Leonard Genealogy - John - Person Page 507

Simeon Woodward

M, #12651

Biography

Simeon Woodward was born in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Experience ("Peddy") Leonard were married on 21 June 1818.

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7 December 2009

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George Leonard

M, #12652, b. 1 May 1806, d. before 1900

Parents

Father	Seth Leonard (b. 1763, d. 1 December 1828)
Mother	Susanna Lincoln (b. 1767, d. 27 August 1843)

Family: Esther Smith (b. 10 October 1808, d. 5 October 1864)

Daughter

Elizabeth Ann ("Lizzie") Leonard (b. 7 November 1839, d. 23 December 1889)

Biography

George Leonard was born on 1 May 1806 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He and Esther Smith were married on 4 October 1837. He died before 1900.

He moved to Swanzey, NH. George Leonard had person sources.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S824] History of Westmoreland 1741-1970, pp. 486-7

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Polly Leonard

F, #12653, b. 9 May 1780, d. 19 May 1780

Parents

Father	Barney Leonard (b. 1757, d. 21 April 1821)
Mother	Phebe Bassett (b. 15 August 1759, d. 30 October 1838)

Biography

Polly Leonard was born on 9 May 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died on 19 May 1780 at age 0 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ She was buried at Scotland Yard Cemetery, #85, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

According to gravestone and West Bridgewater records, she (Polley) died in the 7th week of her age. Her gravestone was carved by her father, Barney. Polly Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

27 March 2011

Citations

[S349] Bridgewater VR's, p. 520
[S254] West Bridgewater VR

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Ruth Leonard

F, #12654, b. 28 March 1783, d. 17 June 1863

Parents

Father	Barney Leonard (b. 1757, d. 21 April 1821)
Mother	Phebe Bassett (b. 15 August 1759, d. 30 October 1838)

Family: Ophir Mitchell (b. 3 August 1780, d. 21 November 1823)

Son	Willard Mitchell (b. after 1803)
Son	Oreb Mitchell (b. after 1803)
Daughter	Polly Mitchell+ (b. 29 May 1805, d. 6 April 1880)
Son	Leonard Mitchell+ (b. about 11 July 1806, d. 9 June 1896)

Biography

Ruth Leonard was born on 28 March 1783 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ Ophir Mitchell and she were married on 9 October 1803 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died on 17 June 1863 at age 80 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She was buried at Japan Graveyard, #11, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Most of the information about the descendants of Ruth Leonard comes from Leslie Maple via e-mail 4 April 2006. Her sources are mostly Massachusetts VR through the NEHGS web site.

Last Edited

6 March 2011

Citations

[S313] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, NEHGS web site

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Ophir Mitchell

M, #12655, b. 3 August 1780, d. 21 November 1823

Parents

Father	Edward Mitchell
Mother	Jane Latham

Family: Ruth Leonard (b. 28 March 1783, d. 17 June 1863)

Son	Willard Mitchell (b. after 1803)
Son	Oreb Mitchell (b. after 1803)
Daughter	Polly Mitchell+ (b. 29 May 1805, d. 6 April 1880)
Son	Leonard Mitchell+ (b. about 11 July 1806, d. 9 June 1896)

Biography

Ophir Mitchell was born on 3 August 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Ruth Leonard were married on 9 October 1803 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He died on 21 November 1823 at age 43 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He was buried at Japan Graveyard, #11, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

He died of an apoplectic fit (stroke).

Last Edited

6 March 2011

Citations

[S803] Massachusetts VR's to 1850, NEHGS web site

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Capt. Barney Leonard, Jr.

M, #12656, b. 1790, d. 6 May 1847

Parents

Father	Barney Leonard (b. 1757, d. 21 April 1821)
Mother	Phebe Bassett (b. 15 August 1759, d. 30 October 1838)

Family: Lydia Sprague (b. 17 August 1799, d. 20 February 1868)

Son	William Henry Leonard (b. 25 May 1817, d. 26 June 1823)
Daughter	Harriot Miller Leonard (b. 10 April 1820, d. 30 September 1822)
Son	Thomas Churchill Leonard+ (b. 5 January 1821, d. 27 April 1890)
Daughter	Harriet Miller Leonard (b. 6 June 1823)
Daughter	Lydia Cushing Leonard+ (b. 26 March 1825)
Daughter	Lucy Sprague Leonard (b. 21 November 1828, d. 19 April 1913)
Daughter	Louisa Leonard (b. about 1832)

Biography

Capt. Barney Leonard, Jr., was born in 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Lydia Sprague were married after 27 August 1815 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, or Warwick, Ri.¹ He died on 6 May 1847 at age ~57 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was buried in Scotland Cemetery, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

He was also known as Barnabus and Barna, rarely Barney Leonard, Jr. Difference in birthdates: Harriot Standish Leonard gives 1791. He's not mentioned in the 1790 Census for the family. He served in the War of 1812. He was employed in Providence, RI, for some years.

