Leonard Genealogy - Solomon

Polly Luther

F, #4576, b. 2 April 1789

Parents

Father	Barnaby Luther (b. 30 November 1744, d. 18 January 1822)
Mother	Phebe Goodspeed (b. 28 February 1743/44, d. 17 October 1797)

Biography

Polly Luther was born on 2 April 1789 in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Name Vinson? Died 1800?

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9 March 2019

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Benjamin Manchester

M, #4577, b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760

Family: Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Daughter	Ruth Manchester (b. 15 January 1727)
Daughter	Rachel Manchester (b. 14 October 1729)
Son	Seabury Manchester (b. 30 March 1732, d. 13 May 1732)
Daughter	Mary Manchester+ (b. 2 April 1733, d. about 1796)
Son	William Manchester (b. 12 February 1736, d. 22 August 1757)
Son	Nathaniel Manchester+ (b. 2 April 1740, d. April 1833)
Son	Seabury Manchester+ (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)

Biography

Benjamin Manchester was born about 1700. He and Martha Seabury were married on 16 August 1723 in Bristol, Rhode Island.^1,2 He died on 15 May 1760 at age ~60 in Bristol Ferry, Bristol, Rhode Island.³

Grandparents may have been Thomas and Margaret Wood Manchester of Portsmouth. Their son Job Manchester and Hannah Archer Manchester were in Tiverton at the time Tiverton was organized March 2, 1692/3. They had three sons -- Stephen, Thomas, and Edward -- and one other unnamed child. Check NEHGS Register 157, p. 113, if this turns out to be the line. Thomas and Margaret had sons John, Thomas, William, Stephen, Job, and daughters Mary and Elizabeth. Also, A Nathaniel Manchester of Portsmouth married an Elizabeth Norton of Martha's Vineyard May 4,1716. (RIVR Arnold Collection.)

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3
[S1122] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth Alden Pabodie and Descendants, 1897, p. 113.
[S13] RIVR 6:1:146

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Martha Seabury

F, #4578, b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790

Parents

Father	Lt. Joseph Seabury (b. 8 January 1678, d. 22 August 1755)
Mother	Phebe Fobes (b. 4 April 1679, d. 21 April 1715)

Family: Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)

Daughter	Ruth Manchester (b. 15 January 1727)
Daughter	Rachel Manchester (b. 14 October 1729)
Son	Seabury Manchester (b. 30 March 1732, d. 13 May 1732)
Daughter	Mary Manchester+ (b. 2 April 1733, d. about 1796)
Son	William Manchester (b. 12 February 1736, d. 22 August 1757)
Son	Nathaniel Manchester+ (b. 2 April 1740, d. April 1833)
Son	Seabury Manchester+ (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)

Biography

Martha Seabury was born on 7 February 1704 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.¹ Benjamin Manchester and she were married on 16 August 1723 in Bristol, Rhode Island.^2,3 She died on 25 January 1790 at age 85 in Bristol, Rhode Island.⁴

Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol. 16, Part 1, takes the line from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins down to Joseph Seabury. Martha is listed as #445.

In his will, Lt. Joseph Seabury gave to his daugher Martha, the wife of Benjamin Manchester, the house and land where they lived in Bristol (Tiverton PR, 2:296-7). Martha Seabury had person sources.⁵

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S87] RIVR 4:6:156
[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3
[S1122] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth Alden Pabodie and Descendants, 1897, p. 113.
[S13] RIVR 6:1:146
[S289] Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 16, Part 2 -- Generation V, Elizabeth Alden Pabodie, p. 88

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Elizabeth Cox

F, #4579, b. before 15 April 1750, d. 11 January 1823

Parents

Father	Dr. William Cox (b. 1704, d. 14 May 1776)
Mother	Sarah Pearse (b. 8 February 1710, d. 25 July 1771)

Family: Nathaniel Manchester (b. 2 April 1740, d. April 1833)

Son	Richard Manchester (b. 1770, d. 1 December 1770)
Daughter	Mary Manchester (b. 29 September 1771, d. 4 February 1829)
Son	John Manchester+ (b. 20 July 1774, d. before 1850)
Son	Nathaniel Manchester (b. 4 March 1777, d. 27 March 1840)
Daughter	Elizabeth Manchester (b. 8 June 1779)
Son	Seabury Manchester+ (b. 6 June 1784, d. 1 December 1865)
Daughter	Fanny Usher Manchester (b. before 18 November 1787, d. 29 September 1791)
Daughter	Lydia Pierce Manchester (b. before 2 May 1790, d. 1791)

Biography

Elizabeth Cox was born before 15 April 1750 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ Nathaniel Manchester and she were married on 8 June 1769 in Bristol, Rhode Island.² She died on 11 January 1823 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹

She was 73 years old when she died, and obituaries were carried in all of the newspapers, according to the Arnold Collection.

