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Assorted Leonard data found in old books: (New additions will be added on top. Check back for updates! Contributions welcome! Be sure to include the source and/or link). Tip: Use the Ctrl + F feature to locate a name quickly on this page. Pioneer History, or Cortland County and the border wars of New York: from the earliest period to the present time, by Hermon Camp Goodwin (1813-1891): Capt. Joseph Leonard was the pioneer of Broome valley, having located in the vicinity of Binghamton in 1787. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, 4th Book, by : p. 32 - Niclas Williams married Lydia Lonord, Dec. 5, 1720; Isaac Read of Norwich married Abigail Lonord, July 4, 1722. p. 33 - __ Huntington of Norwich married Lydia Lonord, 1725? p. 34 - Ebeneazer Lonerd married Esther Amos, May 6, 1730; Samuel Lonord married Lydia Stanton, Aug. 9, 1733. (Note: Desc. of Solomon of Duxbury) p. 40 - Joseph Prentice Jr. married Abigail Lonord, March 15, 1759; Rufus Herrick married Lydia Lenord, March 3, 1761; John Partridge Jr married Hannah Lenord, May 14, 1761. p. 41 - Josiah Burton married Mary Lenord, April 10, 1765. p. 42 - Daniel Gates married Ziporah Leonard, April 2, 1767. p. 43 - Aaron Baldwin of Canterbury married Mahetabel Leonard, April 11, 1771. p. 44 - Daniel Leonard married Mary Starkweath, October 6, 1774. p. 48 - Jonas Leonard of Worthington, Mass., married Eunice Herrick, May 31, 1781; Daniel Ramon married Lydia Leonard, Jan. 9, 1783. p. 56 - Joseph Leonard married Polly Bliss, Nov. 2, 1796. The history of Levi Greene of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan : and his descendants, by Mary Shaw Green, 1944: p. 71 Ellen Rocelia Leonard (1855-1931), daughter of John Leonard and Isabelle Smith of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, married Julius H. France. John Leonard was a doctor and farmer who moved to Decatur, Oswego County, New York. p. 343 Walter Leonard, son of John B. Leonard and Maggie Shoemaker, was born in Emma, Illinois, on Sept. 27, 1900. He married Ila Mae Durham of whom ten generations of ancestry are given. They had three children: Donna, Dora, and Clayton Forest Leonard. Book of the First Church of Christ in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Mass., 1854 p. 82 Aug. 17, 1715 Charity Leonard, widow; married J. Perkins of Norwich, 1722 (?) p. 90 Jan. 3, 1742 Peggy, (Indian) married Tom (African) 1741, servants of E. Leonard. (Elkanah?) p. 94 Dec. 5, 1742 Margery Leonard, married Ebenezer Briggs of Taunton, '46 p. 94 Date unclear 1742 John Leonard Sr. married Abigail bef. 1735, d. abt. 1775 p.99 Aug. 23, 1789 Lucy Leonard, widow of Henry, 1st married in 1762 to Samuel Turner, 3rd marries to Mr. Doty of Pratt...died in May of 1835 age 93 d. (?) p. 102 August 23, 1807 Betsey Leonard, w. Nathaniel, married 1788, of. Bryant, fa. 636, d. p. 105 September 6, 1812 ElizabethLeonard married John Weston, son of John & Content... p. 109 Elizabeth Leonard fr. Plym. wife of Ephraim, daughter of Seth and Sarah Warren... p. 111 April 1, 1832 Olivia Leonard married Cephas Thompson... p. 111 May 7, 1837 Sally Leonard, w. Jas., o. Wood, fa. 947, d. Jan. 1846, ae. 43d. The Nicholas White Family, by Thomas J. Lothrop, 1902, shows that the Leonard and White families are closely intertwined. The index contains well over 200 different Leonards. From Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900, by William S. Lawyer, 1900: p. 24 "Capt. Joseph Leonard, born 1751, died 1842; was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Wyoming, and others. For further notice see later pages". p. 39 "All the writers of contemporary history accord the honor of having been the pioneer settler in the vicinity of Binghamton to Captain Joseph Leonard, a patriot of the Revolution..." p. 40 "In Capt. Leonard's family was a son, Amos, who is said to have been the first white child born in this county". p. 53 Miles Leonard erected the fourth Broome County Court house in 1897-98. He was born Dec. 19, 1849, at Nichols, Tioga county, and was a son of Peter Leonard. See bio on p. 925. Broome County Illustrated, by Bellflower Press, 1895: Capt. Joseph Leonard, p. 13, 18, 39, 40 Seth Leonard, p. 23 Asa Leonard, p. 24 Theodore M. Leonard, p. 28 Albert Leonard, p. 74 History of Broome County, Capt. Joseph Leonard, p. 60, 65 and 184 Stephen B. Leonard on page 75 History of North Carolina, Volume 4, by Lewis Publishing Co., 1919, says: p. 198 "The immigrant ancestor of the Leonard family of North Carolina was Valentine Leonhardt", who fought in the Revolutionary War. Read more about his descendant William Leonard whose daughter Margaret married Charles Hunt. p. 218 P.J. Leonard married Carrie Siceloff. p. 225 Sophronia Leonard was the second wife of Daniel Hunt. p. 258-259 Drusilla Leonard married John W. McCrary. She was a daughter of Daniel Leonard and Catherine Wagner and a descendant of Valentine Leonard. p. 306 H. Herbert Stone married Phranie Leonard, daughter of Peter Leonard and descendant of Valentine Leonard who came from Germany in colonial days. Some descendants of Nathaniel Woodward who came from England to Boston about 1630, by Woodward, Harold Edward, 1984: p. 75 Ellen Woodward, born June 3, 1844, married Josiah Leonard on June 3, 1866. p. 77 Sophronia Leonard, born Feb. 7, 1829, died Feb. 28, 1910, daughter of Lyman Leonard and Sarah Elliot, married Sylvester Woodward on Nov. 6, 1845. They lived at Taunton. p. 78 Abigail Leonard married Kingman White and their son Willard Horace White married Isabella Julia Woodward. p. 80 Susan Leonard married George Lincoln and their daughter, Luella, married Albert A. Woodward. p. 116 Lotta Leonard was the second wife of Lewis b. Woodward. They had two daughters. p. 140 Elizabeth Leonard of North Bridgewater married John Woodward, Dec. 25, 1855. New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions, by Pease & Hough, 1889: p. 175 "Samuel Leonard was at one time the largest oil refiner in the country. He established a factory on the north side of Leonard street, east of water, and bought and sold oil in large quantities". Also, Nehemiah Leonard successfully operated a factory near Samuel's. Another passed into the possession of Charles H. Leonard in or before 1855 and until 1869. (See p. 181). p. 240 Nehemiah Leonard was a director of the Merchants and Mechanics bank from 1832 to 1843. p. 247 Nehemiah Leonard and Horatio Leonard are listed among the Trustees of the New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank, 1855. p. 263 Wood Workers - "The business of Greene and Wood dates back to the town's earlier history, having been originated by Samuel Leonard in the year 1835. He started the lumber business at that time at the bend of Clark's cove...after a few years he built "the present Leonard's wharf on the water front". p. 264 Henry T. Leonard took his father, Samuel Leonard's business over. Our country and its people; a descriptive and biographical record of Madison County, New York, by Boston History Co., 1899 : p. 5 The Cowasselon Tract was purchased from the State in 1797, by Dr. Enoch Leonard. It comprises of twenty-five lots l ying in two tiers in the north part of Fenner between the Chittenango and Cowasselon Creeks. From the fact that the tract is a mile wide it has been called, also, the Mile Strip. This was a cession from the Oneida Reservation." p. 76 (and p. 552) Rev. Joshua Leonard was invited to preach at the first Presbyterian Church at Cazenovia in March, 1799. p. 240 "In March, 1827, Elder Lewis Leonard became pastor and continued eight years until 1835, in which year the church was repaired and improved." p. 357 "(At Brookfield)...the first store was built just previous to the opening of the war of 1812, by Reuben Leonard, founder of Leonardsville, a building that stood for three quarters of a century." p. 361 "Leonardsville, where Reuben Leonard settled before the century opened, and built mills and in every way was conspicuous in aiding the development of this locality..." p. 362 "Mr. Leonard was also a tanner, a distiller, and made crude potash, carrying on a large business for many years until his failure about 1820." p. 363 "Reuben Leonard built the first public house in the village soon after 1800. It was enlarged in 1857 and burned in 1870." p. 97 "Elsie M. Leonard was a daughter by adoption of Ambrose Phelps and wife." p. 119 William C. Sherman married Amanda Leonard, daughter of Abial Leonard who went to Madison County from Mayfield, N.Y., in 1836, settling in Georgetown. He later lived at Lebanon Center where he died. He was a blacksmith by trade. He had a son, Joseph Sherman, with his first wife. With his second wife, Lois Hall, he had others: Amanda, Adeline, Oresta, Emeline, and Mary Sherman. A Guide to Massachusetts Local History, by Charles Alcott Flagg, 1907: p. 32 Elisha C. Leonard, Dartmouth Genealogies. 4v. M.S. New Bedford Free Public Library also has type written copies in 4 folio v. of 1200 p. p. 37 E.C. Leonard, King Philip's gift to James Leonard. (Old Colony Hist. Soc. Coll. 1889. no. 4. p. 89-95) p. 38 E.C. Leonard, Reminiscences of the ancient iron works and Leonard mansions of Taunton. (Old Colony hist. soc. Coll. 1889. no 4, p. 51-65) p. 38 Thomas Leonard, Marriages in Taunton, 1684-1713, solemnized by Maj. Thomas Leonard. Reprinted from Bristol Co. Telegram, Nov. 20, 1858. (New Eng. reg. July 1859, v. 13, p. 251-255) p. 56 H.C. Leonard, Pigeon Cove and vicinity, Boston, 1873. 193 p. p. 191 M.H. Leonard, Old Rochester and her daughter towns. (New Eng. mag 1 July 1899. new ser. v. 20, p. 612-635) p. 191 George Leonard, Marshfield 60 years. A lecture delivered...April 23, 1872. Boston, 1872. 25p. Biographical Review of Broome County p. 536-537 Miles Leonard, born at Nichols, Tioga County, New York, Dec. 19, 1849, a son of Peter Leonard and Esther Courtwright. Miles married Josephine Swartwood in 1870 and they had one child, Lena Leonard. Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870 p. 239 p. 239 Freelove Sophronia Root, daughter of Josiah Leonard and Freelove Case of Kingsborough, New York, married James Root, son of Josiah Root. They had a child before she died and James remarried to Anna maria Fosdick. p. 318 Thomas Roote, son of John of Farmington, CT, and Westfield, MA, married 3rd to the widow of Josiah Leonard, Sarah (Dumbleton), daughter of John Dumbleton. She died Jan. 3, 1694. p. 321 John Root, son of Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1676, at Westfield, MA, married Mary Leonard, daughter of Josiah Leonard, in 1703. They had 13 children. John died in 1744 and Mary died May 3, 1766. p. 427 Tryphena Root, daughter of Joseph, married Calvin Leonard. They had three children. p. 435 Cynthia Catherine Root, daughter of Azariah, married in 1833 to Horatioo N. Leonard. They lived in Sheffield, Mass. p. 495 William Ezekiel Root, son of Stephen, married Harriet Leonard. American Ancestry Vol 2, Columbia County, 1887, p. 72 Charles R. Leonard, of New Lebanon; son of Eleazer of New Lebanon (m. 1837 Delaney Cornell); son of Eleazer Cary Leonard; son of Caleb (?) Leonard, one of three brothers who came from Europe and settled in Massachusetts about 1760. History of the 9th New York Heavy Artillery, Part 2, by Alfred Seelye Roe, 1899. p. 575 Unassigned recruits Charles R. Leonard, 29; Jan 28, 1864, Cortland p. 510 Company E, Elijah T. Leonard, Aug. 14, 1862, Auburn; Sept 8; Corp. Oct 2, 1863; Seargent, July 30, 1864, M.O., July 6, 1865. p. 510 Company E., Isaac Leonard, 20, Aug. 5, 1864, Groton; Aug. 5, one year; died Oct 28, 1864 from wounds received at Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1864. History of the 27th regiment N.Y. vols. Being a record of its more than two years of service in the war for the union, from May 21st, 1861 to May 31st, 1863. With a complete roster, and short sketches of commanding officers. Also, a record of experience and suffering of some of the comrades in Libby and other Rebel prisons, by Fairchild, 1888. p. 261 - Company "B", Discharged for Disability: Ambrose Leonard, 19, discharged April 5, 1862 p. 264 - Company "C", Privates: Charles R. Leonard, mustered Oct. 12, 1861 p. 266 - Company "C", Deserted: Theodore M. Leonard, 20, Sergeant, deserted Oct. 2, 1861. p. 268 - Company "D", Discharged for Disability: Gilbert Leonard, 19, mustered Oct. 12, 1861, disch'd Feb. 18, 1862. Vital Records of Hinsdale, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 p. 54. Marriages: Bartlett Leonard and Hannah Chapman of Pittsfield 1815 Charles W. Leonard of Middlefield and Serepta E. Herring 1844/1845 Edmond D. Leonard of Middlefield and Elizabeth H. Remington 1829 Lucina Leonard of Middlefield and Joseph A. Lyman, Jr. 1836 Milton D. Leonard and Emeline Olds of Middlefield 1839 Pelatiah Leonard and Esther N. Delano 1815 Capt. Simeon Leonard and Cynthia Moor of Middlefield 1811 Vital Records of Hinsdale, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 p. 84. Deaths: Capt. Simeon Leonard Apr 9, 1840 age 74 William Leonard of Middlefield, son of William W. and Lucina C. Leonard, died Oct 25, 1846 age 29 yrs 2 mo Mrs. Leonard, died Feb 14, 1811 age 18 ___ Leonard died Aug 21, 1809 age 39 w. Simeon (?) Vital records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849: p. 34. Births: John Smith Leonard, son of Samuel S. Leonard and Eliza, Dec. 28, 1830, Millbury. p. 96. Marriages: Andrew Leonard and Hepzibah Richardson, int. May 15, 1830 p. 96. Marriages: Meshack W. Leonard and Clementina Marcy (or Marcey) of Southbridge, int. Nov. 3, 1844 p. 145. Deaths: Seth Leonard, died Feb. 24, 1834 age 28 Alphabetic Index for Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts p.25: Alexander Lenard died 1730/12/27 Location: G/B 744 Eunice Leonard died 1748/12/1 Location: G/C-245 Jonas Leonard (no date) Location: G/B 