Leonard Origins - Person Page 140

John Benson

M, #3476, b. 20 October 1773, d. 18 June 1848

Parents

Father	Consider Benson
Mother	Elizabeth Washburn

Pedigree Link

Biography

John Benson was born on 20 October 1773 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail ("Nabby") Leonard were married on 5 October 1796 in Carver, Massachusetts. He died on 18 June 1848 at age 74 in Massachusetts.

Last Edited

23 August 2017

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Peleg Otis Leonard

M, #3477, b. 5 January 1852, d. 8 February 1902

Parents

Father	Otis Russell Leonard (b. 6 June 1831, d. 24 September 1908)
Mother	Mary Ann Eleanor Bryant (b. 8 February 1832)

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Family 1: Lydia F. Hobson

Son	Clarence P. Leonard (b. 1871)
Daughter	Mabel Leonard (b. 1873)
Son	Ernest Leonard (b. 1874)
Son	Maynard Oliver Leonard (b. 29 June 1878)
Daughter	Margaret Leonard (b. 1879)

Family 2: Sarah Eaton

Son	Alfred Otis Leonard (b. 1 May 1884)
Daughter	Etta May Leonard (b. 20 June 1885)

Biography

Peleg Otis Leonard was born on 5 January 1852 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Lydia F. Hobson were married on 11 February 1870 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Eaton were married on 12 July 1883 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 8 February 1902 at age 50.

He was a shoemaker at the time of his marriage.

Note: "A" - NEHGS - Massachusetts Vital Birth Records, 1841-1910, Birth - 1852 Norton MA vol 63 page 130 line 01. Peleg Otis Leonard was born in Norton on 05 January 1852 to Otis R and Mary Ann Leonard, residents of Norton. Otis was a pedlar. Both parents were born in Norton. He died of alcoholism and exposure. Peleg Otis Leonard had person sources.^1,2

Last Edited

20 December 2009

Citations

[S941] email address
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2504

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Everton Beswick

M, #3478, b. 1738, d. 24 January 1816

Parents

Father	Charles Beswick (b. 1705, d. 1780)
Mother	Hannah Field (b. 16 February 1709, d. before 1746)

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Family: Elizabeth ("Eliza") Cudworth (b. 12 December 1738, d. 16 September 1822)

Son	Daniel Beswick (b. 1760)
Daughter	Rebecka Beswick+ (b. 13 March 1763)
Daughter	Elizabeth Beswick (b. 1766)
Daughter	Hannah Beswick (b. 1769)
Daughter	Mary Beulah Beswick (b. 8 March 1771, d. 14 July 1835)
Son	John Beswick (b. 1776)

Biography

Everton Beswick was born in 1738 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth ("Eliza") Cudworth were married on 23 November 1758 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died on 24 January 1816 at age ~78 in Bolton, Warren County, New York.

Name was Atherton or Everton?

Last Edited

24 May 2021

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Mary Briggs

F, #3479, b. 7 July 1783, d. 6 January 1860

Parents

Father	Joseph Briggs
Mother	Roseanna Hammond

Pedigree Link

Family: James Leonard (b. 13 May 1772, d. 15 April 1831)

Son	James T. Leonard+ (b. January 1803, d. 25 March 1879)
Son	Philo P. Leonard+ (b. 24 December 1804, d. 3 January 1892)
Daughter	Florina Leonard+ (b. 1813, d. 29 October 1892)
Daughter	Harriet Leonard (b. about 1815)
Daughter	Lucy Harriet Leonard (b. 1815)
Son	Jesse Williams Leonard+ (b. 16 December 1818, d. 9 September 1903)
Son	Augustus Joseph Leonard (b. 1825)

Biography

Mary Briggs was born on 7 July 1783 in Wareham, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. James Leonard and she were married on 22 October 1801 in Wareham, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 6 January 1860 at age 76 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont.

Last Edited

10 August 2020

Citations

[S257] Wareham VR

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Abigail Harvey Eddy

F, #3480, b. 1734, d. 5 April 1828

Pedigree Link

Biography

Abigail Harvey Eddy was born in 1734 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin Leonard and she were married on 11 August 1811 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 5 April 1828 at age ~94 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

She was the widow of Oliver Eddy, the daughter of David Harvey and his wife, Abigail Woodward, and was the sister of Lydia Harvey, the wife of Capt. Pelatiah Eddy, and of Zerviah Harvey, the wife of Abiel Eddy.