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3
[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3, 8:210

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Ruth Manchester

F, #4580, b. 15 January 1727

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Biography

Ruth Manchester was born on 15 January 1727 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Ruth Manchester had person sources.¹

Last Edited

27 December 2017

Citations

[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113

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Rachel Manchester

F, #4581, b. 14 October 1729

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Biography

Rachel Manchester was born on 14 October 1729 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Rachel Manchester had person sources.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113

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Seabury Manchester

M, #4582, b. 30 March 1732, d. 13 May 1732

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Biography

Seabury Manchester was born on 30 March 1732 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 13 May 1732 at age 0 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹

Seabury Manchester had person sources.²

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3, 2-80
[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113

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Mary Manchester

F, #4583, b. 2 April 1733, d. about 1796

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Family: John Seabury (b. 26 November 1727, d. about 1799)

Daughter	Sarah Seabury
Son	Gamaliel Seabury (b. 7 August 1750)
Son	John Seabury (b. 1754)
Son	Tilman Seabury+ (b. about 1755)
Daughter	Mary Seabury (b. about 1759)
Son	Joseph Seabury (b. 11 September 1762)
Daughter	Phebe Seabury (b. 1772)

Biography

Mary Manchester was born on 2 April 1733 in Bristol, Rhode Island. She died about 1796 at age ~63.

Mary Manchester had person sources.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113

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William Manchester

M, #4584, b. 12 February 1736, d. 22 August 1757

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Biography

William Manchester was born on 12 February 1736 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 22 August 1757 at age 21 in Coast of Africa.

William Manchester had person sources.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113

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Nathaniel Manchester

M, #4585, b. 2 April 1740, d. April 1833

Parents

Father	Benjamin Manchester (b. about 1700, d. 15 May 1760)
Mother	Martha Seabury (b. 7 February 1704, d. 25 January 1790)

Family: Elizabeth Cox (b. before 15 April 1750, d. 11 January 1823)

Son	Richard Manchester (b. 1770, d. 1 December 1770)
Daughter	Mary Manchester (b. 29 September 1771, d. 4 February 1829)
Son	John Manchester+ (b. 20 July 1774, d. before 1850)
Son	Nathaniel Manchester (b. 4 March 1777, d. 27 March 1840)
Daughter	Elizabeth Manchester (b. 8 June 1779)
Son	Seabury Manchester+ (b. 6 June 1784, d. 1 December 1865)
Daughter	Fanny Usher Manchester (b. before 18 November 1787, d. 29 September 1791)
Daughter	Lydia Pierce Manchester (b. before 2 May 1790, d. 1791)

Biography

Nathaniel Manchester was born on 2 April 1740 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He and Elizabeth Cox were married on 8 June 1769 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ He died in April 1833 at age ~93 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried on 10 April 1833 in Bristol, Rhode Island.²

Doublecheck date of birth: 19 Feb 1744 or 2 April 1744. Paul at the Mayflower Society listed Nathaniel as #68752 among descendants of John Alden and Priscilla Mullen, so this may be the shortest route to prove Mayflower descendancy. Nathaniel Manchester had person sources.³ He was born on 19 February 1744 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was born on 2 April 1744 in Bristol, Rhode Island.⁴

Last Edited

22 October 2019

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3, 8:210
[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3
[S569] Mrs. Charles L. Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants, Salem: Eben Putnam, 1897, p. 113
[S875] Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Volume 16, part 2, John Alden, p. 89.

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William Manchester

M, #4586, b. 16 April 1767, d. 17 April 1768

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Biography

William Manchester was born on 16 April 1767 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 17 April 1768 at age 1 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He was buried in Old East Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island.

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7 December 2009

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Martha Manchester

F, #4587, b. 2 August 1764

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Biography

Martha Manchester was born on 2 August 1764 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Paul Vannis Norris and she were married on 3 November 1790 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3

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Benjamin Manchester

M, #4588, b. 9 April 1769

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Biography

Benjamin Manchester was born on 9 April 1769 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He and Elizabeth Harding were married on 26 December 1792 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3

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Wyatt Manchester

M, #4589, b. before 22 July 1774, d. 10 December 1812

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Biography

Wyatt Manchester was born before 22 July 1774 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He died on 10 December 1812 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Or did he die 3 August 1774? Conflicting information.

