Leonard Genealogy - Henry - Person Page 143

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Joanna Brooks

F, #3551

Family: Philip Haskell

Daughter

Anna Haskell+ (b. 21 October 1794, d. 20 May 1856)

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7 December 2009

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John Wetherell

M, #3552

Family:

Daughter

Anna Wetherell+ (b. 18 November 1758, d. April 1830)

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7 December 2009

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Gamaliel Leonard

M, #3553, b. 31 May 1757, d. 7 August 1827

Parents

Father	Gamaliel Leonard (b. 30 April 1733, d. 12 March 1809)
Mother	Bethiah Howard (b. 29 October 1735, d. 29 January 1810)

Family: Anna Wetherell (b. 18 November 1758, d. April 1830)

Son	Infant Son Leonard (b. 22 June 1784, d. 8 July 1784)
Daughter	Anna Leonard (b. 24 August 1785, d. 12 December 1819)
Son	Charles Leonard+ (b. 1 June 1787, d. 22 September 1854)
Son	Ira Leonard+ (b. 24 May 1789, d. 1 January 1865)
Daughter	Kaby Kittie Leonard (b. 19 August 1791, d. 1 July 1804)
Son	David Howard Leonard (b. 4 June 1793, d. 20 October 1816)
Son	Gilbert Leonard+ (b. 26 January 1795, d. 23 February 1849)
Son	George Leonard (b. 13 September 1797, d. 14 December 1816)
Son	Joshua Q. Leonard+ (b. 3 August 1800, d. after 1860)

Biography

Gamaliel Leonard was born on 31 May 1757 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Anna Wetherell were married on 17 February 1783 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He died on 7 August 1827 at age 70 in Fairhaven, Rutland County, Vermont.

Gamaliel was a private in Capt. Phillip King's company, Col. George Williams' 3rd Bristol County regiment, 1776, and saw service in Boston and at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War. He removed to Lenox, MA, worked at a forge there, then to Pittsfield, then to Greensfield (now Hampton Mills), NY, then to Fairhaven, VT. In January 1786, he bought 120 acres of land and erected a saw mill. In 1788, with Elias Stevens and Daniel Arnold, he erected a forge. He was a selectman at Fairhaven in 1811.

See VR's of Fairhaven and the History of Fairhaven, VT, as well as the History of Onondaga Co., NY. Gamaliel Leonard had person sources.^4,5,6

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27 December 2015

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 26
[S938] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, MA, 1997, p. 100
[S1047] Massachusetts VR's to 1850, NEHGS web site.
[S89] Raynham VR
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 137
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

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Anna Wetherell

F, #3554, b. 18 November 1758, d. April 1830

Parents

Father

John Wetherell

Family: Gamaliel Leonard (b. 31 May 1757, d. 7 August 1827)

Son	Infant Son Leonard (b. 22 June 1784, d. 8 July 1784)
Daughter	Anna Leonard (b. 24 August 1785, d. 12 December 1819)
Son	Charles Leonard+ (b. 1 June 1787, d. 22 September 1854)
Son	Ira Leonard+ (b. 24 May 1789, d. 1 January 1865)
Daughter	Kaby Kittie Leonard (b. 19 August 1791, d. 1 July 1804)
Son	David Howard Leonard (b. 4 June 1793, d. 20 October 1816)
Son	Gilbert Leonard+ (b. 26 January 1795, d. 23 February 1849)
Son	George Leonard (b. 13 September 1797, d. 14 December 1816)
Son	Joshua Q. Leonard+ (b. 3 August 1800, d. after 1860)

Biography

Anna Wetherell was born on 18 November 1758 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Gamaliel Leonard and she were married on 17 February 1783 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She died in April 1830 at age 71 in Fairhaven, Vermont.

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S938] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, MA, 1997, p. 100
[S1047] Massachusetts VR's to 1850, NEHGS web site.