465 Jonas Leonard died 1757/10/13 G/B-553 Early Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse Marriage: April 24, 1840 Peter Leonard and Catharine Delenbach Membership: Oct. 2, 1835 Mary Leonard, by examination Membership: April 26, 1839 Abigail Leonard, by letter from Skaneateles Vital Records of Worthington, Massachusetts, to the year 1850: (Dozens of Leonards) Births on p. 43-44 Marriages p. 98-99 Deaths p. 144-145 Vital Records of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 Anne Leonard, daughter of Asa and Olive Leonard, born Sept. 16, 1788 p. 33 Levi Leonard, son of Asa and Olive Leonard, born July 5, 1790 p. 33 Solomon Leonard, son of Asa and Olive Leonard, born Nov. 23, 1784 p. 33 Lucy Leonard ("Leanard"), daughter of Asa and Olive Leonard, born Jan. 3, 1787 p. 33 John D. Leonard of Suffield, CT, married Semantha Hemingway of Suffield, CT, April 4, 1844, at State Line. p. 69 A Genealogical Register of the descendants in the male line of Robert Day, of Hartford, Conn., who died in the year 1648, by George Edward Day, 1815-1905: p. 14 Three daughters of Ebenezer Day of West Springfield (son of Thomas Day) married Leonard men. They were: Sarah Day, b. Nov. 3, 1709, married Josiah Leonard, Feb. 25, 1730, Miriam Day, b. Mar. 4, 1718, married Reuben Leonard, and Elinor Day, born Dec. 10, 1725, married Jonathan Leonard, Feb. 24, 1746. p. 17 Hannah Day, a daughter of Joseph Day of West Springfield (son of John day), married Oliver Leonard on Oct. 10, 1771. She was born on Nov. 14, 1750. p. 22 Polly Leonard married Elijah Day of West Springfield. He died in Delaware County, New York in 1799, at the age of 45. p. 23 Abigail Leonard married Jacob Day, on Aug. 20, 1778. Then, abt. 1803 they moved to Chester, Mass. and then to Moravia, New York, where he died in 1816. His wife died in Chester in 1814. p. 28 Cyrus Leonard married Bede Day, daughter of Edmund Day, Dec. 4, 1817. p. 33 Rowley Leonard married Clarissa Day, daughter of James Day and Asenath Ely. Clarissa was born July 22, 1791 and died July 20, 1845. p. 70 Lucy Day, daughter of Abraham Day, II, of Chester, Mass. and Irene Jackson, married John Leonard of West Springfield, April 4, 1814. Lucy was born Nov. 28, 1773. p. 88 Almira Day, daughter of Nathaniel Day III, of Northampton, Mass. and Achsah Strong, married William Leonard of Ashfield. Descendants of Ralph Chapman, by Charles B. Gerard, 1876: p. 11 Colonel James Leonard had a forge at Rochester, Massachusetts. He had a daughter named Rebecca (1657-1736) who married in 1678 to Isaac Chapman of Marshfield, Mass. (1647-1737). They moved to Barnstable. Read more on p. vii. They had nine Chapman children. Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 p. 245 Abigail Leonard, (widow of Elijah Leonard ?) died 1820, age 46 (Congregational Church record) p. 67 Anna Adams Leonard, dau. of Elijah and Abigail Leonard, born May 1794 p. 67 Augustus Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born Apr 1799 p. 67 Carlos Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1791 p. 130 Carlos Leonard married Nancy Boyden in 1824 (see also p. 165) p. 67 Cynthia Leonard, dau. of son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1808 p. 130 Cynthia Leonard married Leicester L. Boyden, both of Conway, in 1826 p. 67 Elijah Leonard, son of Elijah and Abigail Leonard, born 1801 p. 67 Harriot Leonard, dau. of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1797 p. 165 Harriot Leonard married Elijah Stebbins, both of Conway in 1818 (see p. 187) p. 67 James Maddison Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1810 p. 67 Leicester Leonard, son of Elijah and Abigail Leonard, born 1799 p. 67 Mary Leonard, dau. of Roger and Jane Leonard, born 1800 p. 165 (match?) Mary Leonard married David Mellen of Prescott in 1824 (see p. 169) p. 67 Moses Hayden Leonard, son of Elijah and Abigail Leonard, born 1796 p. 68 Russel Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1801 p. 245 Russell Leonard died Aug 17, 1803 from dysentary. Burial at Howland Cemetery. p. 68 Silvester Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1795 p. 245 Sylvester Leonard died Aug 18, 1803 from dysentary. Burial at Howland Cemetery. p. 68 Sylvester Russel Leonard, son of Augustus and Cynthia Leonard, born 1804 p. 68 William White Leonard, son of Elijah and Abigail Leonard, born 1792 p. 134 William W. Leonard married Lovina Carey of Williamsburgh in 1813 (see also p. 165) p. 103-104 Polly Leonard of Savoy married Elijah Wait Jr. of Conway in 1806. Their children born: Electa Wait in 1808, Julia Wait in 1818, Lucinda Wait in 1816, Mary Wait in 1813, Sally Wait in 1806, Samuel Wait in 1811, and William Wait in 1824. (see also p. 165) p. 134 Rebekah Leonard married Richard Caton, both of Conway, in 1784 p. 136 Roger Leonard married Jane Clark of Belchertown in 1799 (see p. 165) p. 143 Nehemiah Leonard married Ruth Dinsmore p. 157 Elijah Leonard married Abigail Hayden, both of Conway in 1791 (see also p. 165) p. 165 Nehemiah Leonard, Jr. and Ruth Dinsmore, both of Conway, married 1827 p. 165 Theodore Leonard and Elisabeth Packard, both of Conway, married 1798 p. 245 Roger Leonard died at age 63 in 1823 from dropsy p. 245 Russel B. Leonard, son of Theodore and Eunice Leonard, died in 1849 at age 3. Burial at Howland Cemetery. p. 245 Lewis B. Leonard, son of Theodore and Eunice Leonard, died in 1849 age 4 months (?). Burial at Howland Cemetery. Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester County) p. 148 Limus Leonard of Sterling married Martha Jane Ames on March 23, 1830 p. 148 Richard Leonard married Phebe Ellenwood on Jan. 7, 1836 p. 148 Richard Leonard, son of Phineas and Phebe Leonard) married Sarah Murdock on May 24, 1848 p. 203 Alfred C. Leonard, son of Richard and Phebe Leonard, died on Oct. 25, 1840, age 13 months. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. p. 204 George E. Leonard, son of Richard and Phebe Leonard, died on Oct. 23, 1840, age 3. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. p. 204 Phebe (Ellenwood) Leonard, wife of Richard Leonard, daughter of Justus and Sophia Ellenwood), died Jan. 18, 1846, age 28 years, 6 months, 12 days, from consumption Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850 p. 89 Asa Leonard, son of Seth and Deborah Leonard, baptised Apr 24, 1742 (Congregational) p. 92 Mary Leonard, wife of David Mellen, died Dec. 15, 1800 p. 151 Tabitha Leonard married Eliakim Arms, Jr. on Feb 16, 1792 (see also p. 207) p. 206 Sarah Leonard married Joshua Pumry on May 1, 1700 p. 207 Patty Leonard married Elihu Smith on Jan. 19, 1809 p. 207 Rebekah Leonard of Sunderland married Ebenezer Stebbins in Sunderland, May 19, 1785. p. 231 Patty Leonard married Elihu Smith, Jan. 19, 1809. p. 298 Henry Leonard died on Jan. 4, 1848, age 20 years. List of persons whose names have been changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1883 p. 27 "...that William Leonard, Jun. of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth, son of Nathaniel Leonard, Esq. of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of William B. Leonard". p. 39 "...Zadoc Leonard, of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol, cabinet maker, shall be allowed to take the name of William Henry Leonard". p. 65 "...that Serenia Curtis of Raynham, in said county of Bristol, may take the name of Serenia Leonard". p. 106 "...Franklin B. Leonard, of Middlefield, may take the name of Franklin B. Ely". p. 111 "...George Leonard, 3rd, of Middleborough, may take the nam eof George Savery Leonard". p. 126 "...Ellen Eliza Leonard, of Conway, minor, may take the name of Ellen Leonard Childs". p. 133 "Josiah Hamilton Leonard, of Peru, a minor, may take the name of Josiah Hamilton Butts". p. 154 Original name: Sarah Anna Leonard - Decreed name: Sarah Anna Leonard Howe, Dec. 13, 1859, Cambridge, Worcester County. p. 185 Original name: Edgenora Augusta Potter - Decreed name: Edgenora Augusta Leonard, Jan. 17, 1868, Taunton, Bristol County. p. 199 Original name: Mary Elizabeth Leonard - Decreed name: Gertrude Maud Melville, Nov. 4, 1872, Boston, Suffolk County. p. 220 Original name: John Valentine - Decreed name: George J. Leonard, Mar. 17, 1876, Taunton, Bristol County. p. 225 Original name: Ada Medora Carrier - Decreed name: Ada Medora Leonard, Jan. 12, 1877, Taunton, Bristol County. p. 246 Original name: Fanny Leonard - Decreed name: Bertha Louisa Blake, Nov. 16, 1881, Franklin, Norfolk County. p. 250 Original name: Clara Bell Barton - Decreed name: Clara Bell Leonard, Sept. 19, 1882, Hubbardston, Worcester County. p. 250 Original name: Henry Francis Barton - Decreed name: Henry Francis Leonard, Sept. 19, 1882, Hubbardston, Worcester County. p. 253 Original name: Emma Christina Leonard - Decreed name: Winifred Hopkins Moore, Feb. 5, 1883, Boston, Suffolk County. The Descendants of Joseph Loomis who came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638, and settled in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1639, by Elias Loomis, 1875: p. 54 Benjamin Loomis, b. Sept. 5, 1750, married Lucy Leonard of Springfield, Nov. 21, 1771. He removed to Remsen, Oneida County, New York, and died in 1814. She died in 1827. p. 144 George Leonard married Sophronia Loomis on March 1, 1827. She was born Dec. 28, 1800, daughter of Wait Loomis, Revolutionary Soldier of Torrington, and Sarah Stone. (See p. 74). p. 216 Volney Leonard married Helen G. Loomis on Oct. 6, 1851, at Roseville, Cal. She was born Mar. 13, 1833, daughter of Selden Loomis of Conneaut, Ohio. p. 296 Wealthy Leonard married Charles Leonard Loomis in Florence, Mass. He was born on June 27, 1828, son of William Loomis of Whately, Mass. p. 308 Phoebe A. Leonard married Robert Loomis on Nov. 28, 1850. He was born June 7, 1829, the son of Caleb Loomis of Moodus, Connecticut. He died in 1864 without children in Tennessee. p. 402 Franklin Leonard married Charlotte Loomis in East Troy, Pa. She was born in 1831, daughter of Ely Loomis of East Troy, Pa. New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation, by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 p. 1184 Nancy Leonard married Samuel Caswell on March 24, 1816. She was born Aug 27, 1793, and died Dec 7, 1884. Samuel was born feb 3 or 13, 1795 and died Sept 14, 1875. p. 1304 Elizabeth Perkins, born 1707, married Solomon Leonard. She was the daughter of David Perkins and Martha Howard. p. 1341 The pedigree of James Leonard, iron master of Lynn and Taunton, Massachusetts is given in two consecutive entries, with variations. In the first, the lineage is as follows: John Leonard of Knole > His son, John > His son, Samson > His son, Henry > his son, Richard > his son, Thomas > his son, James p. 1342 In the second account, Descendants of Henry Leonard of Pontypool, Wales. The line of James Leonard, is given as follows: Henry Leonard > his son, Thomas > his son, James. p. 1373 Lydia Leonard, daughter of "James Leonard of Taunton and Raynham", married William Britton on Oct 26, 1698 at Taunton. Lydia was born March 10, 1679 and died May 20, 1735. p. 1433 Mary Leonard married first to Mr. Newton who died before she married her second husband, David Brigham, on Aug. 21, 1709. Mary died on Dec. 1, 1741, and David married again. p. 1587 Elizabeth Leonard married in 1787 to John Morton, son of Ichabod Morton. They named named one of her sons James Leonard Morton. Early Settlers of New York State - p. 6 Mrs. Ann Leonard admitted as member of church at Granville, Washington County, NY, 1824. p. 37 Henry Leonard and Ann Leonard were both members of the church at Granville 1837. p. 190 Edward Leonard married Mrs. Ada Cook, Nov. 20, 1878. p. 232 Elizabeth Leonard married John Williams, April 15, 1813, at First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, Madison County, NY. p. 184 Helen Lincklaen Leonard was baptized at First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, Madison County, NY, May 11, 1803. p. 22 Henry Leonard - Admitted to the church at Granville 1831. p. 184 James Leonard was baptized at First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, Madison County, NY on Feb. 26, 1809. p. 184 Joshua Leonard was baptized at First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, Madison County, NY, on Jan. 13, 1805. p. 423 Julia Leonard married Elisha Miller, Mar. 19, 1789 at Ballston Center Presbyterian Church in Ballston Centery, Saratoga County, New York. p. 56 Mrs. Margaret Leonard from Ellington, Connecticut, died 1816. She became a member of the First Presbyterian church of Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, in 1799. p. 154 Mrs. Margaret Leonard died at age 68 years. Published in "The Minerva", a New York City paper printed on Dec. 6, 1823. p. 184 Margaret Leonard was baptized at First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia, Madison County, NY, in 1801. p. 376 Mary Leonard was a member of Old School Baptist Church in Warwick, Orange County, New York, in 1790. She was admitted by baptism. p. 383 Moses Leonard of Milton was admitted in 1794 to the Baptist Church of Christ in Providence, Saratoga County, New York. p. 89 Parcy Leonard was the 5th daughter of William Hincher of Gates New York. She was named in his will, probated 1817. Northampton affiliation possible. (Early Monroe County Wills and Settlements of Estates, filed at Batavia, before Monroe County was formed in 1821) p. 19 Susan Leonard married Pearl Mision at Providence, Rhode Island on Mar. 27, 1848. He was born in Canada East and she was born in Lower Canada. Witnesses Henry Wood and Orrin W. Fisk. New York State's prominent and progressive men: an encyclopaedia of contemporaneous biography Franklin Leonard, born at Feeding Hills, Agawam, Mass. on Oct. 29, 1843, married Sarah Lee Smith, daughter of Henry B. Smith and descendant of Cotton Mathew. (portrait illustration) #otherleonards