Last Edited

7 December 2009

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William Manchester

M, #4590, b. 27 April 1772, d. 21 August 1834

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Family: Hannah Drown (b. 28 March 1773, d. 3 December 1841)

Daughter	Phebe Manchester
Daughter	Martha Ann Manchester
Daughter	Miriam Manchester
Daughter	Marian Wyatt Manchester
Son	Benjamin Manchester
Daughter	Unnamed Daughter Manchester (b. 17 March 1795, d. 17 March 1795)
Son	Richard Drown Manchester (b. 7 May 1799, d. 2 February 1836)
Son	William Manchester (b. 1806, d. 18 September 1808)

Biography

William Manchester was born on 27 April 1772 in Bristol, Rhode Island. He and Hannah Drown were married on 29 December 1790 in Bristol, Rhode Island.¹ He died on 21 August 1834 at age 62 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Last Edited

7 December 2009

Citations

[S242] Vital Records of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, Vol. 3, 1-77

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Phebe Manchester

F, #4591, b. 27 November 1775

Parents

Father	Seabury Manchester (b. 27 August 1740, d. 10 August 1829)
Mother	Miriam Wyatt (b. 1744, d. 13 February 1797)

Biography

Phebe Manchester was born on 27 November 1775 in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Last Edited

7 December 2009

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Elisha Clark Leonard

M, #4592, b. 30 September 1819, d. 7 September 1894

Parents

Father	Nehemiah Leonard (b. 17 August 1788, d. 25 October 1869)
Mother	Hannah Tinkham Clark (b. 20 October 1792, d. 14 October 1875)

Family: Elizabeth Bourne Ellis (b. 4 July 1819, d. 25 July 1859)

Son	Walter Leonard (b. Novem ber 24, 1858, d. 1 April 1859)
Daughter	Elizabeth Francis Leonard (b. 25 March 1844, d. 1 January 1915)
Daughter	Lucy Ashmun Leonard (b. 29 January 1846, d. 13 September 1925)
Son	George Leonard+ (b. 5 December 1849, d. 17 January 1935)
Son	Ashmun Leonard (b. 13 March 1855, d. 22 May 1866)

Biography

Elisha Clark Leonard was born on 30 September 1819 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Elizabeth Bourne Ellis were married on 24 November 1842 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.² He died on 7 September 1894 at age 74 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

He was educated at the Friends Academy in New Bedford and the Pierce Academy in Middleborough. He was in the oil business with his father in New Bedford. In 1850 he was in the same business with Mr. Rodman in Springfield. In 1856 he engaged in the carpet business in New Bedford. In 1857 he was a member of the New Bedford City Council, from 1871-2 was U.S. Assistant Assessor, and from 1873-76, Deputy Collector of the Internal Revenue Service.

He was active in the Old Colony Historical Society in Taunton, the New England Historical Genealogical Society in Boston and was active in researching the Leonard lines. He contributed to John Adam Vinton's book on the John Leonard of Springfield line and Manning Leonard's book on the Solomon Leonard of Duxbury line. He left a major research work on the descendants of James Leonard of Taunton, which was continued by his grandson, George Marston Leonard. Among his papers are Reminiscences of the Ancient Iron Works and Leonard Mansions of Taunton and King Philip's Gift to James Leonard.

He was a Mason. He lived in Springfield, MA, for a few years. He had an office there with the abolitionist, John Brown, and often assisted in the "underground railroad" up the Connecticut Valley. Elisha Clark Leonard had person sources.³

Last Edited

26 August 2016

Citations

[S631] John Osborne Austin, "The Ancestral Dictionary," Central Falls: Freeman & Son, 1891, p. 36
[S1047] Massachusetts VR's to 1850, NEHGS web site.
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

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Elizabeth Bourne Ellis

F, #4593, b. 4 July 1819, d. 25 July 1859

Parents

Father	Thomas Ellis
Mother	Rosetta Howland

Family: Elisha Clark Leonard (b. 30 September 1819, d. 7 September 1894)

Son	Walter Leonard (b. Novem ber 24, 1858, d. 1 April 1859)
Daughter	Elizabeth Francis Leonard (b. 25 March 1844, d. 1 January 1915)
Daughter	Lucy Ashmun Leonard (b. 29 January 1846, d. 13 September 1925)
Son	George Leonard+ (b. 5 December 1849, d. 17 January 1935)
Son	Ashmun Leonard (b. 13 March 1855, d. 22 May 1866)

Biography

Elizabeth Bourne Ellis was born on 4 July 1819 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Elisha Clark Leonard and she were married on 24 November 1842 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 25 July 1859 at age 40 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Last Edited

19 December 2009

Citations

[S1047] Massachusetts VR's to 1850, NEHGS web site.