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Huldah Hall

F, #3555, b. 18 January 1741

Parents

Father	Philip Hall (b. 1704, d. January 1764)
Mother	Huldah Leonard (b. 3 October 1717, d. 13 October 1758)

Biography

Huldah Hall was born on 18 January 1741 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Huldah Hall had person sources.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S578] David Brainerd Hall, "The Halls of New England, Historical and Genealogical," 1883, p. 574

Jones

M, #3556

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7 December 2009

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Molly Leonard

F, #3557, b. 1 March 1762, d. 13 January 1798

Parents

Father	Gamaliel Leonard (b. 30 April 1733, d. 12 March 1809)
Mother	Bethiah Howard (b. 29 October 1735, d. 29 January 1810)

Biography

Molly Leonard was born on 1 March 1762 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ Abel Howard and she were married on 3 January 1794.² She died on 13 January 1798 at age 35 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.³ She was buried in Ground Raynham near Tearall, Massachusetts.

She predeceased her father and neither she nor her children (if any) are mentioned in his will. Molly Leonard had person sources.^2,4

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 28
[S89] Raynham VR
[S662] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, The Mayflower Society, 1997, p. 168
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 137

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Abel Howard

M, #3558

Biography

Abel Howard and Molly Leonard were married on 3 January 1794.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S89] Raynham VR

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Thomas Leonard

M, #3559, b. 24 April 1764, d. 29 August 1829

Parents

Father	Gamaliel Leonard (b. 30 April 1733, d. 12 March 1809)
Mother	Bethiah Howard (b. 29 October 1735, d. 29 January 1810)

Family: Sarah ("Sally") Hall (b. 1764, d. 28 January 1851)

Daughter	Sally Leonard (b. 20 August 1786)
Daughter	Keziah Leonard+ (b. 26 November 1789, d. 4 June 1866)
Son	Absalom Leonard+ (b. 5 February 1791, d. 1 October 1856)
Son	Amasa Leonard+ (b. 16 August 1793, d. 7 September 1877)
Daughter	Thirzia Leonard (b. 1 February 1796, d. 28 May 1815)
Daughter	Lucy Leonard+ (b. 18 June 1798, d. 18 January 1835)

Biography

Thomas Leonard was born on 24 April 1764 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Sarah ("Sally") Hall were married on 11 November 1786 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.² He died on 29 August 1829 at age 65 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was buried at In back of school in South Raynham, Massachusetts.

"He drowned himself in the river early in the morning." ECL He was a selectman of Raynham in 1806.

An incomplete record in Marriages and Baptisms in Raynham, MA, indicates Thomas Leonard and Molly Hall married on May 11, 1786 at the Church of Christ.

The Thomas Leonard household is listed in the 1790 Census for Raynham, consisting of 1 male over 16, and 3 females. Thomas Leonard had person sources.^2,3,4

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12 November 2010

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 28
[S89] Raynham VR
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 137
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

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Sarah ("Sally") Hall

F, #3560, b. 1764, d. 28 January 1851

Parents

Father	Nathan Hall
Mother	Wealthy Jones

Family: Thomas Leonard (b. 24 April 1764, d. 29 August 1829)

Daughter	Sally Leonard (b. 20 August 1786)
Daughter	Keziah Leonard+ (b. 26 November 1789, d. 4 June 1866)
Son	Absalom Leonard+ (b. 5 February 1791, d. 1 October 1856)
Son	Amasa Leonard+ (b. 16 August 1793, d. 7 September 1877)
Daughter	Thirzia Leonard (b. 1 February 1796, d. 28 May 1815)
Daughter	Lucy Leonard+ (b. 18 June 1798, d. 18 January 1835)

Biography

Sarah ("Sally") Hall was born in 1764 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Thomas Leonard and she were married on 11 November 1786 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 28 January 1851 at age ~87.

A large number of Hall families were living in Raynham at the time of the 1790 Census.

