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In an effort to trace the lineage of Charles Russell Leonard, myself and others have spent many years researching the Leonard families of central New York. This index of helps identify the families. Advertisement: 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 Advertisement: Index of Leonards Quick Find Clear Showing results based on your keyword: Name + - Birthdate & Place + - Load More Name + - Birthdate & Place + - Load More Advertisement:

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James Madison Leonard (1808- ) - , Catherine Donaldson... < Index < Leonards on the Census NY 1790-1840 Edit James Madison Leonard (1808- ) Matches found in Leonards of New York 1790-1840: 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 Birth date: Birth place: Father: Mother: James Leonard (1774-1854) More Info Spouse 1: Catherine Donaldson Date: Place: 1833 Mar 28 Spouse 2: Date: Place: New York Children: Death date: Death place: Burial place: James Madison LEONARD born 1808 married 1st) Catherine DONALDSON on March 28, 1833 and had two daughters (one named Catherine b. abt. 1841) and a son named Charles Augustus LEONARD born 1838. His first wife died about 1841, perhaps in childbirth, and he married 2nd) Mary B. CLARK in 1842 with whom no children have been found. In 1860, his daughter Catherine and son Charles were living with his brother, Stephen, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. James and Mary were counted on the census in Mentz. His age was given as 50 and hers was 40. Auburn free press., April 03, 1833, Page 3, Image 3 [Link ] Sources: Findagrave Link Wikitree Link Census Finds 1790 1800 1810 1825 1820 1830 1835 1840 1845 1850 1855 n/a 1860 1865 1870 1875 1880 1885 1892 1900 1905 1910 Mentz, Cayuga, New York 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 Documents & Photos Can you fill in some of the blanks? Share your corrections and additions here! Previous Next

While registering births in New York was not required until the 1880s, marriages have required a marriage license or bond since the 1660s. Check this resource for finding marriage licenses issues in New York prior to 1784: Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784 [ Alternate Link ] See also: New York Marriages 1703-1705 New York Marriages 1756-1758 Supplementary list of marriage licenses Click here for more New York resources . Click here for all Genealogy Resources . #newyork #marriagerecords #colonial #records #genealogy #resources

Joshua Burrill was born in 1781 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He married Caroline Fitts in Oxford, Massachusetts, on March 9, 1809. Together they had five confirmed children and I believe they were also the parents of Sophronia, my 4th great-grandmother. Caroline died in 1848 and Joshua remarried to a woman by the name of Merinda. His will was written on April 23, 1864 and he died almost one year later, on April 15, 1865. It was the very same day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. His will was probated on May 22, 1865, in Genesee County. Transcription: "In the name of God, Amen. I, Joshua Burrill, of the Town of Pembroke in the County of Genesee and State of New York, of the age of eighty-two years and being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in the manner following that is to say: First, I give and bequeath to my three oldest daughters, Patty [Martha] Redman, Brooksey King and Achsah King the sum of two hundred dollars a piece. I direct and order to be paid out of my estate to the said respective legatees within five years after my decease. Second, I give and bequeath to my only son, Arba F. Burrill, the sum of ten dollars and to be paid within five years after my decease. Third, I give and devise to my youngest daughter, Mahaleth Sumeriski and Jacob Sumeriski , her husband, and the survivor of them all my real estate that I may own at my decease, for them to own and control forever, and I further give and bequeath to my daughter Mahaleth and Jacob Sumeriski all my personal estate goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever for them to have and to hold forever, and I do further provide that the said Mahaleth and Jacob Sumeriski shall pay or cause to be paid the above legacies within the time mentioned for payment for the same. Fourth, I do further provide that my wife is to be provided for, and taken care of so long as she shall live by the said Mahaleth and Jacob Sumeriski , and the support and maintenance of my said wife and the above mentioned legacies shall be a hire and charge upon my estate divided and bequeathed to them. In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. - Joshua Burrill Here Joshua mentions four daughters, but when the 1820 census was taken, he lived in Auburn, Worcester, Mass. His household contained one male under age 10 (Arba), one male 26-44 (Joshua), three females under age 10 (Brooksey, Achsah, Sophronia?), one female age 10-15 (Martha), one female age 26-44 (Caroline). It is puzzling to me why no mention is made of Sophronia in his will. Written family histories give her father's name as Joshua Burrill and my DNA even matches his descendants and relatives of his parents, as mentioned in one of my previous blogs , but so far I know of no evidence of Sophronia's birth. It seems as if he disowned her - how sad! If anyone can help, please comment below or contact me. Following is the will of Joshua Burrill of Pembroke, Genesee County, New York. Feel free to print, save, or just view it here. Stay tuned for updates! See more... Sophronia Burrill Joshua Burrill New York Genealogy Resources by County & Town Genealogy Dashboard #burrill #sophroniaburrill #joshuaburrill #leonard #brickwall #genealogy #family

This letter Margaret (Dickinson) Reese wrote to her aunt, Emma Dickinson of Newark, New Jersey, in April 1954*. *The above letter was written after Margaret's daughter was born, and is therefore dated incorrectly. It must have been written in April of 1954, not 1953. Also, notice, she made no mention of cancer. Had she not been diagnosed yet? Surely she would have given her aunt an update if she had. The next letter is undated but appears to have been written after the previous letter, but obviously before Margaret's death, which occurred on September 11, 1954. This would indicate she was diagnosed and died within a maximum of five months. Read about her spectacular deathbed experience in my previous blog, Victory in death at the age of 24 . A diary that Emma Dickinson kept in 1919 is available for reading. Click here . See the Dickinson page for more. #margaretdickinson #dickinson #EmmaDickinson