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Clarence Ettienne Leonard

M, #4594, b. 10 February 1854, d. 23 May 1934

Parents

Father	Ephraim Wilkes Leonard (b. 30 November 1823, d. 25 December 1882)
Mother	Melanie Dean Godfrey (b. 27 October 1826, d. 1916)

Family: Elizabeth Standish ("Lizzie") Wright (b. 25 July 1856, d. 16 January 1935)

Son	Clarence Arlin Leonard (b. 5 January 1877, d. 19 July 1877)
Daughter	Nina Ettienne Leonard (b. 21 July 1878, d. 3 March 1885)
Daughter	Pearl Meredith Leonard (b. 25 January 1880)
Son	Ralph Merton Leonard (b. 28 June 1881)
Daughter	Faye Allerton Leonard (b. 15 February 1883, d. 1920)
Daughter	Lola Irving Leonard (b. 15 February 1883, d. 16 December 1902)
Son	Clarence Temple Leonard (b. 8 September 1887, d. 15 September 1918)

Biography

Clarence Ettienne Leonard was born on 10 February 1854 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Standish ("Lizzie") Wright were married on 6 October 1875 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 23 May 1934 at age 80 in Yonkers, New York. He was buried in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

He was educated at a priate school in New Bedford, MA, later attending public schools in Woodstock, VT. He was a teller in the Slater National Bank, Pawtucket, RI.

According to Fanny Leonard Koster, he was Proprietor of the Union Furnace Co. foundry of Taunton. He moved from Taunton to New York City in October 1883, where he became a stockbroker, buying a seat on the Consolidated Stock Exchange. He was a governor of the latter. He was Secretary-General of the Mayflower Society. He was a Mayflower descendant through both his father and his mother. He resided at Irvington-on-Hudson, then Caryl, Yonkers, NY. He was secretary of the Leonard Family Association in 1901. He was also a member of the Old Colony Historical Society, New England Historical Genealogical Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and Long Island Historical Society. Clarence Ettienne Leonard had person sources.^1,2

Last Edited

1 December 2011

Citations

[S86] Annals of the Leonard Family, Fanny Leonard Koster, 1911., p. 130-1
[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2430

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Elizabeth Standish ("Lizzie") Wright

F, #4595, b. 25 July 1856, d. 16 January 1935

Parents

Father	Joseph Wright
Mother	Ann Maria Hathaway

Family: Clarence Ettienne Leonard (b. 10 February 1854, d. 23 May 1934)

Son	Clarence Arlin Leonard (b. 5 January 1877, d. 19 July 1877)
Daughter	Nina Ettienne Leonard (b. 21 July 1878, d. 3 March 1885)
Daughter	Pearl Meredith Leonard (b. 25 January 1880)
Son	Ralph Merton Leonard (b. 28 June 1881)
Daughter	Faye Allerton Leonard (b. 15 February 1883, d. 1920)
Daughter	Lola Irving Leonard (b. 15 February 1883, d. 16 December 1902)
Son	Clarence Temple Leonard (b. 8 September 1887, d. 15 September 1918)

Biography

Elizabeth Standish ("Lizzie") Wright was born on 25 July 1856 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Clarence Ettienne Leonard and she were married on 6 October 1875 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 16 January 1935 at age 78.

Last Edited

5 April 2010

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Cromwell Leonard

M, #4596, b. 1 December 1788, d. 4 January 1864

Parents

Father	Jonathan Leonard (b. 17 April 1738, d. 12 September 1807)
Mother	Rebecca Smith (b. about 1745, d. 30 April 1829)

Family 1: Belinda Copeland (b. 6 April 1791, d. 25 August 1848)

Daughter	Martha Maria Leonard+ (b. 20 May 1816, d. before 1870)
Son	Jacob Leonard (b. 30 October 1817, d. 25 August 1842)
Son	Capt. Luen Copeland Leonard+ (b. 9 October 1819, d. 6 July 1859)
Son	Frederick Leonard+ (b. 30 April 1828, d. 9 August 1854)
Daughter	Elizabeth Roy Leonard (b. 1837)
Son	James D. Leonard (b. 1842)

Family 2: Harriet Morse (b. 9 October 1810)

Daughter

Hattie M. Leonard (b. about 1850)