His body was found floating in Providence Cove, and it is believed someone robbed him after blackjacking him and set his body adrift. The Cove at that time as far into Providence as the old railroad station (now refurbished into office space and virtually unrecognizable).

Last Edited

23 October 2010

Citations

[S217] Bridgewater Marriages, p. 242

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Lydia Sprague

F, #12657, b. 17 August 1799, d. 20 February 1868

Parents

Father	Benjamin Sprague
Mother	Priscilla Churchill

Family: Capt. Barney Leonard, Jr., (b. 1790, d. 6 May 1847)

Son	William Henry Leonard (b. 25 May 1817, d. 26 June 1823)
Daughter	Harriot Miller Leonard (b. 10 April 1820, d. 30 September 1822)
Son	Thomas Churchill Leonard+ (b. 5 January 1821, d. 27 April 1890)
Daughter	Harriet Miller Leonard (b. 6 June 1823)
Daughter	Lydia Cushing Leonard+ (b. 26 March 1825)
Daughter	Lucy Sprague Leonard (b. 21 November 1828, d. 19 April 1913)
Daughter	Louisa Leonard (b. about 1832)

Biography

Lydia Sprague was born on 17 August 1799 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. Capt. Barney Leonard, Jr., and she were married after 27 August 1815 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, or Warwick, Ri.¹ She died on 20 February 1868 at age 68 in Warwick Neck, Warwick, Rhode Island. She was buried in Scotland Cemetery, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

The 1850 Census has her living with her daughter, Louisa, in Ward 4, Providence,

She went to live with her daughter, Harriot Arnold, in Warwick Neck after Capt Barney died.

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S217] Bridgewater Marriages, p. 242

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Lydia Cushing Leonard

F, #12658, b. 26 March 1825

Parents

Father	Capt. Barney Leonard, Jr. (b. 1790, d. 6 May 1847)
Mother	Lydia Sprague (b. 17 August 1799, d. 20 February 1868)

Family: Benjamin S. Buker (b. about 1824)

Son	Charles Benjamin Buker (b. 1848)

Biography

Lydia Cushing Leonard was born on 26 March 1825 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ Benjamin S. Buker and she were married in 1842 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217
[S251] Bridgewater VR, Vol. 3, p. 58

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Mehitable Bennett

F, #12659, b. about 1801, d. 4 August 1874

Family: Col. Samuel Leonard, Jr., (b. 3 August 1796, d. 4 April 1874)

Son	Samuel Lafayette Leonard+ (b. 18 July 1824)
Son	Cary Mitchell Leonard+ (b. 3 June 1829)
Son	Warren Leonard (b. 28 February 1832)
Son	Wallace Leonard (b. 27 April 1840)
Daughter	Mehitable ("Hittie") Leonard (b. 11 February 1842)

Biography

Mehitable Bennett was born about 1801 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Col. Samuel Leonard, Jr., and she were married on 4 September 1823 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died on 4 August 1874 at age ~73 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Samuel Lafayette Leonard

M, #12660, b. 18 July 1824

Parents

Father	Col. Samuel Leonard, Jr. (b. 3 August 1796, d. 4 April 1874)
Mother	Mehitable Bennett (b. about 1801, d. 4 August 1874)

Family: Jane M. Tuttle

Son	Samuel Isham Leonard (b. 18 October 1868, d. 20 March 1869)
Daughter	Jennie Francis Leonard (b. 20 February 1870)
Daughter	Julia Maria Leonard (b. 22 May 1873)

Biography

Samuel Lafayette Leonard was born on 18 July 1824 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Jane M. Tuttle were married on 19 February 1867.

Samuel Lafayette Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 218
[S696] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard Memorial, p. 199

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Lydia Leonard

F, #12661, b. 29 October 1751

Parents

Father	Samuel Leonard (b. 1722, d. 1792)
Mother	Lydia Besse (b. 1721)

Biography

Lydia Leonard was born on 29 October 1751 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

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2 December 2013

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Silas Leonard

M, #12662, b. 1750, d. before 6 March 1800

Parents

Father	Samuel Leonard (b. 1722, d. 1792)
Mother	Lydia Besse (b. 1721)

Family: Abigail ("Nabby or Nabba") Smith (b. about 1765)

Son	Silas Leonard+ (b. 1 June 1797, d. 30 January 1885)

Biography

Silas Leonard was born in 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He and Abigail ("Nabby or Nabba") Smith were married on 15 December 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He died before 6 March 1800 in Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont.