In my previous post, a source for early central New York, an excellent resource for early central New York marriages was provided. It was "Early marriages from newspapers published in central New York; v. 01". The same author, William Martin Beauchamp (1830-1925), also printed a second volume, containing deaths published in central New York Newspapers in the 1800s. The entire book is available for free at FamilySearch. Below is an example of the information provided. The following Leonard deaths are recorded in Volume 2, on page 92: Abijah Leonard - Died at Auburn, NY, July 11, 1853, in his 34th year. (Skaneateles Democrat) Mrs. Amity Leonard - Died at Sennett, NY, Oct. 26, 1840, aged 92 years. (Skaneateles Columbian) Mrs. Ann H. Leonard - Died at Marcellus, Jule 11, 1850, aged 60 years. (Skaneateles Democrat) Ezra Leonard - Died at Sennett, NY, April 13, 1850, aged 63. (Skaneateles Democrat) Ezra Leonard - See Laura Leonard* Rev. Joshua Leonard - See Margaret Leonard** *Laura Leonard, wife of Ezra Leonard - Died at Sennett, NY, June 16, 1846, aged 47 years. (Skaneateles Democrat) **Margaret Leonard, wife of Rev. Joshua Leonard - Died at German, Chenango County, NY, March 5, 1824, aged 35 years. (Syracuse Gazette) ***Maria Leonard, wife of Samuel Leonard - Died at Skaneateles, Jan. 31, 1840, aged 40 years. (Skaneateles Columbian) Noah Leonard - Born in 1754 in Middleboro, Mass. Died 1845 in Oneida County, NY. Married Feb. 13, 1788, Mehitable Richmond. A Revolutionary Soldier. Samuel Leonard - See Maria Leonard*** #deaths #leonard #otherleonards #centralnewyork #resources #newspapers #genealogy

