Leonard Genealogy - Solomon

Solomon Leonard of Duxbury and Bridgewater, MA

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Fred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells

M, #41701, b. July 1891, d. 27 August 1965

Parents

FatherCharles H. Kells (b. 15 April 1853, d. 20 February 1929)
MotherAlice Decker (b. August 1855, d. 1945)

Family 1: Hazel E. Kilmer (b. 18 October 1894, d. 3 July 1971)

DaughterDorothy Kells (b. 29 May 1908, d. March 1981)
DaughterEleanor Kells (b. 30 August 1914, d. 11 December 1982)

Family 2: Hazel E. Kilmer (b. 18 October 1894, d. July 1971)

DaughterDorothy Kells (b. 29 May 1908, d. March 1981)
DaughterEleanor F. Kells+ (b. 30 August 1914, d. 111 Dec 1982)

Biography

Fred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells was born in July 1891 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. He and Hazel E. Kilmer were married in 1908 in Columbia County, New York. He died on 27 August 1965 at age 74 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York. He was buried in Philmont Cemetery, Philmont, Columbia County, New York. Fred Kells on the tombstone.
In the 1930 Census, the family was living on Mellenville Road in Clavarack. Alice, Fred's mother, was living with them.

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In the 1930 Census, he was a truck driver for the state roads, living in Claverack on Mellonville Road. His mother, Alice, was living with the family. Fred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells was born on 23 July 1891 in Columbia County, New York. 5 Apr 1892 - registered as Freddie Kells in the town of Claverack.
Last Edited9 July 2014

Etta Kells

F, #41702, b. 12 July 1894, d. 21 December 1967

Parents

FatherCharles H. Kells (b. 15 April 1853, d. 20 February 1929)
MotherAlice Decker (b. August 1855, d. 1945)

Biography

Etta Kells was born on 12 July 1894 in Columbia County, New York. Clarence Gordinier and she were married. She died on 21 December 1967 at age 73. She was buried in Philmont Cemetery, Philmont, Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Blanche L. Kells

F, #41703, b. 31 October 1885, d. 22 February 1959

Parents

FatherCharles H. Kells (b. 15 April 1853, d. 20 February 1929)
MotherAlice Decker (b. August 1855, d. 1945)

Biography

Blanche L. Kells was born on 31 October 1885 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. She died on 22 February 1959 at age 73.
Did she live in Troy, NY, with her aunt Elizabeth at the time of the 1930 Census?
Last Edited9 July 2014

Hazel E. Kilmer

F, #41704, b. 18 October 1894, d. July 1971

Family: Fred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells (b. July 1891, d. 27 August 1965)

DaughterDorothy Kells (b. 29 May 1908, d. March 1981)
DaughterEleanor F. Kells+ (b. 30 August 1914, d. 111 Dec 1982)

Biography

Hazel E. Kilmer was born on 18 October 1894. She died in July 1971 at age 76 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited18 September 2012

Dorothy Kells

F, #41705, b. 29 May 1908, d. March 1981

Parents

FatherFred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells (b. July 1891, d. 27 August 1965)
MotherHazel E. Kilmer (b. 18 October 1894, d. July 1971)

Biography

Dorothy Kells was born on 29 May 1908 in Columbia County, New York. She died in March 1981 at age 72 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Eleanor F. Kells

F, #41706, b. 30 August 1914, d. 111 Dec 1982

Parents

FatherFred Elsworth ("Fred") Kells (b. July 1891, d. 27 August 1965)
MotherHazel E. Kilmer (b. 18 October 1894, d. July 1971)

Family: Giovanni Renda

DaughterMarie Antoinette Renda (b. 1930, d. 1986)

Biography

Eleanor F. Kells was born on 30 August 1914 in Columbia County, New York. Giovanni Renda and she were married in Columbia County, New York. George W. Smith and she were married. She died 111 Dec 1982 in Columbia County, New York. She was buried in Philmont Cemetery, Philmont, Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Clarence Gordinier

M, #41707, b. 1891, d. 1983

Biography

Clarence Gordinier was born in 1891. He and Etta Kells were married. He died in 1983 at age ~92.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Giovanni Renda

