Fifth Generation

206. Samuel LEONARD was born on 28 August 1753 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.¹³⁶ He died on 11 December 1840 at the age of 87 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.¹³⁷ He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Bridgewater, MA. He served as a drummer in Capt. Nathan Mitchell's company of minute men at the Lexington alarm, also Col. Thomas' regiment, siege of Boston. DAR Patriot Index.

WW in the Boston Transcript of 12 Jan 1920 has the line going back: Samuel5, 4, Josiah3, John2, Solomon1.

Samuel LEONARD and Deborah MITCHELL were married about 1777 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. Deborah MITCHELL was born in 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 28 October 1839 at the age of 82 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.¹³⁷ She died of consumption (TB).

Samuel LEONARD and Deborah MITCHELL had the following children:

+517	i.	Rev. Martin LEONARD.
+518	ii.	Polly LEONARD.
+519	iii.	Spencer LEONARD.
+520	iv.	Rebecca LEONARD.
+521	v.	Rev. Lewis Elder LEONARD.
+522	vi.	Ansel LEONARD.
+523	vii.	Anne LEONARD.
524	viii.	Deborah LEONARD was born on 15 November 1792 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.¹³⁸ She died on 25 December 1795 at the age of 3 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA.¹³⁹
+525	ix.	Col. Samuel LEONARD.