"Early marriages from newspapers published in central New York; v. 01", is a manuscript prepared by William Martin Beauchamp (1830-1925) available free of charge at FamilySearch. This book contains thousands of names listed in alphabetical order. Below is a sample of what is provided. The following are Leonard marriages, as recorded on page 112: Alfred Leonard, Jr., of Clay, and Sarah Bruce, of Clay. At Oswego, (Aug. 8) 1846 (Onondaga Democrat) Ann S. Leonard married Asa Barnes* David H. Leonard (See Asa Barnes*) David Leonard and Joanna Hannum. June 14, 1838 (St. James Church Record, Skaneateles) Ezra Leonard and Mrs. Sarah Adams. At Skaneateles, Feb. 2, 1848. (Skaneateles Columbian) Hiram J. Leonard of Lafayette and Sarah C. Lamson of Arcadia. At Arcadia, (Sept. 22) 1847. (Onondaga Democrat) Jarvis Leonard of Vienna and Polly Bishop of Verona. At Verona, (April 23) 1820. (Onondaga Register) Jennette Leonard (See George S. Hall**) Samuel Leonard and Maria Austin. At Skaneateles (Nov. 24) 1819. (Onondaga Register) *On page 11, regarding Asa Barnes: "Barnes, Asa, of Wisconsin, late of Pompey, and Ann S., daughter of David H. Leonard, of De Witt. At De Witt (Mar. 3), 1847. (Onondaga Democrat). **On page 82, regarding George S. Hall: "Hall, George S. and Jennette Leonard. At Auburn, (Feb. 23) 1831. (Onondaga Register). To find these newspapers, check out my Newspaper links. (Tip: FultonHistory.com is probably your best bet!) #leonard #genealogy #otherleonards #centralnewyork #newyork #marriages #newspapers #resources