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12 November 2010

Citations

[S89] Raynham VR

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Abigail Blake

F, #3561

Biography

Abigail Blake was born in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Amos Hall and she were married on 20 December 1744 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S938] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, MA, 1997, p. 148

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William Meshach Wilbore, 3rd

M, #3562, b. 26 May 1761, d. 27 February 1803

Parents

Father	Meshach Wilbore, Jr. (b. 6 December 1731, d. 29 August 1800)
Mother	Mehitable Williams (b. 1735, d. 1800)

Family: Nancy Williams (b. 24 March 1773, d. 26 September 1813)

Son	Edmund Wilbore (b. 1797, d. 4 February 1879)

Biography

William Meshach Wilbore, 3rd, was born on 26 May 1761 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Keziah Leonard were married on 7 October 1786 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.² He and Nancy Williams were married on 2 December 1790 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.³ He died on 27 February 1803 at age 41 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

William Meshach Wilbore, 3rd, was also known as Meshach Wilbore, 3rd. He was listed as Mesech Wilbour in Perez Fobes' record of his marriage to Keziah Leonard. Meshach is also spelled Meshack. Marriage is also listed in "The Wildbores in America."

He had no children by his first wife. He had six children by his second wife.

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16 November 2014

Citations

[S938] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, MA, 1997, p. 22
[S938] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, MA, 1997, p. 37
[S929] Perez Fobes, First Church of Raynham, p. 119

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Catherine Leonard

F, #3563, b. 30 September 1768

Parents

Father	Gamaliel Leonard (b. 30 April 1733, d. 12 March 1809)
Mother	Bethiah Howard (b. 29 October 1735, d. 29 January 1810)

Biography

Catherine Leonard was born on 30 September 1768 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ Asahel Jones and she were married on 25 December 1788 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Catherine Leonard had person sources.^2,3

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 28
[S89] Raynham VR
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 138

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Asahel Jones

M, #3564

Biography

Asahel Jones and Catherine Leonard were married on 25 December 1788 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Cynthia Leonard

F, #3567, b. 26 June 1776, d. 9 January 1805

Parents

Father	Gamaliel Leonard (b. 30 April 1733, d. 12 March 1809)
Mother	Bethiah Howard (b. 29 October 1735, d. 29 January 1810)

Family: Zadock Leonard (b. 25 August 1772, d. 24 April 1854)

Son	Zadock Kadee Leonard+ (b. 3 February 1800, d. 23 December 1841)
Daughter	Unknown Leonard (b. 1801)

Biography

Cynthia Leonard was born on 26 June 1776 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ Zadock Leonard and she were married on 9 March 1797 in Middleborough or Plymouth, Massachusetts.^2,3 She died on 9 January 1805 at age 28 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Cynthia Leonard had person sources.^4,5

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 28
[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 95
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959
[S89] Raynham VR, p. 28
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 138

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Zadock Leonard

M, #3568, b. 25 August 1772, d. 24 April 1854

Parents

Father	Capt. Zadock Leonard (b. 1736, d. 27 October 1795)
Mother	Deborah Keith (b. 20 May 1744, d. 18 April 1789)

Family: Cynthia Leonard (b. 26 June 1776, d. 9 January 1805)

Son	Zadock Kadee Leonard+ (b. 3 February 1800, d. 23 December 1841)
Daughter	Unknown Leonard (b. 1801)

Biography

Zadock Leonard was born on 25 August 1772 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Cynthia Leonard were married on 9 March 1797 in Middleborough or Plymouth, Massachusetts.^2,3 He and Lydia Briggs were married on 20 July 1806. He died on 24 April 1854 at age 81 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.

Mass. Marriages, 1633-1850, lists Zadock and Cynthia marrying 1 Jan 1797 in Middleborough.