Biography

Cromwell Leonard was born on 1 December 1788 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He and Belinda Copeland were married on 15 June 1815 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.¹ He and Harriet Morse were married on 2 June 1849 (or June 20) in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.² He died on 4 January 1864 at age 75 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was buried in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

In the 1850 Census, he was a farmer living in Norton with his wife, Harriet. Same in the 1860 Census. He was still a farmer, with real estate worth $8,000 and personal estate worth $8,000. He isn't listed in the 1870 or later censuses, so presumed to have died between 1860 and 1870. He was a state senator 1848-49. He was town moderator many times, selectman, assessor, and representative to the General Court. His picture is in Fanny Leonard Koster's book, opposite page 132. Cromwell Leonard had person sources.^3,4

Last Edited

1 November 2014

Citations

[S99] Norton VR, Marriages, p. 269
[S313] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, NEHGS web site
[S99] Norton VR, p. 94
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

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Deacon Jacob Leonard

M, #4597, b. 16 January 1796, d. 25 March 1877

Parents

Father	Jacob C. Leonard, Jr. (b. 13 March 1766, d. 15 November 1810)
Mother	Hannah Morse (b. 20 June 1762, d. 1836)

Family: Betsey Ann Baker (b. 28 April 1808, d. 1912)

Daughter	Hannah Blodgett Leonard (b. 1830, d. 7 October 1859)
Son	Judson Wade Leonard+ (b. 3 July 1832, d. 8 April 1883)
Daughter	Sarah Baker Leonard+ (b. 3 October 1834)
Son	Edgar Morse Leonard+ (b. 12 August 1836, d. 1918)
Son	Francis Jacob Leonard+ (b. 12 August 1838, d. 4 July 1912)
Son	John Baker Leonard (b. 9 April 1842, d. 22 July 1851)
Daughter	Elizabeth A. Leonard+ (b. 26 August 1842)
Daughter	Emma Amelia Leonard (b. 28 August 1844)
Son	Irving Almon Leonard+ (b. 12 August 1848, d. March 4, 189x)

Biography

Deacon Jacob Leonard was born on 16 January 1796 in Woodstock, Connecticut.¹ He and Hannah Blodgett were married on 17 April 1817 in Stafford, Connecticut. He died on 25 March 1877 at age 81.

Was this Jacob married to Esther Pease or Hannah Blodgett? A Jacob Leonard m. Hannah Blodgett 17 April 1817. A Hannah Leonard d. 21 August 1827. A Sidney Leonard d. May 1827 age 6 mos (their child?).

ECL has Hannah Blodgett and Betsey Ann Baker as his two wives. Children may be allocated to wrong wives. Check and straighten out!

Jacob was a stone mason, carpenter, and farmer. He owned and ran a saw mill. In 1866, he moved to Massachusetts. Deacon Jacob Leonard had person sources.²

Last Edited

11 October 2015

Citations

[S580] Jacqueline Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of VR's of CT, CD, p. 7956
[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959

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Elizabeth A. Leonard

F, #4598, b. 26 August 1842

Parents

Father	Deacon Jacob Leonard (b. 16 January 1796, d. 25 March 1877)
Mother	Betsey Ann Baker (b. 28 April 1808, d. 1912)

Family: Thomas Hollis Baker

Daughter

Bessie Louise Baker

Biography

Elizabeth A. Leonard was born on 26 August 1842 in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut.

First woman principal of a public school in Madison, WI. Later taught in Chicago, where she lived with her husband. Elizabeth A. Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

11 October 2015

Citations

[S1127] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, Descendants of James Leonard, Ironworker, of Taunton through 8 Generations, manuscript, 1959, #2647

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Thomas Hollis Baker

M, #4599

Family: Elizabeth A. Leonard (b. 26 August 1842)

Daughter

Bessie Louise Baker

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23 December 2009

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Hannah Blodgett Leonard

F, #4600, b. 1830, d. 7 October 1859

Parents

Father	Deacon Jacob Leonard (b. 16 January 1796, d. 25 March 1877)
Mother	Betsey Ann Baker (b. 28 April 1808, d. 1912)

Biography

Hannah Blodgett Leonard was born in 1830 in Stafford, Connecticut. She died on 7 October 1859 at age ~29.

Graduate of Mt. Holyoke, Preceptress at Pine Grove Seminary in S. Windham, CT. Hannah Blodgett Leonard had person sources.¹

Last Edited

11 October 2015

Citations

[S564] Elisha Clark Leonard - George Marston Leonard, "James Leonard of Taunton, MA, Ironmaster," manuscript, 1959, #2644