Sixth Generation

1266. Ephraim C. LEONARD was born on 24 December 1794 in Lansingburgh, NY. He died on 30 December 1868 at the age of 74 in Albion, Orleans Co., NY. Or did he die in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY? He was buried in Lot 461, Mt. Albion, NY. He served as a militia man guarding Sackett's Harbor, NY, against attack by the British. Sackett's Harbor Fort was located at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River where it enters Lake Ontario. Controlling the lake depended upon controlling this Fort. On 29 May 1813 a British amphibious force of 800 men attacked the American forces of 600 at the Fort. There were heavy casualties, but the Americans won.

Afterwards he served as a teamster in the War of 1812. Where he and his brothers initially settled was in the wilderness near a place called Newport on the Oak Orchard Road. Later it was crossed by the Erie Canal and the name changed to Albion.

Ephraim C. LEONARD and Mercy WICKHAM were married on 17 December 1823. Mercy WICKHAM, daughter of John WICKHAM and Lucy BROWN, was born on 25 June 1801 in Ontario, Canada. She died on 2 November 1882 at the age of 81. She was buried in Mt. Albion, NY.

Ephraim C. LEONARD and Mercy WICKHAM had the following children:

+2480	i.	Isaac M. LEONARD.
2481	ii.	Susan A. LEONARD was born on 5 February 1826 in Albion, Orleans Co., NY. She died on 2 August 1902 at the age of 76 in Albion, Orleans Co., NY.
+2482	iii.	Ephraim C. LEONARD.
+2483	iv.	John H. LEONARD.
2484	v.	Phebe LEONARD was born on 18 December 1831 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY. She died on 21 May 1902 at the age of 70. She married Richard Ferris, b. 10 Oct 1846.
2485	vi.	Lucy LEONARD was born on 8 February 1837 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY. She died on 30 March 1891 at the age of 54 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY. She married Chauncey Bullard.
2486	vii.	Mercy W. LEONARD was born on 21 February 1840 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY. She died on 5 November 1849 at the age of 9 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY.
2487	viii.	Jefferson F. LEONARD was born on 26 January 1844 in Gaines, Orleans Co., NY. He died on 14 February 1929 at the age of 85 in Albion, Orleans Co., NY. He was buried in Mt. Albion Cemetery,Albion, Orleans Co., NY. He resided in Woodburn, OR, and Albion, NY. He was a farmer and fruit grower. He never married. He contributed to the genealogy put together by Mrs. Helen Leonard Edwins and Lois Badger.