Upper Lisle Cemetery is located on Route 26 in the Town of Triangle, between the village of Whitney Point and the hamlet of Upper Lisle in Broome County, central New York. In the map shown here, the town of Triangle's boundaries are marked in red. The red "X" marks the location of the cemetery. The cemetery is located at 42.393567, -75.958944. You can browse or search the cemetery's index of burials at Findagrave. The historic "Upper Lisle Baptist Church" is shown here, as seen in May 2019: In the book "History of Cortland County", on page 366, the author explains the following about Rev. John Lawton, a pioneer preacher: "He was a pastor of a Baptist Church organized at Upper Lisle in 1804. Two brothers named Aschel and Levi Holcomb were at different subsequent years pastors of that church, and both of them occasionally preached in Marathon and adjoining towns. A few of the first settlers were members of a Baptist church before their arrival here; they joined the church at Upper Lisle, or "Otselic," as it was then called. " This interactive map shows the location of the church and cemetery, located along the edge of the Whitney Point Reservoir. See more: Triangle, Broome County, New York genealogy resources Broome County, New York genealogy resources New York genealogy resources Thousands more free genealogy resources #broomecounty #church #cemetery #graveyard #newyork

Pitcher is a town on the western edge of Chenango County, New York, along the Otselic River. The first settlement in the area was made in 1794 and Pitcher was formed from parts of German and Lincklaen in 1827. It was named after Nathaniel Pitcher, the 8th Governor of New York. On the 1830 census, 1,214 people were counted on the census in Pitcher. In 1840, it reached it's peak population of 1,562, but afterwards began to decrease steadily. In 2010, only 803 people were counted on the census there. This photo shows one of Pitcher's historic buildings, located at the corner of Pitcher Hill Road and Route 26 at 42.580896, -75.864593. For years, it had been the town's post office until the new one was built across the street. See more: Pitcher, New York maps and genealogy resources Chenango County, New York genealogy resources New York genealogy resources Thousands more free genealogy resources Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chenango County, N.Y., 1869-1870 (at Archive.org) #pitcher #photograph #postoffice #historic #inn #hotel #chenangocounty #newyork

If you are looking for proof of a marriage that took place in New Jersey between 1961 and 2016, check the New Jersey Marriage Index, provided on archive.org thanks to Reclaim the Records. This index allows you to easily browse the index to find the full names of the bride and groom, the date and place they were married, and the file number, which may help you acquire a copy of the license, which would provide you with more information. For marriages prior to 1961, check the New Jersey Resources page or the Marriage Records page. [Alternate Link] Click here for more free genealogy resources! #newjersey #marriagerecords #marriages #resources

Chronicling America is a free public service provided by the Library of Congress by which we have free online access to newspapers dating from 1789 to 1963. Browse or search for newspapers by place to find out which newspapers might contain details about any of your ancestors you are researching. Select a State: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. If you don't have any luck, you might be able to find other newspapers using their U.S. Newspaper Directory. There you can find older titles including those not available online and learn which libraries or repositories are currently holding copies of the paper. Click here for more places to find historic newspapers free! Click here to find more free resources resources for tracing your ancestry and family tree! #newspapers #oldnewspapers #historicnewspapers #libraryofcongress #loc #obituaries #marriages #genealogy #resources

