Sixth Generation

1614. Lester LEONARD¹⁷⁰⁵ was born on 8 December 1815 in Parma, Monroe Co., NY.¹⁷⁰⁶ He died on 23 March 1889 at the age of 73 in Lenawee Co., MI.¹⁷⁰⁶ He was buried in Weston Cemetery, Weston, Lenawee County, MI. He arrived in Lenawee Co., MI, sometime before or about 1844. In the 1850 Census, he, wife Cynthia, and children Silas, Anson, and Lucinda (latter all born in MI), were living in Dover, Lenawee Co., MI. Lester was 34 and Cynthia, 26, both born in NY. Lester was a farmer.

In the 1870 Census, Lester and Cynthia were living in Fairfield, Lenawee Co., MI. Lester was 54 and Cynthia 46. Lester was a well-to-do farmer. Lucinda, 22, Harriet, 20, and Charles, 18, were living at home. I can't find an Anson Leonard born in MI in the 1870 Census, although there is a Lanson Leonard, 26, farmer, wife Martha, 26, and daughter Florence, 8, living in Fairfield. There is no Silas Leonard, and there is no Harrison Leonard born in Michigan in the 1870 Census.

In the 1880 Census, Lester, 64, farmer, and Cynthia, 55, were living in Fairfield. Daughters Lucinda, 32, and Hattie, 30, were living with them. Next door were Anson Leonard, 35, wife Florence, 35, and daughters Florence, 13, and Bessie, 2.

Steve Carven, a descendant, is in possession of Lester Leonard's family Bible.

Lester LEONARD and Cynthia HARE were married on 8 March 1843.¹⁷⁰⁶ Cynthia HARE was born on 15 July 1824 in NY.¹⁷⁰⁶ She died on 20 August 1901 at the age of 77 in Weston, Lenawee Co., MI.¹⁷⁰⁶ She was buried in Weston Cemetery, Weston, Lenawee County, MI. Maiden name possibly Hare. A Jane Hare was living with them in the 1850 Census. Anson as a name runs in the Hare family (?).

Lester LEONARD and Cynthia HARE had the following children:

3078	i.	Silas LEONARD was born on 22 January 1844 in Lenawee Co., MI.¹⁷⁰⁶ He died on 26 February 1865 at the age of 21 in Huntsville, AL.¹⁷⁰⁶ He died in a Civil War battle in Huntsville, AL, according to Kathleen Rodegeb (e-mail, 4 February 2006). He enlisted in Co. DE, 4th Reorg Infantry Regiment, Michigan, on September 20, 1865. He apparently died 26 February 1865 in Huntsville. He may be buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery, TN.
+3079	ii.	Anson Milan LEONARD.
3080	iii.	Lucinda LEONARD was born on 14 May 1848 in Lenawe Co., MI.¹⁷⁰⁶ She died on 6 December 1900 at the age of 52 in Lenawee County, MI.¹⁷⁰⁶ She was buried in Weston Cemetery, Weston, Lenawee County, MI. She died unmarried, according to Kathleen Rodegeb (e-mail, 4 February 2006). She may have become insane or perhaps had Downs Syndrome.
3081	iv.	Harrison LEONARD was born on 2 June 1850.¹⁷⁰⁶
+3082	v.	Harriet LEONARD.
+3083	vi.	Charles Augustus LEONARD.

Lester LEONARD and Cynthia M. WEAVER were married on 8 January 1841.¹⁷⁰⁶ Cynthia M. WEAVER¹⁷⁰⁶ died on 22 February 1842.¹⁷⁰⁶

Lester LEONARD and Cynthia M. WEAVER had the following children:

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Julia A. LEONARD died on 14 January 1842.¹⁷⁰⁶