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S558] Taunton VR's -- Deaths, p. 288

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Benjamin Leonard

M, #3481, b. 1752, d. before 11 April 1818

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

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Family 1: Silence Thayer (d. 3 October 1803)

Son	Alfred Leonard
Son	Benjamin Leonard+ (b. 1780)

Family 2: Rachel Field (b. 1768, d. 21 February 1842)

Son	Zebulon Leonard (b. before 1810)
Daughter	Elvira Leonard (b. after 1810)
Daughter	Lydia Leonard (b. before 13 January 1861)

Biography

Benjamin Leonard was born in 1752 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Silence Thayer were married on 17 May 1779 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Rachel Field were married on 27 October 1803 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died before 11 April 1818 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Bristol County Deeds, 81.101: "Paul Eddy of Taunton, yeoman, sold to Stephen Leonard of Taunton...bounds Benjamin Leonard's land. It was on the road from Benj. Leonard's to Paul Eddy's. This deed was witnessed by Luther Lincoln, Oliver Reed, and James Eddy."

Bristol County Deeds, 105.400: "Paul Eddy of Taunton to Paul Eddy, Jr. -- 35 acres which have been for bounds land of Asahel Eddy and the road from Benjamin Leonard's to Boston road, etc. -- being my homestead farm." dated 30 Dec 1818. This could have been Benjamin's or his father's. Benjamin Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

1 November 2017

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127

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Silence Thayer

F, #3482, d. 3 October 1803

Pedigree Link

Family: Benjamin Leonard (b. 1752, d. before 11 April 1818)

Son	Alfred Leonard
Son	Benjamin Leonard+ (b. 1780)

Biography

Benjamin Leonard and Silence Thayer were married on 17 May 1779 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 3 October 1803.

Or did she die 17 May 1779, instead of that being the marriage date? Are Zebulon, Lydia, and Elvira her children or Rachel Field's children?

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20 November 2010

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Rachel Field

F, #3483, b. 1768, d. 21 February 1842

Pedigree Link

Family: Benjamin Leonard (b. 1752, d. before 11 April 1818)

Son	Zebulon Leonard (b. before 1810)
Daughter	Elvira Leonard (b. after 1810)
Daughter	Lydia Leonard (b. before 13 January 1861)

Biography

Rachel Field was born in 1768. Benjamin Leonard and she were married on 27 October 1803 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 21 February 1842 at age ~74 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Did she die in 1842 (Taunton VR's) or 1843 (ECL)? ECL: On 2 Mar 1824, Rachel Leonard, widow of Benjamin, was appointed Guardian of Zebulon and Lydia over 14 years and Elvira under 14 years. Rachel was the widow of Darius Field.

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S558] Taunton VR's -- Deaths, p. 128

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Hannah Leonard

F, #3484, b. 1754

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Family: Joseph Boodry (b. 1750, d. 29 July 1803)

Son	John Boodery (b. 1782, d. 27 December 1822)
Son	Nathan Boodry (b. 10 January 1785, d. 29 September 1871)
Son	Joseph Boodry (b. about 1788, d. 11 September 1859)
Son	Benjamin Leonard Boodry (b. about 1790, d. 1845)
Daughter	Hannah Boodry (b. 1794, d. 9 January 1871)

Biography

Hannah Leonard was born in 1754 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Joseph Boodry and she were married on 20 August 1773 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

It may not have been this Hannah Leonard who married Joseph Boodry. Hannah Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 126

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Joseph Boodry

M, #3485, b. 1750, d. 29 July 1803

Parents

Father	Pierre Boudreaux (b. 1714, d. 1790)
Mother	Marguerite Theriot (b. 1720)

Pedigree Link

Family: Hannah Leonard (b. 1754)

Son	John Boodery (b. 1782, d. 27 December 1822)
Son	Nathan Boodry (b. 10 January 1785, d. 29 September 1871)
Son	Joseph Boodry (b. about 1788, d. 11 September 1859)
Son	Benjamin Leonard Boodry (b. about 1790, d. 1845)
Daughter	Hannah Boodry (b. 1794, d. 9 January 1871)

Biography

Joseph Boodry was born in 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusettes. He and Hannah Leonard were married on 20 August 1773 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 29 July 1803 at age ~53 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Joseph Boodry was born in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. They had a son, Joseph, who married Catherine Riant. They in turn had a son, Leonard Boodry.

