Seventh Generation

2936. George R. LEONARD²⁷⁴⁷ was born on 6 April 1810 in Norton, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 24 September 1873 at the age of 63 in Shrewsbury, ME. George was a farmer in Norton. ECL says he was unmarried, so doublecheck this marriage. Another George?

ECL: George was educated in the Goodwin Lyceum in Gardner, ME. He went to Boston when young and taught modern languages at Master Alfred Pike's school. He studied civil engineering. He wrote several articles in the North American Reviw edited by Alexander Everett and contributed largely to "Scientific Facts." He was a great friend of B. B. Thacher, found of the Boston Journal. He served as civil engineer for the Boston and Providence RR, the Boston and Lowell RR, and the Boston and Maine RR. He bought a farm in West Needham, MA and became the author of arithmetic texts used in the Boston schools. He invented a repeating pistol and manufactured them for a time. He was Chairman, Board of Selectmen, in Shrewsbury. He died of consumption and was buried next to the lady to whom he was engaged and who died some years before him.

Was he the George R. Leonard who bought a farm from Tirrell Cobb 16 Feb 1852?

George R. LEONARD and Patience E. LINCOLN were married on 3 October 1837 in Norton, Bristol Co., MA.⁸⁴⁸ Patience E. LINCOLN was born (date unknown).

George R. LEONARD and Patience E. LINCOLN had the following children: