Thomas Lettice
M, #1651, b. 1638, d. 3 November 1650
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Biography
Thomas Lettice was born in 1638. He died on 3 November 1650 at age ~12.
Anne Lettice
F, #1652, b. about 1640
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Biography
Anne Lettice was born about 1640 in LIncolnshire, England.
Elizabeth Lettice
F, #1653, b. 1637
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Biography
Elizabeth Lettice was born in 1637.
William Shurtleff and she were married on 18 October 1655.
Walter Lettice
M, #1654
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Samuel Tenney
M, #1655
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William Shurtleff
M, #1656
Biography
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Samuel Whipple
M, #1657
Biography
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Seth Porter
M, #1658, d. 25 November 1834
Biography
Seth Porter died on 25 November 1834 in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
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Patience Sparrow
F, #1659, b. 25 October 1675
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Biography
Patience Sparrow was born on 25 October 1675.
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Abby M. Leonard
F, #1660, b. May 1828, d. 22 April 1903
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Biography
Abby M. Leonard was born in May 1828 in Bristol, Rhode Island.
1 Henry W. Ellis and she were married on 23 August 1849 in State Street Methodist Church, Bristol, Rhode Island. Bristol Phenix, of 25 Aug 1849, p. 3. She died on 22 April 1903 at age 74 in Bristol, Rhode Island.
2 She was buried in Providence, Rhode Island.
In the 1850 Census, Abby and Henry Leonard were living with the Ellis'.
In the 1900 Census, Abby Ellis was a widow, 65, living with her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and James Gifford.
On her death certificate, it is stated that she was living at 92 State Street when she died of cancer of the uterus. Her physician was W. Fred Williams and her undertaker was George W. Simmons. She was buried in Providence (with her husband?). She spelled her name Abbie. Her middle name was probably Munro. Abby M. Leonard lived in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, in 1850. She lived at 5th Ward in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1860. She lived in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1880.
| Last Edited | 17 February 2019 |
Citations
- [S711] 1900 Census
- [S992] State of RI, Certificate of Death, from Deaths Registered in the Town of Bristol, p. 707.
Henry W. Ellis
M, #1661, b. about 1829, d. 28 July 1897
Parents
Biography
Henry W. Ellis was born about 1829 in Rhode Island. He and
Abby M. Leonard were married on 23 August 1849 in State Street Methodist Church, Bristol, Rhode Island. Bristol Phenix, of 25 Aug 1849, p. 3. He died on 28 July 1897 at age ~68 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was buried in 1897 at North Burial Ground in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
He was listed as a carriage maker in the 1850, 1860, and 1880 Censuses. He, his wife, and their child, Abby, were living with his mother-in-law, Abby Leonard in 1850..
Abby Willis Ellis
F, #1662, b. 1849, d. 8 May 1882
Parents
Biography
Abby Willis Ellis was born in 1849 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died on 8 May 1882 at age ~33 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was single when she died and was living at 110 Chesnut Street, Providence. She was buried in May 1882 at North Burial Ground in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
Harriet L. Leonard
F, #1663, b. 16 September 1828, d. 1 September 1905
Biography
Harriet L. Leonard was born on 16 September 1828 in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut. She died on 1 September 1905 at age 76 in Rhode Island.
She listed George A. and Ann M. Leonard as next of kin at death. She was listed as a widow living at 199 Charles in the 1863 Providence City Directory.
A Harriet J. Leonard m. Levi D. Hale October 15, 1864. A Harriet M. Leonard m. William J. Williams November 13, 1864.
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Minita Frances Bradford
F, #1664, b. 28 December 1894, d. 1973
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Biography
Minita Frances Bradford was born on 28 December 1894 in Rockland, Massachusetts.
Horace Milton Leonard and she were married on 9 November 1920 in Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died in 1973 at age ~79 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Minita Frances Bradford had person sources.
1 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S958] E-mail from Lee Strong Fifield 8 October 2008
George Abraham Leonard
M, #1665, b. 1832, d. 24 October 1890
Parents
Biography
George Abraham Leonard was born in 1832 in Bristol, Rhode Island.
1 He and
Emily J. Thomas were married on 22 July 1851 in Providence, Rhode Island.
2 He died on 24 October 1890 at age ~58 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. He was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island.
1850 Census Records: George, a blacksmith, living with his brother, John H. and Ann E. Leonard, and their infant son Alfred in Providence, RI. In 1867 Providence City Directory, he was listed as living at 124 Westminister. His death record lists him as living at Congress Street in Providence, a blacksmith by trade. He is listed as dying of malaria and cancer of the stomach and liver. He was a Civil War veteran.
Before the Antietam Campaign:
A blacksmith from Providence, he enlisted on 6 September 1861 in Company A, 4th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. He was buried in the North Burial Ground in Providence reserved for Civil War veterans.