M, #41708

Family: Eleanor F. Kells (b. 30 August 1914, d. 111 Dec 1982)

DaughterMarie Antoinette Renda (b. 1930, d. 1986)

Biography

Giovanni Renda and Eleanor F. Kells were married in Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited4 April 2011

George W. Smith

M, #41709, b. 1903, d. 1988

Biography

George W. Smith was born in 1903. He and Eleanor F. Kells were married. He died in 1988 at age ~85.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Marie Antoinette Renda

F, #41710, b. 1930, d. 1986

Parents

FatherGiovanni Renda
MotherEleanor F. Kells (b. 30 August 1914, d. 111 Dec 1982)

Biography

Marie Antoinette Renda was born in 1930. She died in 1986 at age ~56.
Last Edited4 April 2011

Mary Caroline Kells

F, #41711, b. 22 July 1889, d. 29 January 1976

Parents

FatherStephen Avery Kells (b. 15 January 1844, d. 4 December 1898)
MotherIsabella ("Belle") Duncan (b. 6 June 1849, d. February 1897)

Biography

Mary Caroline Kells was born on 22 July 1889 in Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota. She died on 29 January 1976 at age 86 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
According to family lore, she was a writer. She never married.
Last Edited16 February 2013

Laura A. Thomason

F, #41712, b. 1884, d. 1970

Biography

Laura A. Thomason was born in 1884. Laurel L. Kells and she were married. She died in 1970 at age ~86.
Last Edited2 April 2011

Walter Kells

M, #41713, b. about 1816

Family: Maria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

DaughterMargaret Kells
DaughterTamitha E. Kells
DaughterJudith M. Kells
DaughterSarah J, Kells
DaughterEmma Kells
DaughterMary E. Kells (b. 4 June 1841, d. 4 April 1914)
DaughterCatherine C. Kells (b. October 1843, d. 25 May 1920)
SonCharles H. Kells (b. 1846)
DaughterHannah L. Kells (b. 1847)
DaughterElizabeth A. Kells (b. 1849)

Biography

Walter Kells was born about 1816 in New York. He and Maria Catherine Osterhoudt were married in 1840 at Claverack Reformed Church in Claverack, New York.
No indication of parentage. They lived in Milan, Columbia Co., in the 1850 Census and in Red Hook, Dutchess Co., in the 1880 Census.
Last Edited29 August 2019

Maria Catherine Osterhoudt

F, #41714, b. about 1823

Family: Walter Kells (b. about 1816)

DaughterMargaret Kells
DaughterTamitha E. Kells
DaughterJudith M. Kells
DaughterSarah J, Kells
DaughterEmma Kells
DaughterMary E. Kells (b. 4 June 1841, d. 4 April 1914)
DaughterCatherine C. Kells (b. October 1843, d. 25 May 1920)
SonCharles H. Kells (b. 1846)
DaughterHannah L. Kells (b. 1847)
DaughterElizabeth A. Kells (b. 1849)

Biography

Maria Catherine Osterhoudt was born about 1823 in New York. Walter Kells and she were married in 1840 at Claverack Reformed Church in Claverack, New York.
Resided: in 1865 in Milan, Dutchess, New York.
Last Edited30 August 2019

Mary E. Kells

F, #41715, b. 4 June 1841, d. 4 April 1914

Parents

FatherWalter Kells (b. about 1816)
MotherMaria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

Biography

Mary E. Kells was born on 4 June 1841 in New York. Peter H. Van Wagner and she were married about 1860. She died on 4 April 1914 at age 72 in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York.
Last Edited3 April 2011

Peter H. Van Wagner

M, #41716, b. 1834

Biography

Peter H. Van Wagner was born in 1834. He and Mary E. Kells were married about 1860.
They had one daughter, Ida.
Last Edited27 September 2013

Catherine C. Kells

F, #41717, b. October 1843, d. 25 May 1920

Parents

FatherWalter Kells (b. about 1816)
MotherMaria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

Biography

Catherine C. Kells was born in October 1843 in New York. Ephraim Wagner and she were married in 1855 in New York. She died on 25 May 1920 at age 76 in New York.
Last Edited3 April 2011

