Leonard Origins - Person Page 435

Jane Maria Kells was born on 22 September 1810 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York.¹ Andries Melius and she were married on 22 January 1831 in Valatie, Columbia County, New York. David Rockefeller and she were married on 22 January 1831 at St. Lukes Church in Millville, Valatie, Columbia County, New York. She died in 1894 at age ~84.

She (as Betsy Melius) and Andries are mentioned in Philip Kells' will. Jane Maria Kells had person sources.² She was born on 22 September 1810 in West Taghanick, Columbia County, New York.

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7 December 2009

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[S171] Claverack Reformed Church
[S474] Arthur Kelly, Clav Ref 4871

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Andries Melius

M, #10854, b. about 1810

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Family: Jane Maria Kells (b. 22 September 1810, d. 1894)

Daughter

Catharine Samanda Melius (b. 12 August 1831)

Biography

Andries Melius was born about 1810. He and Jane Maria Kells were married on 22 January 1831 in Valatie, Columbia County, New York.

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7 December 2009

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Catharine Samanda Melius

F, #10855, b. 12 August 1831

Parents

Father	Andries Melius (b. about 1810)
Mother	Jane Maria Kells (b. 22 September 1810, d. 1894)

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Biography

Catharine Samanda Melius was born on 12 August 1831 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.¹

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7 December 2009

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[S167] St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Churchtown, Columbia Co., NY

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Philip Henry Kells

M, #10856, b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Family: Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

Son	Allen Kells (b. 1832)
Son	Abraham Kells+ (b. October 1834, d. 1906)
Daughter	Maria K. Kells (b. about 1837, d. 14 April 1901)
Son	Jacob M. Kells+ (b. about 1838)
Son	Philip Kells (b. about 1841)
Daughter	Catherine Alex ("Katie") Kells (b. April 1843)

Biography

Philip Henry Kells was born on 4 April 1813 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York.¹ He and Charlotte Brazee Sheldon were married on 28 January 1832 at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghent, New York. He died on 10 March 1896 at age 82 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan.

In the 1850 Census, he was listed as Philip A. and living in Hudson, NY, and listed as a machinist with a worth of $2500. He had his wife and all his children in the household, as well a a number of men including Alexander Kells, 25 (b. 1825) and Charles Kells, 25 (b. 1825). In the 1855 NY State Census he is listed as a shoemaker with eight children. The 1860 City Directory notes that he was a machinist. Birth dates for his wife and children are estimated from the ages listed in the Census. In the 1860 Census, he and the family, minus Allen, Maria, and Jacob, were in Albany, Floyd Co., MI. By the time of the 1880 Census, he was in Adrian, MI, where he was located in 1900 and listed as a farmer. Wait a minute, he died in 1876 in Indiana?

Philip H. Kells had a machine shop in Hudson in 1851. Allen and Charles Kells lived in Hudson in 1851; Allen a machinist, Charles a carpenter.

Philip patented the second successful mower in the US. He moved to New Albany, Indiana, and established Kells and Sons to manufacture mowers.

They had 6 children, 1 deceased by 1888. Ref. P&BA-Len pg. 424-5. Philip Henry Kells had person sources.²

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2 November 2019

Citations

[S171] Claverack Reformed Church
[S476] Arthur Kelly, Clav Ref 5202

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James Martin Kells

M, #10857, b. 23 December 1815, d. 11 July 1857

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Family: Charlotte Jane Ann Sheldon (b. 1812, d. 1899)

Son	Job Kells+ (b. about 1837, d. 8 February 1909)
Son	David Kells (b. about 1838, d. 15 June 1841)
Daughter	Charlotte Ann Kells (b. about 1840)
Son	James Martin Kells+ (b. 16 March 1844, d. 14 November 1923)
Daughter	Alicia Kells (b. about 1847)

Biography

James Martin Kells was born on 23 December 1815 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York.¹ He and Charlotte Jane Ann Sheldon were married on 12 December 1835 at Claverack Reformed Church in Claverack, New York.² He died on 11 July 1857 at age 41 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. He was buried at Saint Thomas Lutheran Cemetery in Churchtown, New York.