William Knapp, was born October 9, 1849 in Genoa, Cayuga, New York. and died on April 25, 1933, in Waterloo, Seneca County, New York. (New York State Death Index Cert #26758). William was a son of Thomas Knapp and Sophronia (Burrill) Leonard Knapp. He and Charles Russell Leonard are said to have had the same mother (Sophronia), making them half-brothers. It seems they also shared a wife (not at the same time, of course) - Luella Schriver. William Knapp married Luella abt. 1864, and they had six known children together including William, Josephine, Elvenia, Ida May, Sophronia, Murray, and Malvina Knapp. What happened with their marriage is a mystery to me, but around 1885, when Luella was 35, they split up and she hitched up with Charles R. Leonard, the supposed half-brother of her husband. Charles was twenty years her elder - about 55 years old at the time. Charles and Luella were counted on the census together in 1892, 1900, and 1905. William may have married Minnie Milliman after their breakup. This item, found in the Seneca County News, Waterloo, New York, in April of 1933 appears to be William Knapp's obituary: If anyone has information William or his parents, please comment below or use the Leonard forum to share! Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. #sophroniaburrill #williamknapp #thomasknapp #obituary #leonard

Charles Decker and Lydia (Mayo) Ames were said to have been married sometime between the time they left from Scranton, Pennsylvania, in September of 1896 and were living in "Hickory Grove" in October 1897. Little evidence has been found to identify this Charles Decker. The only clues I have found so far are summarized here. You can find more information on these facts on Charles Decker's profile page. The New York State Marriage Index contains no record matching Charles and Lydia. The following entries for Charles Decker are found: 1896 [Link to Index] Charles J. Decker 9/23/1896 Deerfield NY #17773. Charles M. Decker 6/24/1896 Newburgh NY #11540. 1897 [Link to Index] Charles Decker 11/28/1897 Kingston NY #23079 (married Helena Bruck) Charles F. Decker 11/27/1897 Mariners Harbor NY #23050 Charles H. Decker 10/6/1897 Red Hook NY #18163 1898 [Link to Index] Charles A. Decker 9/29/1898 Binghamton NY #16967 Charles E. Decker 9/25/1898 Howard NY #16531 1899 [Link to Index] Charles Decker 1/30/1899 Spencertown NY #1663 Charles G. Decker 1/18/1899 Middletown NY #0965 (married Bertha Holley) Charles H. Decker 2/16/1899 Rome NY #2780 1900 [Link to Index] Charles J. F. Decker 4/18/1900 Croton Falls NY #6467 Charles and Lydia's daughter, Delaphina was born on January 19, 1897. New York birth indices for 1896-1898 showed no entries for her. If anyone has evidence of Charles and Lydia's marriage or the birth of their daughter, Delaphina, please contact me or use the Decker forum to share! #charlesgilbertdecker #charlesdecker #lifemap #map #timeline #mystery #charlesdecker

Recently, while browsing through my files on my computer, I found these three photos taken back in 2002 when I visited Clyde, New York, in search of information about a great-grandfather, who I knew nothing about. Check out the Free Genealogy Resources page for historical data and records for Wayne County, New York, and more. #clyde #waynecounty #newyork #signs #genealogy #familyhistory #albertjayleonard

Benjamin Stanton was my 6th Great-Grandfather on the Harvey branch of my family tree. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and father of at least a dozen children. Benjamin's will is indexed as follows: At the time of his death, which occurred on May 10, 1838, he was living at Moravia, New York. We know he was born about 1754 and his will was written in 1837, when he was about 83 years old. He died the following year, in 1838, at the age of approximately 84. Only eight of his known children are mention in his will. They were: daughters, Hannah, Sarah, Frances Stanton and Mary Parks, sons, Joseph, Rufus, and Benjamin (Jr) Stanton, and another married daughter, Betsey Sherley, is also mentioned separately. My family descends from Benjamin's daughter Parthenia Stanton, who married Bradford Shirley. Her connection to the Stantons was made when she was named in other Stanton wills of which she was an heir. Later, when her mother filed for Benjamin's pension, she listed Parthenia as a daughter, validating my suspicions. This leaves one question - why is she not named in Benjamin's will? Perhaps her middle name was Elizabeth and thus the nickname Betsey was given? Or was this referring to his daughter, Elizabeth, who was born in 1791? Anyone with information or insight, please comment below. Also, if you are able to obtain a copy of the will, please share on the Harvey message board! Click here to learn more about Benjamin Stanton. Click here to learn more about the Harvey family. Click here fore thousands of free genealogy resources! #benjaminstanton #harvey #stanton #wills #partheniastanton #shirley

If your ancestors were early settlers of Cayuga County in Central ("Upstate") New York, it is important to understand the who, what, where, when, why and how the towns were established. This is an essential part of finding records about our ancestors and is likely to be the cause of some brick walls. Are you looking in a town that was called by another name at the time your ancestor lived there? For example, ALL of central and western New York was considered Albany County until 1772, so if you're researching central New York ancestors who lived before 1772, look in Albany County's records. In 1772, most of western New York became Tryon County, so if you're looking for records between 1772 and the 1780s, try looking in Tryon County's records. From there, more divisions took place. In 1784 the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County. Montgomery County was divided in 1788 to form Ontario County, and again in 1791 to form Herkimer County. In 1794, Onondaga County was formed from Herkimer County. The above map shows how the towns were laid out at the time. Cayuga County was formed from Onondaga County in 1799. In 1804 Seneca County was formed from part of Cayuga County, and on April 8, 1808, Cortland County was formed from part of Onondaga County. In 1817 Tompkins County was created from southern portions of Cayuga and Seneca Counties. When Cortland County was established in 1808, it consisted of the townships of Virgil, Cincinnatus, Homer, Solon, and the southern half of Tully and Fabius. Homer was formed in 1794. Solon, Little York, East Homer, and Virgil were all formed from Homer. Harford was formed from the southwest quarter of Virgil and Lapeer was formed from the southeast quarter, both in 1845. Hunts Corners was a part of Lapeer. Then, in 1829 Cortlandville was formed from the southern half of the original township of Homer and the northeast corner of Virgil. Cortland Village, McGrawville (McGraw), South Cortland, and Blodgett Mills were all part of Cortlandville. Solon was formed from Homer in 1798. Cincinnatus (Military Tract #25) was formed from Solon in 1804. In 1818, Cincinnatus was divided to form Freetown, Willett, and Marathon. A portion of Solon was annexed to Truxton in 1811. Taylor was formed from Solon in 1849 and included Taylorville and Union Valley within its boundaries. When Cortland County was formed in 1808, Preble was formed from the southern half of Tully. Preble Corners and Baltimore were parts of Preble. Scott was formed from Preble in 1815. Also upon the formation of Cortland County, Truxton was formed from the southern half of Fabius. Cuyler was formed from Truxton in 1858. For more information, this 1860 book "The Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State", by John Homer French, gives a summary of each town's history. Following is the chapter on Cortland County for quick reference: You can find and read the entire book online for free at Archive.org. #resources #cortlandcounty #centralnewyork #upstatenewyork #newyork #history #leonard #reese #cortlandnewyork

