elizabeth (nee Wright), 29, female, married, b. CW, Episcopal-Methodist; Benjamin, 7 male, single, b. CW, Catherine M., 4 female, single, b. CW, Raymond A., 1, male, single, b. CW (also in the household: S. Snider, 55, female, married, b. CW, Episcopal-Methodist)



Family may all be buried under the Van Luven-Leonard marker. Nathaniel's daughter Catharine married a Van Luven. Nathaniel James Leonard and Elizabeth Eleanor Wright were married on 7 January 1845 in Ontario, Canada.

Laura Lucy Brooks was born on 14 December 1828 in New York. John Duncan Leonard and she were married on 20 April 1845 in Ernestown, Ontario, Canada. Married by Rev. S. Miles. She died on 18 October 1908 at age 79 in Pine Grove, Van Buren County, Michigan. She was buried in October 1908 at Earl Cemetery in Kendall, Van Buren, Michigan.

Margaret Cowan was born on 10 February 1818 in Kingston, Canada. Rev. Dr. Raymond Henry Leonard and she were married on 25 January 1837. She died on 6 January 1894 at age 75 in Elyria, Ohio.

From the Elyria Weekly Republican, Elyria, Ohio, 11 January 1894.

The death of Mrs. Margaret Cowan Leonard, the wife of Rev. R. H.
Leonard, D.D., of Cincinnati, which occurred last Saturday morning, at
the residence of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward P.
French, in Elyria, has brought sorrow to a large circle of friends in
this vicinity and elsewhere. Mrs. Leonard was taken ill with the grip
about eight weeks ago at her home in Cincinnati. When it was found that
her condition was serious, she was brought to the home of her daughter,
Mrs. French, where, surrounded by her children, she received all the
care which loving hearts and gentle hands could bestow on her. The long
journey was made with safety and comfort. She continued however to sink
rapidly, until Saturday morning, when her long and useful life came to
an end, and peacefully and calmly, with her husband and all her children
by her bedside, she passed over the silent river, and entered into her
heavenly rest. During her last illness, she was singularly free from
suffering, and happy in her perfect trust in her Saviour, and in the
love of her dear ones. Mrs. Leonard was a lady of ripe Christian
character and earnest devotion to her family, and to the work of the
divine Master. In addition to her duties as the wife of a bust city
pastor, (Dr. Leonard being for many years the pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, of Cincinnati), she was much interested in literary
pursuits, and many of her poems and other writings have appeared in
various periodicals. Dr. and Mrs. Leonard have five children, all of
them prosperous and highly respected in the cities in which they live.
They are Mr. Henry R. Leonard, a thriving merchant in Detroit; Mrs.
David Carter, also of Detroit, whose husband is the manager of a large
line of steamships; Mrs. E. P. French, of Elyria whose husband is
engaged largely in the furniture business in Cleveland; Miss Hattie N.
Leonard, an artist in Detroit; and Mr. Lyman B. Leonard, of Cleveland,
in business with Mr. French.

The funeral services were held on Tuesday morning, at 10:30 o?clock, at
the home of Mr. French, and were conducted by Rev. J. J. Francis, D.D.,
of Cincinnati, assisted by Rev. E. E. Williams, pastor of the
Congregational Church of Elyria. Dr. Francis, who has been for many
years a close friend of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard, also accompanied the
family to Cleveland at 12:30 o?clock, and to the beautiful Lake View
Cemetery, where the beloved form was laid to rest.

Hiram Smith was born on 12 July 1812 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He and Mary Leonard were married on 20 April 1841. He died on 7 February 1897 at age 84 in Thurlow, Ontario, Canada.

He lived most of his life on lots 6 and 7, concession 4, Kingston Township, Ontario. He was a farmer, carpenter, road builder, and politician. He died at the residence of his son-in-law Mr. Robert Rosevear near Lazier's mills. He was 85.

John Benjamin Powley was born on 3 January 1814 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada. He and Catherine M. Leonard were married on 23 February 1836. He died on 27 February 1895 at age 81 in Illinois.

He sold land to Hiram Leonard on 24 October 1855. They moved to Michigan about 1860.

Elizabeth Eleanor Wright was born on 12 February 1823 in Canada. Nathaniel James Leonard and she were married on 7 January 1845. She died on 24 May 1898 at age 75 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada.

See Death Registrations, MS 935, Reel 87, Item 5844, Kingston twp. She died of pneumonia of 2 weeks duration. She was 75. She was residing on lot 3, 3rd concession, Kingston twp. Nathaniel James Leonard and Elizabeth Eleanor Wright were married on 7 January 1845 in Ontario, Canada.

Jane Ann Benjamin was born about 1823 in Ontario, Canada. Hiram Leonard and she were married about 1844. She was buried at Cataraqui United Church Cemetery, 965 Sydenham Road, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 3L8, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.¹

Marian ("Marey") was born in 1845. Hiram Leonard and she were married after 1866. She died on 1 February 1874 at age ~29.

Lyman Beecher Leonard was born on 9 July 1841 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He and Marguerite E. ("Maggie") Millar or Moubier were married about 1866. He died on 12 August 1923 at age 82 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was buried on 15 August 1923.

He served for three months during the Civil War. He enlisted 27 May 1862 in Co. B, 85th Ohio Regt. and was mustered out 27 September 1862. He was wounded.

In the 1860 Census, he was living with his parents in Newburgh, Cuyahoga Co. In the 1870 Census,he was working in a brickyard in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co.

In the 1900 Census, he was living with his wife and daughter at 510 Bollon Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. In the 1910, he was living with his in-laws, Joseph F. Millar, Jr. and Lenora, and his wife Margaret in Rockport, Cuyahoga Co. He was in real estate. In the 1920 Census, he was living in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., with his wife and son.

He was in partnership with E. P. French, the husband of one of his sisters.

Marguerite E. ("Maggie") Millar or Moubier was born in August 1843 in Kentucky. Lyman Beecher Leonard and she were married about 1866. She died after 1920.

Henry R. Leonard was born in October 1849 in Ohio. He and Anna E. Lawrence were married on 17 January 1872 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. He died in 1912 at age ~63 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

He was a furniture merchant in Detroit. Was he born in 1845 or 1849? 1900 Census says 1849. NY or OH? 1900 Census: OH. 1910 Census: NY. In the 1910 Census, Henry, wife, and daughters were living at 34 Eliot Road, Ward 1, Detroit.

In the 1890-91 Detroit city directory, he was listed with Leonard and Carter Furniture Co. as vice president and treasurer. David Carter was his son-in-law. The business was located at 237-241 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. David Carter was the President. Henry R. Leonard and Anna E. Lawrence were married about 1872.

Frances Jane ("Fanny") Leonard was born in 1839 in New York. David Carter and she were married on 25 December 1856 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She was buried in Carter Plot, Detroit.

David Carter was born on 27 February 1832. He and Frances Jane ("Fanny") Leonard were married on 25 December 1856 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He died on 1 November 1901 at age 69.

He was the manager of a large line of steamships. They were living in Detroit, MI, in the 1870 and 1880 Censuses.