Ephraim Wagner

M, #41718, b. 1836

Biography

Ephraim Wagner was born in 1836. He and Catherine C. Kells were married in 1855 in New York.
Last Edited3 April 2011

Charles H. Kells

M, #41719, b. 1846

Parents

FatherWalter Kells (b. about 1816)
MotherMaria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

Biography

Charles H. Kells was born in 1846 in Milan, Dutchess County, New York.
Last Edited3 April 2011

Hannah L. Kells

F, #41720, b. 1847

Parents

FatherWalter Kells (b. about 1816)
MotherMaria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

Biography

Hannah L. Kells was born in 1847 in New York. Jacklin and she were married.
Last Edited29 August 2019

Elizabeth A. Kells

F, #41721, b. 1849

Parents

FatherWalter Kells (b. about 1816)
MotherMaria Catherine Osterhoudt (b. about 1823)

Biography

Elizabeth A. Kells was born in 1849 in New York.
Last Edited3 April 2011

Catherine Elizabeth Allen

F, #41722, b. 6 July 1827

Parents

FatherWilliam W. Allen (b. about 1792)
MotherElizabeth Betsy Kells (b. 23 November 1794)

Biography

Catherine Elizabeth Allen was born on 6 July 1827 in Churchtown, Columbia County, New York.
Last Edited1 October 2013

John Jacob Kells

M, #41723, b. about 1817

Parents

FatherJohn J. Kells (b. 1792)
MotherCatherine Weaver (b. 1770)

Family: Margaret Speed (b. about 1822)

SonAlexander Kells (b. about 1843)
SonWilliam H. Kells+ (b. about 1845, d. before 1900)
DaughterSarah I. Kells (b. 1848)
SonFrederick Kells+ (b. 1851)
SonPeter Kells (b. 1851)
DaughterElizabeth Kells (b. about 1857)
SonEdward Kells (b. 1859)

Biography

John Jacob Kells was born about 1817 in Columbia County, New York. He and Margaret Speed were married on 29 January 1842 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. They were both "of Claverack" at the time of marriage.
Birth may have been 1817. Referred to as John J. Kells, Jr. in 1850. Info from 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses. In 1855 NY Census, the family was living in Claverack and John was a farm laborer. Richard Speed, 54, father-in-law?, was living with them in 1850, but not 1855. In 1860 they were living in Mellenville.

There was a John Kells b. 1822, son of William and Mary, otherwise unaccounted for.
Last Edited4 July 2014

Margaret Speed

F, #41724, b. about 1822

Parents

FatherRichard Speed (b. 1796)

Family: John Jacob Kells (b. about 1817)

SonAlexander Kells (b. about 1843)
SonWilliam H. Kells+ (b. about 1845, d. before 1900)
DaughterSarah I. Kells (b. 1848)
SonFrederick Kells+ (b. 1851)
SonPeter Kells (b. 1851)
DaughterElizabeth Kells (b. about 1857)
SonEdward Kells (b. 1859)

Biography

Margaret Speed was born about 1822 in Columbia County, New York. John Jacob Kells and she were married on 29 January 1842 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. They were both "of Claverack" at the time of marriage.
Last Edited3 April 2011

William H. Kells

M, #41725, b. about 1845, d. before 1900

Parents

FatherJohn Jacob Kells (b. about 1817)
MotherMargaret Speed (b. about 1822)

Family: Sarah E. (b. November 1835, d. after 1910)

DaughterCarrie Kells (b. about 1862)
SonFrank H. Kells (b. 1867, d. 25 February 1936)
DaughterJeanette C. ("Nettie") Kells (b. September 1869)
DaughterKatie C. Kells (b. September 1869)
DaughterLydia D. Kells (b. March 1874)

Biography

William H. Kells was born about 1845 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York. He and Sarah E. were married about 1860. He died before 1900 in Columbia County, New York.
William H. or William F.?

Was he a boatman in the 1860 Census, living in Hudson, with wife or sister Sarah E. Kells? He was a farm laborer in later censuses, living in Hollowville, Greenport, in the 1870 Census and in Hudson thereafter.

Did they also have a child named Burris born abt. 1864 and who probably died before 1870?

In the 1900 Census, Sarah was living with her two daughters in Hudson.
Last Edited4 July 2014