If your ancestors, like several of mine, were early settlers of Cayuga County in Central ("Upstate") New York, it is important to understand the who, what, where, when, why and how the towns were established. This is an essential part of finding records about our ancestors and is likely to be the cause of some brick walls. Are you looking in a town that was called by another name at the time your ancestor lived there? For example, ALL of central and western New York was considered Albany County until 1772, so if you're researching central New York ancestors who lived before 1772, look in Albany County's records. In 1772, most of western New York became Tryon County, so if you're looking for records between 1772 and the 1780s, try looking in Tryon County's records. From there, more divisions took place. In 1784 the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County. Montgomery County was divided in 1788 to form Ontario County, and again in 1791 to form Herkimer County. In 1794, Onondaga County was formed from Herkimer County and in 1799 Cayuga County was formed from Onondaga County. In 1804 Seneca County was formed from part of Cayuga County, and in 1817 Tompkins County was created from southern portions of Cayuga and Seneca Counties. Furthermore, the townships within each county were divided. Aurelius, once a township in Onondaga County, encompassing almost all of what today is the northern half of Cayuga County, now a much smaller township, covering less than 32 square miles. Originally the land was occupied by the Iroquois until in the Sullivan Expedition came through in 1779, destroying the region. It was first settled by European-Americans in 1789. Aurelius was later divided to form Auburn (1793), Brutus (1802), Weedsport (1802), Cayuga Village in modern-day Aurelius (1857), Sennett (1827), Fleming (1823), Owasco (1802), Mentz (incorporated as Jefferson in 1802 and name changed to Mentz in 1806), Montezuma (part of Mentz until 1859), Throop (part of Mentz, Aurelius and Sennett until 1859) and Ira (part of Mentz until 1821). Part of Mentz now called Port Byron, was called Bucksville until 1832. Port Byron was incorporated as a village in Mentz in 1837. Montezuma was part of the Cayuga Indian Reservation. Cato was incorporated in 1802. Sterling, settled in 1805, was formed from part of Cato in 1812. (Fairhaven is a village in Sterling). Cato was further divided in 1821 when Conquest and Victory were formed. Meridian was incorporated as a village in Cato in 1854. Genoa was settled in 1791 and was originally called Milton while it was still a part of Onondaga County. In 1802, Locke was formed from part of Genoa while it was still called Milton. In 1817, it was divided again, to form Lansing and Groton in Tompkins County. Summerhill was formed from Locke in 1831. Scipio was settled in 1790 and incorporated in 1798. Scipio was divided in 1823 to form Venice and Ledyard. In 1823, parts of Aurelius and Scipio were taken, for the formation of Springport. Union Springs was set apart as a village in Springport in 1848 and Aurora was set apart as a village in Ledyard in 1837. Sempronius was settled in 1793 and was incorporated about 1799. A portion of Sempronius was taken for Marcellus in Onondaga County. The region of Moravia was settled in 1789 and Niles in 1792. Both Moravia and Niles were officially incorporated in 1833. This 1860 book "The Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State", by John Homer French, gives a summary of each town's history. Following is the chapter on Cayuga County for quick reference: You can find and read the entire book online for free at Archive.org. #resources #cayugacounty #centralnewyork #upstatenewyork #newyork #history #leonard #reese

The Bond Photography Collection is just one of several available online, where you can view hundreds of photos of interesting scenes and people during World War II. This one was taken in 1945 on Akyab Island in Burma (now called Myanmar). Visit the Frank Bond Photography Library here: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/bond/ (Tip: to browse all photos, enter the letter "a" in the search box) Click here for more free genealogy resources. Click here for more military resources and records. #worldwarii #worldwar2 #ww2 #photographs #photography

Sometimes the stories of our ancestors are passed down from generation to generation and give us a personal glimpse into their lives. Unfortunately, after a few generations, the stories are often forgotten, like this one about my 3rd great-grandfather, John "Clark" Harvey's home catching fire. It was printed in the Harford Mills section of Cortland Democrat on March 8, 1894. Clark was about 70 years old at the time and died about four years later, around 1898. His wife, Betsey, lived until 1906. The fire started in the pipe of their wood stove, which assuredly was the home's primary source of heat at the time. With the average temperature in Cortland County in March being between 24 and 42 degrees (Fahrenheit), a wood stove was absolutely essential. In fact, a wood stove was necessary year round, as it was used for cooking and for heating water for baths and laundry. Click here to see more nostalgic Norman Rockwell art. "Clark Harvey's house caugh[t] fire on Tuesday last from the stove-pipe. They succeeded in putting out the fire without much damage being done." Click here to learn more about John Clark Harvey. #clarkharvey #johncharvey #johnclarkharvey #harvey #news #fire #housefire

My great-grandfather, Percy H. Daniels, was born in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, on December 5, 1885. His mother died there two months later. This illustration drawn by E. S. Glover of Portland, Oregon, depicts Olympia as it was in 1879. Click here to learn more about the Daniels family. #percydaniels #olympia #washington #drawing #illustration

Two of my ancestors bear the name Newman Harvey. My 2nd great-grandfather, Newman A. Harvey, lived 1876 to 1963 and was a son of John "Clark" Harvey and Betsey Stowell. John named his son after his father, Newman Harvey, who lived from about 1777 to 1860. Newman Harvey, the elder was said to have been born in Rhode Island. There was a man by the name of Newman Harvey counted on the 1800 census as head of a household in Prince George's, Maryland, with seven others in the home and in 1810 and 1820 there was a household headed by Newman Harvey in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts. It seems likely that the Stockbridge records pertain to our ancestor, not only because two of his children were reportedly born in Massachusetts, but because there were no other men named Newman Harvey found in America at that time. Furthermore, we know they were in Massachusetts in 1812. Between 1820 and 1821, they moved to Virgil, New York. Anyone with information about Newman Harvey or his family, please comment below! Click here to learn more about my branch of the Harvey family. Click here for free genealogy tips and resources to help with your family history search! #newmanharvey #virgil #newyork #brickwall #harvey

Joseph Gale, my paternal 4th great-grandfather, filed land claims in Pike County, Illinois, in the 1830s before moving to Iowa and then to Lane County, Oregon in 1853. A land claim was filed in Oregon as follows: (found at FamilySearch) The record provides us with the following information about Joseph: Joseph Gale, resident of Lane County, Oregon. He was born in 1798 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Elizabeth on July 21, 1831, in Pike County, Illinois. They arrived in Oregon on Oct. 22, 1853. He submitted the land claim on October 28, 1853, at the Roseburg Land Office. Click here to learn more about Joseph Everett Gale. #josephgale #josepheverettgale #donationland #property #landrecords

This excerpt was found on Cayuga County Wills (Film 007815161 p 548 of 678) on FamilySearch. It refers to the death of William Brown of Genoa, Cayuga County, New York. Could it be a relation of Mary Polly (Brown) Leonard? Mary was born just two months after William died, in November of 1833, in the same place - Genoa. Transcription: William Brown of Genoa; died Sept. 24, 1833. Mentions: Dated August 26, 1833 Probated Dec. 21, 1833 Mentions: daus: Mary Ann, Rebeckah Lydia, Sara, Joanna, Catherine, Elizabeth, Jane son William Executors: Daniel Thorp of Genoa and John Brown of Lansing, Tompkins County, NY No witnesses. Click here to learn more about Mary Polly Brown. Any information about her family would be greatly appreciated! Note: This Brown family may also be related to my maternal 5th great-grandfather, John Brown of Lisle, Broome County, New York.