He was living in Wareham at time of second marriage; Lydia was from Rochester, MA. (Wareham VR, CD, p. 128). Did he move to Stonington, CT, or was that another Zadock? Were they members of the Westerly (RI) Christ Church? 1850 Census shows Zadock, 84, and Lydia, 71, Leonard living in Stonington. They had no children. Zadock Leonard had person sources.^3,4

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6 July 2017

Citations

[S64] Middleborough Vital Records, CD203, p. 139
[S568] Vital Records of Raynham, MA, Margaret Harris Stover, 1997, p. 95
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959
[S1046] Middleboro VR's on line, www.midlib.org., p. 618

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Isabel Cohoon

F, #3569, d. 6 October 1778

Family: Seth Caswell (b. about 1698, d. 29 October 1775)

Son	Joshua Caswell (b. 18 March 1730)
Daughter	Catherine Caswell (b. 25 February 1733)
Daughter	Mercy Caswell (b. 25 October 1735)
Daughter	Lydia Caswell+ (b. 12 July 1738, d. 24 February 1812)

Biography

Seth Caswell and Isabel Cohoon were married before 1730. She died on 6 October 1778 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Deborah Keith

F, #3570, b. 20 May 1744, d. 18 April 1789

Parents

Father	James Keith
Mother	Lydia Perkins

Family: Capt. Zadock Leonard (b. 1736, d. 27 October 1795)

Daughter	Abigail Leonard (b. 20 December 1766, d. 1 February 1818)
Daughter	Caroline Leonard (b. 23 February 1770)
Son	Zadock Leonard+ (b. 25 August 1772, d. 24 April 1854)
Daughter	Deborah Leonard (b. 29 July 1774, d. 4 August 1819)
Daughter	Philebart ("Phile") Leonard (b. 30 June 1777)
Son	Simeon Leonard+ (b. 15 July 1780, d. 12 June 1823)
Daughter	Matilda Leonard (b. 13 January 1783, d. 9 January )
Son	Absalom Leonard+ (b. 17 June 1787)

Biography

Deborah Keith was born on 20 May 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. Capt. Zadock Leonard and she were married on 10 June 1766 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Bridgewater Marriages, p. 210.¹ She died on 18 April 1789 at age 44 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.² She was buried in North Middleboro Cemetery, Middleboro, Massachusetts.³

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S64] Middleborough Vital Records, Vol. XXVI, p. 26, Mayflower Descendant CD
[S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
[S582] Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts, Charles M. Thatcher, 1880's.

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Benjamin Leonard

M, #3571, b. about 1761, d. 6 August 1843

Parents

Father	Paul Leonard (b. 17 November 1735, d. 6 June 1799)
Mother	Mary Rider (b. 8 November 1741, d. 3 March 1814)

Family 1: Judith Macomber (b. 1761, d. 27 August 1795)

Daughter	Judith Leonard
Son	Arnold Leonard (b. 1782, d. 3 June 1854)
Daughter	Betsy Leonard+ (b. 8 February 1785, d. 24 March 1850)
Daughter	Rowena Leonard (b. about 1786, d. 17 May 1871)
Son	Benjamin Leonard, Jr.+ (b. 2 September 1789, d. 13 November 1867)
Son	George W. Leonard+ (b. about 1791, d. 17 November 1858)
Son	Eliab Leonard (b. 1792)
Son	Levi S. Leonard+ (b. about 1794, d. 27 May 1846)
Daughter	Temperance Leonard (b. 21 June 1799)

Family 2: Unknown

Son	Daniel Leonard (b. 1797, d. 3 October 1821)
Daughter	Temperance Leonard (b. 1 January 1799, d. 1 August 1873)
Daughter	Judith Leonard (b. about 1801)
Son	George Leonard (b. 1803)

Biography

Benjamin Leonard was born about 1761 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Judith Macomber were married on 6 May 1781 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Unknown were married about 1796 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 6 August 1843 at age ~82 in Weston, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Or did he die in Westmoreland?

He moved to Westmoreland, NH. He was there for 1790 Census. In 1810 he was an insane person. Boughton White was his guardian. He was not in the 1820 census, but does appear in the 1830 Census age 60-70 with a woman 60-70 in the household.

There was a Benjamin Leonard household listed next to Paul Leonard household in the 1790 Census for Raynham. Benjamin Leonard household consisted of 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, and 2 females.

He must have had a second wife for the children born after 1795. ECL does not mention a second wife.