In the 1790 Census, he was living in Sharon, Windsor Co., VT, with a wife and two daughters. He was a shoemaker by occupation. He was in church meetings in Sharon in 1796. He died in 1800. Administration of his estate went to Abida Smith at the request of his wife. Silas Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

14 August 2014

Citations

[S594] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard 1637 Memorial, 1896, p. 80

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Spencer Leonard

M, #12663, b. 18 August 1814, d. 1898

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Family: Cementha Tabor Sturtevant (b. 29 December 1820, d. 1892)

Daughter	Mary Louisa Leonard+ (b. 2 August 1841)
Daughter	Abby Frances Leonard+ (b. 23 June 1844)
Son	Austin Leonard+ (b. 26 October 1849)
Daughter	Cora Cementha Leonard (b. 5 October 1851)
Son	Spencer Leonard (b. 17 January 1861)

Biography

Spencer Leonard was born on 18 August 1814 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Cementha Tabor Sturtevant were married on 12 August 1840 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. He died in 1898 at age ~84.

The family was listed in Bridgewater in the 1850 Census. Spencer was a trader, dry goods seller, farmer, and owned real estate worth $1600. Isaac Sturtevant was living nearby (father-in-law?).He served in the State Legislature, was a selectman, assessor, overseer of the poor, member of the board of health, justice of the peace, enrolling officer during the Civil War, board of trustees of the Bridgewater Savings Bank, also President of the latter. He purchased an orange grove in Florida in the 1880's.

He was a son of the American Revolution and wrote requesting his grandfather, Samuel's, pension file in 1890 #29293. Spencer Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 219
[S594] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard 1637 Memorial, 1896, pp. 307-8

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Cementha Tabor Sturtevant

F, #12664, b. 29 December 1820, d. 1892

Parents

Father	Isaac Sturtevant
Mother	Polly Chandler

Family: Spencer Leonard (b. 18 August 1814, d. 1898)

Daughter	Mary Louisa Leonard+ (b. 2 August 1841)
Daughter	Abby Frances Leonard+ (b. 23 June 1844)
Son	Austin Leonard+ (b. 26 October 1849)
Daughter	Cora Cementha Leonard (b. 5 October 1851)
Son	Spencer Leonard (b. 17 January 1861)

Biography

Cementha Tabor Sturtevant was born on 29 December 1820 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Spencer Leonard and she were married on 12 August 1840 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died in 1892 at age ~72.

Name also spelled Semantha.

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2 July 2011

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Wallace Leonard

M, #12665, b. 27 April 1840

Parents

Father	Col. Samuel Leonard, Jr. (b. 3 August 1796, d. 4 April 1874)
Mother	Mehitable Bennett (b. about 1801, d. 4 August 1874)

Biography

Wallace Leonard was born on 27 April 1840 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹

Wallace Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 219
[S696] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard Memorial, p. 199

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Warren Leonard

M, #12666, b. 28 February 1832

Parents

Father	Col. Samuel Leonard, Jr. (b. 3 August 1796, d. 4 April 1874)
Mother	Mehitable Bennett (b. about 1801, d. 4 August 1874)

Biography

Warren Leonard was born on 28 February 1832 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹

Warren Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 219
[S696] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard Memorial, p. 199

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Dr. Silvanus Leonard

M, #12667, b. 15 September 1759

Parents

Father	Samuel Leonard (b. 1722, d. 1792)
Mother	Lydia Besse (b. 1721)

Family: Eunice Kingsley (b. 27 August 1761, d. 1817)

Daughter

Clarissa Leonard (d. 22 June 1868)

Biography

Dr. Silvanus Leonard was born on 15 September 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Eunice Kingsley were married on 19 November 1787 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.²

Check -- born 10 years after father's death. Wrong birth date for father? Transcription error?