You may have noticed there have been no blog updates for the past several weeks on MyGenealogyAddiction.com. This is because I have been working on the "Free Genealogy Resources" side of the site. Over 25,000 new resources have been added and indexed to help with your genealogy searches! You can now select the State, County, and city or town your ancestors lived in and easily find resources relating to that place. For those in my family, you will see my blogs (if any) related to the place as well. Just choose from the drop-down menus at the top of the site's pages. For example, one of my great-grandfathers, Percy Daniels, was born in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington. His detailed profile can be found from the Index of Ancestors page, including memorabilia, photos and documents pertaining to his life. Now we can also visit the State, County, and/or town's pages to potentially find additional resources or to learn more about the place and view maps. Following is the page for Thurston County: The search feature is still available and includes all the valuable new resources. Check it out and see what you can find! Your feedback is appreciated!

Feel free to download or save this six-generation pedigree chart for your own personal use. Right-click and save the format of your choice. Choose a format: JPG Microsoft Word PDF Click here for more free genealogy resources! #genealogy #chart #pedigree #resources #tools

Job Shirley was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He was born in Massachusetts and moved his family to New York in or before 1810. He was counted on the census in Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York, in 1810, 1820, and 1830. In 1840, at the age of 83, he was counted on the census in Niles, Cayuga, New York. He may not have moved, however. It seems more likely that his land was in the portion of Sempronius that became Niles in 1833. (See the Formation of Cayuga County). Click here to learn more about Job Shirley and his descendants. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family tree. #jobshirley #sempronius #cayugacounty #niles #shirley #census

Job Shirley was my maternal 6th great-grandfather, a soldier of the American Revolution, and early settler of Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York. More information about him can be found here. This map shows where he and his family lived in Central New York. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family tree. #jobshirley #bradfordshirley #royalshirley #shirley #moravia #cayugacounty #sempronius #richford #cortlandcounty #newyork #map

Olive Bugbee was born in 1771 in Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut. She was a daughter of Timothy Bugbee and Hannah Wood. She married Archelaus Stowell and died on March 15, 1838 in Blodgett Mills, Cortland County, New York. She is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Blodgett Mills. Her headstone is shown here, courtesy of Larry Wales. Click here for more on Olive (Bugbee) Stowell. Click her for more Stowell family memorabilia. #olivebugbee #olivestowell #stowell #archelausstowell #cemetery #burial #death #grave

Ira S. Brooks was the father of Mary J. Brooks, wife of Royal John Shirley. Ira was a soldier of the Civil War, in Company F 76th New York Infantry. He filed for a pension as an invalid in 1863 and his widow, Amy, filed a claim for his pension in 1878. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family tree. #irabrooks #irasbrooks #brooks #shirley #civilwar #veteran #military

Betsey Stowell was born in December 1832 in Lisle, Broome County, New York. She married first to Squires S. Barrows, a soldier and casualty of the Civil War. She married second to Newman A. Harvey. After Newman's death, she married Lorenzo Short. She died on September 24, 1906. Two obituaries are shown here. Note misspelled names: Barnum = Barrows, Olize = Olive, Bouch = Couch. Click here to learn more about Betsey Stowell. Click here to for more Stowell and Harvey family memorabilia. Click here to see my complete list of ancestors. #betseystowell #harvey #stowell #death #obituary #betseyharvey #betseybarrows #betseyshort

Archelaus Stowell was the 2nd great-grandfather of Mary (Harvey) Reese., via her paternal grandmother, Betsy A. (Stowell) Harvey. He was born on April 4, 1764, in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. Archelaus married Olive Bugbee, daughter of Timothy Bugbee and Hannah Wood, on November 4, 1791, in Ashford, Connecticut, and their union was blessed with six known children: Alpheus, Amasa, Alladuran, Mary, John and Nathan. Archelaus died at the age of 87, on July 22, 1851, in Virgil, Cortland County, New York. He rests at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blodgett Mills, Cortland County. See the Harvey page for more. See also "Reese Family Record 2014". #stowell #harvey #reese #Reese #archelausstowell

After her husband Squires Barrows died in the Civil War, Betsey reportedly purchased a quarter acre of land in Lapeer from John Clark. The Cortland Standard, January 18, 1870. Click here to learn more about Betsey Stowell. Click here to for more Stowell and Harvey family memorabilia. Click here to see my complete list of ancestors. #betseystowell #harvey #stowell #land #lapeer #betseyharvey #betseybarrows #betseyshort

Betsy A. Stowell was the daughter of Alpheus S. Stowell and Julia Brown. She was born in December of 1832 in Lisle, Broome County, New York. Betsy married first to Squires S. Barrows, son of Isaac Barrows and Cynthia Squires. The couple was living in Lisle in 1855 with one son, also named Squires. Four more children[1] would follow before 1862 when Squires joined to fight in the Civil War in Company A, 137th New York Infantry[2]. The regiment left from Binghamton on the 27th of September, 1862, and Squires died less than three months later, on the 8th of December, 1862, from Typhoid Fever. Mr. Barrow’s death, and ultimately the Civil War itself, hereby altered the course of history for our family. Betsy afterwards married to John Clark Harvey[3] between 1870 and 1875, and together they had five children, for a total of ten for Betsy, as stated on the 1900 census. John died in 1898 and in 1900 Betsy was listed on the census as widowed, living alone in Harford near Royal Shirley, whose daughter would marry her son, Newman Harvey, four years later. Betsy must have married 3rd to Lorenzo Short (1840-1914) sometime between 1900 and the time of her death, which occurred on the 24th of September, 1906. She was 73. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Berkshire (Section D, Plot 48) under the name “Betsy Short”. References: [1] Betsy and Squires Barrows children were Alpheus (b. 1853), James (b. 1856), Alida (b. 1858), Lavina (died young), and Olive. Betsy’s obituaries mention two sons, “Altheus Barnum of Killawog (Lisle)” and “James Barnum of Whitney Point”. Since there is no record of Betsy marrying a Barnum, it seems probably that James Barnum is James Barrows and Altheus Barnum is Altheus Barrows. Whether or not the name was Barrows or Barnum has yet to be determined. [2] United States Civil War Soldiers Index, FamilySearch.org [3] Ancestors of Florence Julia Brown, and some of their descendants, by Walter LeRoy Brown, 1940, page 24. Click here to learn more about Betsy Stowell and the Harvey family. Click here for free genealogy resources. #betsystowell #squiresbarrows #civilwar #casualties #pensioner

John Clark Harvey, better known as "Clark Harvey", was living in Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, in 1860 when the census was taken. When the call of duty rang out in 1863, the quota for his district was 96 men. Names were drawn from 362 of the qualified men in Virgil, Harford and Lapeer. The article describes the selected conscripts as fortunate but certainly many dreaded the draft and the announcement published in the Cortland Gazette and Banner on August 27, 1863. With a 26% chance of his name being drawn, Clark's name was selected. No further information has been found regarding his service in the Civil War, however. Perhaps he filed an exemption? In 1870, he was living with Betsy (Stowell) Barrows, widow of Squires Barrows, who he married soon after. Click here to learn more about John Clark Harvey. Click here for more Harvey family memorabilia. Click here to see the Wall of Honor. Click here for free genealogy resources. #clarkharvey #johnclarkharvey #harvey #civilwar #draft