He worked as a machinist in Hudson, NY. He was 41 years, 7 months, 19 days old when he died 11 July 1857, according to his gravestone.

He and his son of the same name are sometimes mistaken for the James M. Leonard, son of William H. and Mary Yager Leonard. James Martin Kells had person sources.^3,4

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19 January 2019

Citations

[S171] Claverack Reformed Church
[S174] Marriage Index for Selected Areas of NY, CD#401
[S530] Arthur Kelly, Clav Ref 5903
[S1140] John J. Kells has traced the descendants of James Martin Kells to present.

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Jacob Miller Kells

M, #10858, b. 5 January 1819, d. 6 December 1848

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Biography

Jacob Miller Kells was born on 5 January 1819 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.¹ He died on 6 December 1848 at age 29 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York. He was buried at Saint Thomas Lutheran Church in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

He was a machinist in Hudson. Jacob Miller Kells had person sources.²

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S167] St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Churchtown, Columbia Co., NY
[S519] Arthur Kelly, Chrch L 2689

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Abraham Kells

M, #10859, b. 15 December 1822

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Biography

Abraham Kells was born on 15 December 1822 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

Abraham Kells had person sources.¹ He was christened on 9 February 1823 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

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18 August 2018

Citations

[S531] Arthur Kelly, Chrch L 3188

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Catharine Janet Kells

F, #10860, b. 18 January 1825, d. 28 October 1887

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Family: James Fries

Daughter

Emeline Fries+ (b. 1861, d. 1932)

Biography

Catharine Janet Kells was born on 18 January 1825 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.¹ James Fries and she were married. She died on 28 October 1887 at age 62.

Catharine Janet Kells had person sources.²

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18 August 2018

Citations

[S167] St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Churchtown, Columbia Co., NY
[S532] Arthur Kelly, Chrch L 3408

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Charles Constantine Kells

M, #10861, b. 16 July 1828, d. 1911

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Family: Ann Elizabeth (b. about 1830, d. 4 June 1876)

Daughter	Harriet M. Kells (b. March 1854, d. 1934)
Daughter	Ensuba Zuba J. Kells (b. June 1856, d. 1934)

Biography

Charles Constantine Kells was born on 16 July 1828 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.¹ He died in 1911 at age ~83.

He was living with his brother Philip's family in Hudson, listed as a carpenter, in the 1850 Census. In the 1855 NY State Census, the family was living in Claverack, where he is listed as a merchant. In the 1860 Census, he and his wife, two daughter, mother, and several lodgers were living in New Albany, MI. He was a machinist, presumably working for his brother. By the 1900 Census, he was living with his two daughters in Adrian, MI. Charles Constantine Kells had person sources.²

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4 July 2014

Citations

[S169] International Genealogical Index
[S533] Arthur Kelly, Chrch L 3886

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Sarah Orbeit Kells

F, #10862, b. 15 January 1831

Parents

Father	Abraham Kells (b. 18 June 1784, d. 14 June 1845)
Mother	Suby or Suba Ensuba Thornton (b. 14 February 1787, d. 17 January 1863)

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Biography

Sarah Orbeit Kells was born on 15 January 1831 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

Sarah Orbeit Kells had person sources.¹ She was christened on 4 June 1831 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

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18 August 2018

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[S534] Arthur Kelly, Chrch L 3887

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Margaretha Kells

F, #10863, b. 10 January 1743, d. 7 April 1816

Parents

Father	Hendryk Henry Kells (b. before 1715)
Mother	Anna Margareta Esweyn (b. before 15 July 1703, d. 1760)

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Family: Andrew I. Miller (b. 11 December 1740, d. 4 December 1803)

Son	Henry Miller
Son	William Miller
Son	Jonas Miller
Daughter	Catherine Miller
Son	Jacob Miller
Son	John A. Miller (b. 5 September 1760)
Daughter	Margaret Miller (b. 29 May 1762)
Daughter	Elizabeth Miller (b. 1768)
Son	Andrew Miller (b. 23 June 1771)

Biography

Margaretha Kells was born on 10 January 1743 in Rhinebeck Flats, Dutchess County, New York. She died on 7 April 1816 at age 73 in Columbia, Herkimer County, New York.