Last Edited

15 July 2018

Citations

[S662] Margaret Harris Stover, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, The Mayflower Society, 1997, p. 44

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Wealthy Leonard

F, #3486, b. 1756

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

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Biography

Wealthy Leonard was born in 1756 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Joseph Frazier and she were married on 3 October 1788 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Alternate date of wedding: 30 October 1783. Which one is correct? Wealthy Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S94] Taunton VR
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 126

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Joseph Frazier

M, #3487

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Biography

Joseph Frazier and Wealthy Leonard were married on 3 October 1788 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S94] Taunton VR

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Abigail Leonard

F, #3488, b. 1758, d. November 1839

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Biography

Abigail Leonard was born in 1758 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abiathar Macomber and she were married on 22 November 1787 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died in November 1839 at age ~81 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Abigail Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127

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Abiathar Macomber

M, #3489, b. about 1764, d. 8 November 1827

Parents

Father	John Macomber
Mother	Mary Madden

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Biography

Abiathar Macomber was born about 1764 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Abigail Leonard were married on 22 November 1787 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 8 November 1827 at age ~63 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S344] Massachusetts Town Death Records

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Zilphy Leonard

F, #3490, b. 1763

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Biography

Zilphy Leonard was born in 1763 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abijah Wilbur and she were married on 22 September 1787.

Mistakenly called Zephry. Zilphy Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 126

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Abijah Wilbur

M, #3491, b. 11 July 1745

Parents

Father	Abijah Wilbur
Mother	Phebe White

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Biography

Abijah Wilbur was born on 11 July 1745 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Zilphy Leonard were married on 22 September 1787.

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7 December 2009

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Lydia Leonard

F, #3492, b. 1765, d. after 1832

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

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Family: Asahel Eddy (b. about 1766, d. 25 July 1847)

Son	Asahel Eddy, Jr.+ (b. 7 October 1785, d. 8 August 1863)
Daughter	Silence Tilly Eddy (b. about 1790)
Daughter	Lydia Eddy+ (b. 1 November 1792, d. 18 May 1882)
Daughter	Lucy Eddy (b. about 1796, d. 17 December 1888)

Biography

Lydia Leonard was born in 1765 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Asahel Eddy and she were married in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died after 1832.

Lydia Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, pp. 126-7

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Bethiah Leonard

F, #3493, b. 1767, d. 28 October 1853

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

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Biography

Bethiah Leonard was born in 1767 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Oliver Reed and she were married on 13 March 1788 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 28 October 1853 at age ~86 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Bethiah Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127

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Oliver Reed

M, #3494, b. 1769, d. 1849

Pedigree Link

Biography

Oliver Reed was born in 1769 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Bethiah Leonard were married on 13 March 1788 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died in 1849 at age ~80 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

They had nine children: Isaiah, Oliver, George, Betsy, Barney, Stempson, Barzillai, Willia, and Bethia.

Last Edited

20 November 2010

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Mercy (Mary) Leonard

F, #3495, b. 1769

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Family: Timothy Eddy (b. about 1775)

Daughter	Clarissa Eddy
Daughter	Abigail Eddy
Son	George Leonard Eddy (b. about 1807)
Son	Abiathar Eddy (b. 1821, d. after 1891)

Biography

Mercy (Mary) Leonard was born in 1769 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Timothy Eddy and she were married on 2 April 1797.

Mercy (Mary) Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 128

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Azariah Eddy

M, #3496

Parents

Father	Azariah Eddy (d. before 14 October 1749)
Mother	Martha Pierce

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Last Edited	7 December 2009

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Abiah Leonard

F, #3497, b. 1770

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Biography

Abiah Leonard was born in 1770 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Richard Williams and she were married on 26 March 1797 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Her father left her $1500 to be paid to Ichabod Leonard to be kept in his hands. Abiah Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S1049] Taunton VR's on NEHGS web site
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127

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Richard Williams

M, #3498

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Biography

Richard Williams and Abiah Leonard were married on 26 March 1797 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S1049] Taunton VR's on NEHGS web site

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Lemuel Leonard

M, #3499, b. after 1765, d. 1837

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

Pedigree Link

Biography

Lemuel Leonard was born after 1765 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died in 1837 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

He was unmarried, according to ECL. Fanny Leonard Koster has him marrying Mary LNU. Lemuel Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

18 October 2020

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127

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Joseph Leonard

M, #3500, b. 1771

Parents

Father	Benjamin Leonard (b. 1725, d. 22 October 1818)
Mother	Bethiah Drake (b. about 1735, d. 7 August 1807)

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Family: Zebiah Gary (b. 2 December 1776)

Daughter	Naomi Leonard
Daughter	Abiah Leonard
Daughter	Nancy Leonard
Daughter	Mary Leonard
Son	Asa Barnum Leonard+ (b. 1803, d. 22 February 1866)

Biography

Joseph Leonard was born in 1771 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Zebiah Gary were married on 30 June 1793 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Joseph Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

20 November 2010

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, p. 127