Seventh Generation

2173. Jonathan LEONARD²¹⁴⁹ was born on 30 November 1798 in Canton, Norfolk Co., MA. He died on 7 April 1854 at the age of 55 in New Haven, CT. He was buried in East Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT. He studied medicine, which he abandoned because of ill health. He then turned to manufacturing of woolens in Stoughton, MA. In 1826, he moved to Meriden, CT after a short stay in Middletown. Near the main entrance to Hubbard Park in Meridan on the north side of the road stood an old stone building known as the Julius Parker Foundry. It was built in 1831/2 by Jonathan. He carried on the business of castings and was successful. He followed the Gold Rush to California in 1849, returning to Meriden in 1852. In 1854, he moved to New Haven. He was a "free thinker," a friend of William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist.

Jonathan LEONARD and Eliza Evaline HODGES were married on 29 January 1822 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. Eliza Evaline HODGES, daughter of Samuel HODGES and Lucinda AUSTIN, was born on 15 August 1803. She died on 28 February 1885 at the age of 81 in Meriden, CT.

Jonathan LEONARD and Eliza Evaline HODGES had the following children:

+3784	i.	Eugene LEONARD.
3785	ii.	Marion Hodges LEONARD was born on 8 August 1848. She married Charles Pomeroy 16 Mar 1848.
3786	iii.	Maria Evaline LEONARD²¹⁵⁰ was born on 3 August 1827. She died on 12 December 1887 at the age of 60. She married William Thompson.
+3787	iv.	George Elmore LEONARD.
3788	v.	Henry LEONARD²¹⁵¹ was born on 1 February 1833 in Meriden, CT. He married three times and lived in Butler, IN.
3789	vi.	Emily Josephine LEONARD²¹⁵² was born on 21 August 1837 in Meriden, New Haven Co., CT. She died on 16 July 1884 at the age of 46 in Meriden, CT. She was buried in East Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT. She died unmarried. She was a teacher, author, botanist, and a worker for women's rights. Book about her: Emily J. Leonard by Georgia Louise Leonard: New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1889, 160 p.
3790	vii.	Edward or Edwin LEONARD²¹⁵³ was born on 9 July 1839 in Meriden, CT. He died on 21 October 1842 at the age of 3 in Meriden, CT.
3791	viii.	John LEONARD²¹⁵⁴ was born on 4 August 1841 in Meriden, CT. He died on 6 December 1869 at the age of 28 in Caseyville, KY. He died unmarried.
3792	ix.	Ellen E. LEONARD²¹⁵⁵ was born on 20 October 1842 in Meriden, CT. She died on 23 March 1843 at the age of 0 in Meriden, CT.