In the Antietam Campaign:
In his after-action Report, Lt Colonel Curtis cited Corporal Leonard and others... who rallied, after the regiment was broken, on the left of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, and continued fighting until all their ammunition was gone, when I ordered them to recross the river to regain the regiment.
The remainder of the War:
He reenlisted and re-mustered as a Veteran on 5 January 1864, and transferred to Company G, 7th Rhode Island Infantry on the consolidation of 21 October 1864. He transferred (again consolidated) to the Battalion, 7th Rhode Island Infantry on 6 June 1865 and mustered out on 13 July 1865.
He and Emily apparently parted company before the 1860 Census. In the 1860 Census, Emily and her son were living with her father and mother, Samuel and Mary Thomas, in Ward 4, Providence.
He was working as a farm laborer on the farm of Edwin Sylvester in Seekonk at the time of the 1870 Census.
He was buried near the Civil War Memorial in the North Burial Ground in Providence.
A Harriet Lathrop Leonard, born 26 September 1828, died 1 September 1905, buried in Coventry, was the widow of a George A. Leonard. This George A. Leonard? No. Records check with RI Archives. George Abraham Leonard was a Blacksmith. He had person sources.
1 Citations
- [S28] AbrahamLeonardInternet.ftw
- [S68] AC/VR Rhode Island
Henry Munroe Leonard
M, #1666, b. 1836, d. 2 February 1863
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Biography
Henry Munroe Leonard was born in 1836 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 2 February 1863 at age ~27 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried in 1863 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts.
1850 Census: Henry, then 14, living with his mother, Abby, and Henry and Abby Ellis in Bristol. According to RI State Archives, Henry was the only documented child of Abraham and Abigail, aside from John Henry, appearing in the records. He was 26 years old and living in Bristol when he died. Henry Munroe Leonard lived in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, in 1850. He lived in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, in 1860.
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Emily J. Thomas
F, #1667, b. 1834
Parents
Biography
Emily J. Thomas was born in 1834 in Providence, Rhode Island.
George Abraham Leonard and she were married on 22 July 1851 in Providence, Rhode Island.
1 In the 1860 Census, she was living with her parents, son Henry, 8, and brothers Joshua, 16, and James, 13, in the 4th Ward, Providence. She was a tailoress.
It appears she divorced George and married John E. Stearns/Sterns January 12, 1869. John was a carpenter. In 1890 Providence City Directory, he was living a 20 Sand St. in Providence. In the 1850 Census, Sterns was 18 and working as a laborer in Cumberland. He was born in Massachusetts. She may also have married a Shepard.
The family doesn't appear in any other censuses. Emily J. Thomas had person sources.
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Citations
- [S68] AC/VR Rhode Island
- [S28] AbrahamLeonardInternet.ftw
Capt. Simeon Leonard
M, #1668, b. 9 January 1708, d. 30 January 1754
Parents
Biography
Capt. Simeon Leonard was born on 9 January 1708 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 He and
Abigail Morse were married on 10 December 1735 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
2 He died on 30 January 1754 at age 46 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
ECL notes that Middleboro VR's give a death date of 30 Jan 1754 and Dr. Backus' diary gives the date as 30 Nov 1754. Capt. Simeon Leonard had person sources.
3 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S602] The Corbin Collection, Vol. 3, CD, Middleborough VR's
- [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 68, 105
Abiah Leonard
F, #1669, b. 30 April 1707, d. 1803
Parents
Family 1: John Nelson (b. 1 August 1702, d. 6 June 1732)
Biography
Abiah Leonard was born on 30 April 1707 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 John Nelson and she were married on 13 October 1726 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
2 Mark Haskell and she were married on 18 June 1740 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died in 1803 at age ~96 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Abiah Leonard had person sources.
3,4 She was born on 30 April 1707.
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Citations
- [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
- [S64] Middleborough Vital Records, p. 26, p. 248 on line version
- [S35] Middleborough Vital Records, Vol. I, Early Records, Part II -Marriages 1866-1705/Book I - Births, 1674-1709
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 68
Rebecca Leonard
F, #1670, b. 24 February 1706, d. 2 September 1788
Parents
Biography
Rebecca Leonard was born on 24 February 1706 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 Jabez Perkins and she were married on 11 May 1725 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She died on 2 September 1788 at age 82 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
Jabez Perkins was the son of her stepfather. Rebecca Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
- [S35] Middleborough Vital Records, Vol. I, Early Records, Part II -Marriages 1866-1705/Book I - Births, 1674-1709
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 68
Major Elkanah Leonard
M, #1671, b. 15 December 1703, d. 24 July 1781
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Biography
Major Elkanah Leonard was born on 15 December 1703 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 He and
Elizabeth Tisdale were married on 21 October 1725 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 24 July 1781 at age 77 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
