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Elizabeth E. Leonard was born on 4 January 1904 in Calais, Washington County, Vermont.

Dr. Ruth Irene Leonard was born on 3 February 1906 in Calais, Washington County, Vermont.

Louise Jenny Leonard was born on 19 April 1908 in Calais, Washington County, Vermont.

Dell was born in May 1864 in Indiana. Elwood W. Leonard and she were married about 1890.

John S. Leonard was born about 1894 in Vermont.

Edwin Woodman Leonard was born on 23 November 1883 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. He died on 9 April 1917 at age 33 in Lapugnoy, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Edwin Woodford Leonard was born Novenber 23, 1883 and was the son of Frank Elton Leonard and his second wife Alice Louise Ibbotson. Woodman attended Upper Canada College and Royal Military College. He rose to Major in an artillery unit in the Canadian militia following graduation, and was also made partner in the family foundry business in 1910. In 1914, Woodman was called to train at Valcartier Camp, Quebec in preparation for the first Canadian Contingent’s entry into World War I. As a Major in the12th Battery of the 3rd Artillery Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division, he sailed from Canada aboard the troop ship Montezuma and arrived at Devonport Harbour on October 14, 1914.The 1st Canadian Division left England early in 1915. Woodman’s correspondence home indicates that he was heavily involved in the 2nd Battle of Ypres (April, 1915). He was promoted to Lt. Colonel in 1916 and was, on June 22 of that year, given command of June of the 3rd Canadian Artillery Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Woodman and his brother Ibbotson’s diaries and letters record that Woodman and the 3rd brigade were present at virtually every major action Canadian troops were involved in during 1915 and 1916. At the battle of Vimy Ridge, on April 9th 1917, Woodman was struck by shrapnel in his left shoulder and was paralyzed below the waist, dying that same day. Woodman Leonard is buried in section II, row D, plot 14 of Lapugnoy Military Cemetery near Bethune, France.Lt. Col. Woodman Leonard was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his wartime service to Canada. Edwin Woodman Leonard died wounds from battle at Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917 at age 33 in France.

Alice Emmeline Leonard was born in 1886 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. She died in 1975 at age ~89. She was buried in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Estelle Louisa Leonard was born in 1888 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. She died in 1966 at age ~78.

Estelle Louisa Leonard was born on 24 September 1888 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Elaine Agatha Leonard was born in 1892 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. E. A. Schofield and she were married.

Garret M. Leonard was born in 1906 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.

Virginia Leonard was born in 1909 in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio.

Doris Borden was born in 1909. William Boardman Leonard and she were married in 1937. She died in 1961 at age ~52.

Stella A. Wheeler was born in 1870. Clarence Frederick Leonard and she were married on 20 June 1904.

Emory Delevan Schumacher was born on 9 September 1860. He and Frances D. Leonard were married. He died on 30 October 1936 at age 76.

Leonard Delevan Schumacher was born on 16 October 1892 in Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan. He and Gladys L. Laidlaw were married in 1916. He died in 1952 at age ~60.

He relocated from MI back to Rochester, Munroe County, NY, in the 1930's.

Gladys L. Laidlaw was born on 15 September 1896 in Sarnia, Lampton County, Ontario, Canada. Leonard Delevan Schumacher and she were married in 1916. She died on 1 November 1918 at age 22.

She was a victim of the flu epidemic that swept the country in 1918.

Francis Leonard ("Fran, Frank") Schumacher was born on 13 February 1917 in Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan. He and Rema Delores Koon were married on 23 May 1941 in Bowling Green, Ohio. He and Ann Elizabeth Zelazny were married in 1948. He died on 11 May 1995 at age 78.

After his mother died in the flu epidemic, he was raised by his grandmother, Frances D. Leonard.

He was a talented musician (piano).

He moved the family to the town of Petoskey, Emmet County, MI, in 1949.