She was baptized January 30, 1743. Her sponsors were Johan Wendel Polver and Cattarina Boes (Rhinebeck Flats Reformed Church). 84:46. (Rhin Ref 133). Whether she was born in Rhinebeck is uncertain, but that is where she was baptized.

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6 April 2011

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Catharina Kells

F, #10864, b. 5 December 1744

Parents

Father	Hendryk Henry Kells (b. before 1715)
Mother	Anna Margareta Esweyn (b. before 15 July 1703, d. 1760)

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Catharina Kells was born on 5 December 1744 in Loonenburg, Greene County, New York.¹

She was baptized April 3, 1745, in the Athens Zion Evangelical Lutheral Church, #1199, Athens, Greene County, actually at Jacob Hagedorn's house, per New York Births and Baptisms, Southeast Region, 1660-1916 (Ancestry.com). Hendrik spelled Hendryk in this record. Her sponsors were Adam Scheffer and his wife Catharina (Loonenburgh Lutheran Church). Also 83:28. We don't actually know where she was born; it may or may not have been where she was baptized.

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6 April 2011

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[S173] Zion Lutheran Church

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Charlotte Brazee Sheldon

F, #10865, b. about 1815

Parents

Father

John Sheldon

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Family: Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)

Son	Allen Kells (b. 1832)
Son	Abraham Kells+ (b. October 1834, d. 1906)
Daughter	Maria K. Kells (b. about 1837, d. 14 April 1901)
Son	Jacob M. Kells+ (b. about 1838)
Son	Philip Kells (b. about 1841)
Daughter	Catherine Alex ("Katie") Kells (b. April 1843)

Biography

Charlotte Brazee Sheldon was born about 1815. Philip Henry Kells and she were married on 28 January 1832 at Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghent, New York.

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4 September 2012

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Allen Kells

M, #10866, b. 1832

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Biography

Allen Kells was born in 1832 in Columbia County, New York.

He was living with his parents at 29 N. Sixth St., Hudson and listed as a machinist in the 1850 Census. He apparently went to California in the 1860's and lived in Shasta County until 1896 or later; at least an Allan Kells is listed as registered to vote there.

Did he marry and have a son, Allen G. Kells, who is buried with him and Philip H. Kells in St. Thomas Lutheran Cemetery, Churchtown?

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2 November 2019

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Abraham Kells

M, #10867, b. October 1834, d. 1906

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Family: Mary (b. 1837)

Son	George Kells (b. 1863)
Daughter	Minnie Kells (b. about 1865)
Daughter	Minnie Kells (b. 1865, d. 26 July 1894)
Daughter	Mattie Kells (b. about 1868)
Daughter	Hattie Kells (b. about 1868)

Biography

Abraham Kells was born in October 1834 in New York. He and Mary were married on 11 August 1862 in Hamilton, Ohio. He died in 1906 at age ~72. He was buried in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan.

In the 1880 Census, they were living in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI. Abraham Kells lived at Ward 1 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, in 1900.

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2 November 2019

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Maria K. Kells

F, #10868, b. about 1837, d. 14 April 1901

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Biography

Maria K. Kells was born about 1837 in Columbia County, New York. Charles E. Talmadge and she were married in 1855 in Columbia County, New York. She died on 14 April 1901 at age ~64 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Is she the Maria, daughter of Philip H. Kells, who married Charles Talmadge and lived in Williamstown, MA? Another daughter of Philip married A. C. Clark.

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2 November 2019

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Jacob M. Kells

M, #10869, b. about 1838

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Family: Margaret E. Slider (b. June 1843)

Son	Allen Henry Kells (b. June 1861)
Son	Alonzo L. Kells (b. 14 July 1862, d. 2 March 1935)
Son	Amos M. Kells (b. about 1864)
Daughter	Estella Kells (b. 14 August 1872)

Biography

Jacob M. Kells was born about 1838 in Columbia County, New York. He and Margaret E. Slider were married about 1860 in Indiana.