ECL: See History of Surrey, NH. Benjamin Leonard had person sources.²

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1 October 2013

Citations

[S662] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, The Mayflower Society, 1997, p. 99
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 138

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Judith Macomber

F, #3572, b. 1761, d. 27 August 1795

Parents

Father	Lt. Joseph Macomber
Mother	Thankful Canedy

Family: Benjamin Leonard (b. about 1761, d. 6 August 1843)

Daughter	Judith Leonard
Son	Arnold Leonard (b. 1782, d. 3 June 1854)
Daughter	Betsy Leonard+ (b. 8 February 1785, d. 24 March 1850)
Daughter	Rowena Leonard (b. about 1786, d. 17 May 1871)
Son	Benjamin Leonard, Jr.+ (b. 2 September 1789, d. 13 November 1867)
Son	George W. Leonard+ (b. about 1791, d. 17 November 1858)
Son	Eliab Leonard (b. 1792)
Son	Levi S. Leonard+ (b. about 1794, d. 27 May 1846)
Daughter	Temperance Leonard (b. 21 June 1799)

Biography

Judith Macomber was born in 1761 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Benjamin Leonard and she were married on 6 May 1781 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 27 August 1795 at age ~34.

Benjamin must have had at least one more wife, in that Judith died in 1795 and some children were born after that date.

Last Edited

3 November 2010

Citations

[S662] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, The Mayflower Society, 1997, p. 99

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Sarah Leonard

F, #3573, b. 1776, d. 1778

Parents

Father	Paul Leonard (b. 17 November 1735, d. 6 June 1799)
Mother	Mary Rider (b. 8 November 1741, d. 3 March 1814)

Biography

Sarah Leonard was born in 1776. She died in 1778 at age ~2 at In back of school in South Raynham, Massachusetts.

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12 November 2010

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Samuel Leonard

M, #3574, b. 1767, d. 16 February 1833

Parents

Father	Paul Leonard (b. 17 November 1735, d. 6 June 1799)
Mother	Mary Rider (b. 8 November 1741, d. 3 March 1814)

Family: Lucy Macomber (b. 1766, d. 20 July 1823)

Son	Samuel Leonard, 4th+ (b. 8 March 1788, d. 11 January 1840)
Daughter	Lucy Leonard (b. 21 July 1790)
Daughter	Fanny Leonard (b. 27 January 1793)
Son	Jacob Leonard (b. 31 March 1795)
Son	Biah Leonard (b. 7 May 1797)
Daughter	Temperence Leonard (b. 1799)
Son	John Leonard+ (b. 9 March 1801, d. 1883)

Biography

Samuel Leonard was born in 1767 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Lucy Macomber were married on 17 July 1786 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 16 February 1833 at age ~66 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

In 1802, he was declared non compos. ECL says he was in the Army and came to it from drinking. Taunton land records: 15 March 1802 - Samuel Leonard, 2nd of that name in Raynham, non compos mentis, wife Lucy sells her right in land to Walter Leonard. Walter was Samuel's brother. Samuel Leonard had person sources.² He was born in 1767.

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S94] Taunton VR, P. 298
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 138

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Lucy Macomber

F, #3575, b. 1766, d. 20 July 1823

Parents

Father	Henry Macomber (b. 1713, d. 1795)
Mother	Hannah (b. 1718)

Family: Samuel Leonard (b. 1767, d. 16 February 1833)

Son	Samuel Leonard, 4th+ (b. 8 March 1788, d. 11 January 1840)
Daughter	Lucy Leonard (b. 21 July 1790)
Daughter	Fanny Leonard (b. 27 January 1793)
Son	Jacob Leonard (b. 31 March 1795)
Son	Biah Leonard (b. 7 May 1797)
Daughter	Temperence Leonard (b. 1799)
Son	John Leonard+ (b. 9 March 1801, d. 1883)

Biography

Lucy Macomber was born in 1766 in Massachusetts. Samuel Leonard and she were married on 17 July 1786 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 20 July 1823 at age ~57.

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S94] Taunton VR, P. 298