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 219
[S346] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 -- NEHGS

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Mary Wood

F, #12668, b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863

Parents

Father	Capt. Simeon Wood
Mother	Lydia Washburn

Family: Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)

Daughter	Sarah Leonard (b. about 1806, d. 21 February 1822)
Son	Simeon Wood Leonard+ (b. 5 February 1807, d. 25 August 1863)
Son	Martin Leonard+ (b. 19 February 1809)
Daughter	Mary Leonard (b. 11 August 1811)
Son	Spencer Leonard+ (b. 18 August 1814, d. 1898)
Daughter	Lydia Leonard (b. 4 April 1817)
Daughter	Sarah Leonard (b. 4 November 1820)
Son	Lewis Leonard+ (b. 16 November 1824, d. 1 April 1880)

Biography

Mary Wood was born on 21 November 1781 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. Spencer Leonard and she were married on 2 May 1805 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts. She died on 9 March 1863 at age 81 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

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7 December 2009

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Simeon Wood Leonard

M, #12669, b. 5 February 1807, d. 25 August 1863

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Family: Betsey Leonard (b. 1 February 1810, d. 27 May 1874)

Daughter	Sarah Leonard+ (b. 31 March 1829)
Daughter	Mary Leonard (b. 5 November 1830, d. 28 September 1832)
Son	Franklin Leonard+ (b. 27 February 1834, d. 25 August 1898)
Daughter	Marcia Thomas Leonard (b. 18 September 1838, d. 21 January 1857)
Son	Lucius Kimball Leonard+ (b. 28 March 1845, d. 22 December 1881)
Daughter	Clara Leonard (b. 13 January 1847)
Son	Elmer Leonard (b. 21 April 1849)

Biography

Simeon Wood Leonard was born on 5 February 1807 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Betsey Leonard were married on 25 May 1828 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.² He died on 25 August 1863 at age 56 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

He was a shoe manufacturer. Simeon Wood Leonard had person sources.³

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 219
[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 245
[S594] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard 1637 Memorial, 1896, p. 306

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Mary Louisa Leonard

F, #12670, b. 2 August 1841

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 18 August 1814, d. 1898)
Mother	Cementha Tabor Sturtevant (b. 29 December 1820, d. 1892)

Family: Marcellus G Howard (d. 24 December 1881)

Son	Myron Leonard Howard

Biography

Mary Louisa Leonard was born on 2 August 1841 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹

Mary Louisa Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217
[S594] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard 1637 Memorial, 1896, p. 308

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Marcellus G Howard

M, #12671, d. 24 December 1881

Family: Mary Louisa Leonard (b. 2 August 1841)

Son	Myron Leonard Howard

Biography

Marcellus G Howard was born in Leeds, Maine. He died on 24 December 1881 in Florida.

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7 December 2009

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Mary Leonard

F, #12672, b. 11 August 1811

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Biography

Mary Leonard was born on 11 August 1811 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217

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Lydia Leonard

F, #12673, b. 4 April 1817

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Biography

Lydia Leonard was born on 4 April 1817 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217

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Lewis Leonard

M, #12674, b. 16 November 1824, d. 1 April 1880

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Family: Lucy Bradford Waterman (b. 25 October 1823, d. 28 July 1880)

Son	Fred Maury Leonard+ (b. 28 September 1855)
Son	George Waterman Leonard+ (b. 2 March 1860)

Biography

Lewis Leonard was born on 16 November 1824 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Lucy Bradford Waterman were married on 22 November 1846 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.² He died on 1 April 1880 at age 55 in Kingston, Massachusetts.

He residedin Bridgewater, later in Wendell where he was selectman one year, removing from there to Middleboro where he served the town in the same capacity for several years. He was thrown from a carriage in Kingston and killed. Lewis Leonard had person sources.³

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217
[S940] Massachusetts VR to 1850, NEHGS web site
[S696] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard Memorial, p. 309

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Martin Leonard

M, #12675, b. 19 February 1809

Parents

Father	Spencer Leonard (b. 21 November 1781, d. 7 March 1866)
Mother	Mary Wood (b. 21 November 1781, d. 9 March 1863)

Family 1: Joan D. Bradford (b. March 1815)

Daughter	Elizabeth M. Leonard (b. about 1857)
Son	William Spencer Leonard (b. 15 February 1860)

Family 2: Elizabeth A. Sturtevant (d. 25 May 1861)

Daughter	Lizzie Martina Leonard (b. 20 May 1857)
Son	Willie Spencer Leonard (b. 16 February 1860, d. 3 August 1860)

Biography

Martin Leonard was born on 19 February 1809 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.¹ He and Joan D. Bradford were married on 2 January 1837 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County Massachusetts.

In the 1850 Census, he was living in Bridgewater with his wife and his mother-in-law, Joan Bradford, 68. He was a farmer. Martin Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

15 June 2016

Citations

[S226] Bridgewater Births, p. 217
[S594] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard 1637 Memorial, 1896, p. 307