A Jacob Kells is listed in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI, in the 1870 Census, along with wife Margaret and children Allen, Alonzo, and Amos. Brother Abram was also living in Adrian. Jacob M. Kells lived in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, in 1880.

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2 November 2019

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Philip Kells

M, #10870, b. about 1841

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Philip Kells was born about 1841 in Columbia County, New York.

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14 September 2012

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Catherine Alex ("Katie") Kells

F, #10871, b. April 1843

Parents

Father	Philip Henry Kells (b. 4 April 1813, d. 10 March 1896)
Mother	Charlotte Brazee Sheldon (b. about 1815)

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Biography

Catherine Alex ("Katie") Kells was born in April 1843 in Columbia County, New York. Alonzo C. Clark and she were married in 1865.

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4 September 2012

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Mary Lape

F, #10872, b. 15 August 1795

Parents

Father	Thomas Lowe Lape (b. 29 December 1751, d. 2 May 1813)
Mother	Maria Batz (b. 2 May 1755, d. 4 March 1849)

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Family: John H. Kells (b. 14 October 1797, d. March 1833)

Daughter	Maria Jane Kells (b. 13 October 1821)
Son	William Henry Kells+ (b. 2 May 1824)
Daughter	Margaret Ann Kells (b. 14 August 1826)
Son	John H. Kells+ (b. 15 February 1831, d. 24 March 1904)

Biography

Mary Lape was born on 15 August 1795 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York. John H. Kells and she were married in 1820. Robert Van Deusen and she were married in 1835 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.

There were Lapes in the area: Samuel of Sand Lake m. Catherine Hodd, Aug. 23, 1851; George T. Lape m. Harrie P. Schear, Sept. 12, 1878; Thomas m. Lucy Ham April 1879. 1850 Census: John, 50, Eva, 45, Thomas 17, Lurbina 20, Elizabeth 13. No Lisk, no Howland. List of deaths include no K's or L's (pages missing?). George Lape d. 1852, 66 years (b. 1786?) w. Charity, d. 1862, 79 years (b. 1783?), George C. d 1857 31 yrs., Jacob d. 1881 70 yrs., w. Anna M. Sliter d. 1890 74 yrs., Cornelia d. 1844 6 mos., John L. Poyner 1840-1919 w. Martha A. Lape 1845-1932, Woodlawn Cemetery, East Schodack. Lots of Boyces in that cemetery as well. Also John H. Kells.

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20 October 2019

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Nathaniel Leonard

M, #10873, b. 6 November 1685, d. 6 July 1734

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 5 September 1654, d. 20 December 1724)
Mother	Sarah Scott (b. 19 October 1663, d. 2 December 1751)

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Family: Sarah Ely (b. 8 January 1704, d. 25 June 1787)

Son	Capt. Preserved Leonard+ (b. 13 March 1728, d. 18 May 1801)
Son	Nathaniel Leonard+ (b. 2 February 1729/30, d. 2 June 1773)
Son	Ezekiel Leonard (b. 8 August 1732, d. after 1755)

Biography

Nathaniel Leonard was born on 6 November 1685 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Ely were married on 24 April 1726 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 6 July 1734 at age 48 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Leonard had person sources.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S595] John Adams Vinton, "The Giles Memorial," Boston: Dutton, 1864., p. 282

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Benjamin Leonard

M, #10874, b. 3 October 1683, d. before 1702

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 5 September 1654, d. 20 December 1724)
Mother	Sarah Scott (b. 19 October 1663, d. 2 December 1751)

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Biography

Benjamin Leonard was born on 3 October 1683 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died before 1702 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹

According to the "Descendants of John Scott," he died young. Benjamin Leonard had person sources.²

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7 December 2009

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[S625] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, CD#169, p. 78
[S595] John Adams Vinton, "The Giles Memorial," Boston: Dutton, 1864., p. 281

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Edward Richmond

M, #10875

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Father

Edward Richmond

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Family:

Son	Isaac Richmond+ (b. 1736, d. 16 December 1784)

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7 December 2009