Fifth Generation

687. Jacob LEONARD^846,850 was born on 8 April 1742 in Norton, Bristol Co., MA.⁵⁵ He died on 8 April 1815 at the age of 73 in Stafford, Tolland Co., CT.⁶⁰⁷ He was buried in Leonard District or Stafford Village Cemetery, Stafford, CT. He moved from Taunton in 1778 to Woodstock, CT, and then 1785 to 1800 in Stafford, CT. He was Moderator of the First Baptist Church in Stafford. He served in the Revolutionary War. His will is quoted in Fanny Leonard Koster's book on pp. 133 to 136.

Jacob LEONARD and Rhoda WHEELER were married on 8 December 1763 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA. Rhoda WHEELER, daughter of Philip WHEELER and Mercy INGALLS, was born on 23 December 1747 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA. She died on 21 March 1815 at the age of 67 in Stafford, CT.⁶⁰⁷ She was buried in Leonard District or Stafford Village Cemetery, Stafford, CT.

Jacob LEONARD and Rhoda WHEELER had the following children:

1519	i.	Benjamin LEONARD was born on 8 August 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. Birth 1765 or 1775? Not listed in Rehoboth VR's. Not noted by ECL/GML.
+1520	ii.	Jacob C. LEONARD Jr..
+1521	iii.	Rhoda LEONARD.
+1522	iv.	Polly LEONARD.
+1523	v.	Daniel LEONARD.
+1524	vi.	Rufus LEONARD.
1525	vii.	Calvin LEONARD was born in 1781 in Woodstock, CT. He died on 3 February 1786 at the age of 5 in Woodstock, CT.⁸⁵¹ He was buried in Bungay Cemetery, Woodstock.
+1526	viii.	George LEONARD.
+1527	ix.	Jesse LEONARD.

Jesse was born (date unknown).