2 He was buried in Lakeville Cemetery (Thompson's Hill), Lakeville, Massachusetts.
3 He was a lawyer at MIddleborough. He was "one of the most distinguished geniuses of his name and day." (NEHGS Register, 1851, p. 412). He practiced law at Middleborough, where he was the first attorney and the only one until 1738. "His assistance in the defence in criminal prosecutions was much sought after, and his abilities were never more conspicuous than in those defenses." He was many times elected a selectman, moderator, and representative to the General Court. During the latter part of his life, his mind was obscured. ECL says he lost his mind at about the age of 43. On 8 January 1749, Judge of Probate appointed his wife Elizabeth and his son Elkanah his guardians, as he was declared "non compos mentis." (Per copy of original court document with the Old Colony Historical Society.) Major Elkanah Leonard had person sources.
4 Citations
- [S602] The Corbin Collection, Vol. 3, CD, Middleborough VR's
- [S183] Middleborough MA Deaths, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1947, p. 101
- [S582] Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts, Charles M. Thatcher, 1880's.
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 68, p. 103
Thomas Leonard
M, #1672, b. 22 January 1665, d. 1740
Parents
Biography
Thomas Leonard was born on 22 January 1665 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and
Joanna Pitcher were married on 1 December 1699 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 He died in 1740 at age ~75 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
He lived after his marriage about a mile north of the Raynham Forge on the road to Whittinton. He was paid for work done for the forge, but there is little else about him. According to ECL, he seems to have died without male issue.
Fanny Leonard Koster ascribes male children Thomas, John, Philip, and Josiah to him in her charts. These are apparently in error, in that no other evidence has been found to support them and his will indicates he had only two daughters.
The Mayflower Society in the Thomas Rogers silver book notes that their earlier entry #281 Thomas Leonard was not the son of Thomas and Johanah Pitcher Leonard, whose only heirs were daughters Alice Leonard and Joanna Crossman (Bristol Co. PR 13:323).
GML makes note of a Boston Transcript article 10 Feb 1932: "John Barney, son of John and Mary (Throop) Barney, born 27 Sept 1698 at Bristol, RI, settled in Norton and married Mary Leonard, daughter of Thomas Leonard and Joanna Pitcher Leonard. No dates are found. His widow granted administration 7 Jan 1757. This is apparently an error: the above Mary Leonard was the daughter of John and Mary (King) Leonard. Thomas Leonard had person sources.
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Citations
- [S88] Genealogyy of the Leonard Family, Fanny Leonard Koster, p. 70
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 23, p. 48
Elizabeth Leonard
F, #1673, b. 15 July 1686
Parents
Biography
Elizabeth Leonard was born on 15 July 1686 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Lt. Jonathan Williams and she were married on 3 April 1707 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1 She died in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Handwritten note in ECL's manuscript (by GML?) has Elizabeth b. 4-19-1674, d. 1750, m. Capt. Joseph Hall. That was this Elizabeth's cousin Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Leonard. Elizabeth Leonard had person sources.
2 | Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Citations
- [S222] Taunton Marriages, p. 290
- [S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 24
James Manning Leonard
M, #1674, b. 5 January 1797, d. 24 July 1875
Parents
Family: Sally Wood (b. 18 June 1803, d. 23 January 1846)
Biography
James Manning Leonard was born on 5 January 1797 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 He and
Sally Wood were married on 23 February 1823 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
2 He died on 24 July 1875 at age 78 in Lakeville, Massachusetts.
James is mentioned in NEHGS Register, 1851, p. 414, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family.
There are two different James Manning Leonards, both born the same year. One died 31 Oct 1847 in Ottawa, IL; the other in Lakeville, MA, in 1875.
In "Colonial Families of the United States," p. 333, James is mentioned as having 5 children: Ephraim Wilkes, James Henry, Mary Adelaid, Sara Jane, and Clarinda Wood. In the 1850 Census, James is a widower with four children, Ephraim having married and moved away. James Manning Leonard had person sources.
3,4 Citations
- [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
- [S64] Middleborough Vital Records, CD 203, p. 226
- [S64] Middleborough Vital Records, CD 203, p. 306
- [S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959
Othalia Adaline Leonard
F, #1675, b. 11 March 1816
Parents
Biography
Othalia Adaline Leonard was born on 11 March 1816 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1 William H. Cushman and she were married on 23 October 1833 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
2 Citations
- [S553] Town of Middleborough Vital Records Index, 1649-1945, www.midlib.org/diglib/digcoll.htm
- [S684] Middleborough VR's (on-line thru Middleborough Public Library), p. 252