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George Alvah Leonard was born on 26 August 1776 in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He and Olive Segar were married on 1 May 1806 in Franklin County, Vermont. He died in 1833 at age ~57 in China, Genesee County, New York.

He is described as "George Leonard of Shoreham" until 1808, when he moved to Highgate, Franklin Co., VT.

George died of consumption (tuberculosis). George Alvah Leonard died on 16 December 1833 at age 57 in China, Genesee County, New York.

Emeline Leonard was born in 1808 in Franklin County, Vermont. Doty Hudson and she were married. She died on 26 May 1850 at age ~42 in Westfield, Clark County, Illinois.

She apparently married a Wilson and moved to IL.

Brigadier General Hiram Leonard was born on 24 April 1809 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. He was educated at West Point Academy, West Point, NY. He earned a law degree and worked as Clerk of Court in Rochester before enlisting in the Army.

He enlisted in the US Army 2 Mar 1849 and remained in the Army until after the Civil War. He originally was in the paymaster's office. He and Sidonie Louise Bonamy were married about 1860. He died on 21 December 1883 at age 74 in San Francisco, California. He was buried in Presidio Park, San Francisco, California.

Or was he born in Chili, Monroe Co., NY? (newspaper obituary)

He was appointed by President Polk as paymaster with the rank of lieutenant 3 Mar 1847 and was one of the last official acts of President Polk. He was with General Scott all through the Mexican War and at its close was stationed at Tampa Bay, FL, where he remained for 4 years. He was then stationed in CA for 8 years. Next came 6 years in WV. Then he returned to CA as Senior Deputy Paymaster General, including all troops west of the Mississippi. He served as Paymaster General of the US Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Western Army during the Civil War. He retired with the rank of Brigadier General and continued to live in San Francisco. (Rochester Union and Advertiser, 18 Aug 1884)

He inadvertantly struck a blow for women's rights. His wife apparently got their estate in financial difficulty while he was away in the Civil War. He sought to reverse some of the transactions in a court case that went to the California Supreme Court. In those days, it was generally the rule that the husband's permission was necessary for a wife to transact business, so he sued "because she didn't have the right to transact." But the Justices ruled against him, reasoning that he wouldn't have complained if she'd made a profit. Per Elizabeth Paullin Terrell.

Benjamin Franklin Leonard was born in 1811 in Franklin County, Vermont. He and Melanie Robbins were married on 5 March 1840 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He died in 1886 at age ~75 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

The source for Benjamin and his children's births and deaths is the Leonard Family Bible retained in this family.

Benjamin apparently had three sisters who married Augusta Horn of Owosso, MI, George Brock of Henderson, MI, and Charles Howell of Rochester, NY, according to his obituary.

Lois Badger mentions that Benjamin F. Leonard was a joiner and millwright in Rochester from the 1840's to the 1860's and that a Benjamin F. Leonard, perhaps his son, is buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester.

Elsie Elizabeth Leonard was born in 1819 in Franklin County, Vermont. She died in February 1896 at age ~77 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

She died unmarried at age 177. For many years she lived in the household of Austin Hickok Cole, son-in-law of her sister, Rebecca.

Rebecca Ann Leonard was born in 1820 in Franklin County, Vermont. William Henry Moore and she were married. She died in 1872 at age ~52 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

Mary Jane Leonard was born in 1823 in VT or NY. John Thompson and she were married. She died in 1849 at age ~26 in Batavia, Genessee County, New York.

She died of consumption. Her husband, John Thompson, was living in the household of Mary Jane's brother, Alonzo Leonard.

George R. Leonard was born about 1825 in VT or NY.

Was he a sea captain?

Ira George Leonard was born in 1813 in Vermont. He and Frances W. Moore were married about 1845 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He died in 1884 at age ~71 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York.

He was the Ira G. Leonard, saddler or harness maker, living with Hiram Leonard, attorney (his brother), in 1842-48 in Rochester. He was also apparently a constable (1845-46) and clerk in the County Clerk's office in 1866. He was deaf.

In the 1850 Census, he was a saddle maker living in the 8th Precinct of Rochester with his wife and daughter. In the 1860 Census, he was a saddler living with his wife and two daughters in the home of Samuel W. Moore and his son, Gilbert Moore. He married Frances Moore. Ira's sister, Rebecca, married William Henry Moore. Frances Moore's older brother was Samuel W. D. Moore, chief of Police and then Mayor of Rochester, Monroe Co., NY.

Frances W. Moore was born about 1813 in New York. Ira George Leonard and she were married about 1845 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

William Henry Moore was born in 1815 in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He and Rebecca Ann Leonard were married. He died in 1895 at age ~80 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

W. H. Moore and Austin Hickok Cole were business partners for many years. They were co-owners of Rochester's main grocery business. W. H. Moore's brother, Samuel W. D. Moore, was Chief of Police and then Mayor of Rochester for many years. Austin Cole was one of the founders of the Rochester YMCA. His wife, Julia August Moore, although deaf, played violin in the Rochester orchestra.

Sidonie Louise Bonamy was born in 1843 in Probably Dijon, France. Brigadier General Hiram Leonard and she were married about 1860.

She and Hiram apparently separated in the late 1860's. His wife Sidonie Louise was living in London (presumably from at least 1871, as she’s in the UK 1871 census) with James Dredge 1839 – 1906, a civil engineer. In May 1884, Sidonie applied from England for Hiram Leonard’s pension (record on Family Search), then married James Dredge 18 October that year. Their marriage certificate names her father as Jacques Garet Bonamy (deceased). James is cited as single, but in fact he had divorced his first wife, Eliza Theresa Sheppard, early in their marriage – my link is via the Sheppard family. In the 1891 UK census James Dredge is listed as married, but no wife is present. In 1901, he is listed as widowed.

Melanie Robbins was born in 1822. Benjamin Franklin Leonard and she were married on 5 March 1840 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. She died on 28 March 1891 at age ~69 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

Louisa Jane Leonard was born in June 1844 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. George H. Brock and she were married about 1867.

Frances A. Leonard was born in 1844 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

Benjamin Franklin Leonard, Jr., was born on 5 January 1849 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He and Emogene ("Emma") Andrew were married in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He died on 9 October 1906 at age 57.

Emogene ("Emma") Andrew was born on 17 October 1853. Benjamin Franklin Leonard, Jr., and she were married in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. She died on 28 March 1938 at age 84.

Emogene Leonard was born on 19 August 1873 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. She died on 28 January 1921 at age 47.

Almy Eudora Leonard was born on 30 September 1875 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Adriaan Abraham ("Edward") Vanderweel and she were married on 14 November 1894. She died on 22 April 1957 at age 81 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

Frances A. Leonard was born on 25 March 1878 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. August Fogel and she were married on 15 April 1896. She died on 20 August 1961 at age 83.

August Fogel was born in 1874. He and Frances A. Leonard were married on 15 April 1896.

Emogene Mary Fogel was born on 1 February 1896.

Benjamin Franklin Leonard, III, was born on 25 July 1880 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He and Catherine Jack were married on 22 January 1902. He died on 18 May 1942 at age 61.

They had two other children, still living in 2010.

Annie Leonard was born on 6 February 1883 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.