Leonard Family Reunions in the News (New York)
Leonard Family Reunions in Central New York Old newspaper clippings about family reunions can reveal connections we may have never made otherwise. Following are some Leonard family reunions I found in old New York Newspapers, with the help of one of my favorite sites, fultonhistory.com . In summary, most of these reunions are for descendants of Jacob Leonard and were held in or around Steuben County, New York. His descendants held reunions from 1889 through 1940, and possibl
Baptism Records Break Down Brick Walls
We all seek birth, marriage, and death dates and places for every ancestor in our tree, but if you're not getting excited when you find a baptismal record, you might be missing out on some valuable clues. Prior to the mandate for reporting births to the State in the late 1800s, vital records were limited mostly to church records or entries in the family Bible, provided that names and dates were recorded there. Baptismal registers can provide more information than you might th
Leonards in the American Revolution
From Genealogical abstracts of Revolutionary War pension files , by Virgil D. White, 1990, p. 2056-2060: For the list of abbreviations, see here . LEONARD, Adam, BLW #9814-100-29 Jun 1789 assignee M. McConnell, srv as a Pvt in the PA Line LEONARD, Amos, Marcy, W20462, MA Line, sol m Mercy or Marcy Green of Granby MA on 17 Oct 1788 & sol was of Brookfield MA, sol appl 1 Apr 1818 Oneida Co NY aged 69, in 1820 sol had a wife Mercy aged 60 & a daughter Mercy aged 21 at home, wid'
Update on my Leonard YDNA
For those who follow my research on the Leonard family, you might know that we had my father's DNA tested a few years ago with...
A Brief History of Union Springs (New York)
The brick wall in my ancestry is my 2nd great-grandfather, Charles Russell Leonard. He was reportedly born in Union Springs, New York, in 1830, but finding evidence of this has evaded us. Learning about the places our ancestors lived can prove helpful, though, providing valuable clues about early settlers, churches, industries, and people. This article I found in Yesteryears, Volume 26, was written by Temple R. Hollcroft (1889-1967), former Historian of Cayuga County. It give
Charles Leonard of Byron, New York
While sifting through records of men named Charles Leonard in Central New York in the mid-1800s, I learned about a man named Charles...
