Fourth Generation


29. Deacon William LEONARD12 was born on 11 November 1779 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 28 October 1855 at the age of 75 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Wife Abigail in 1832?

Could he be the William Leonard, 73, wife Abigail, 71, daughter? Eliza, 42, listed in the 1850 Census for Taunton, a farmer with land worth $3900, living next door to William H. Leonard, 39, wife Julia A.M., 38, and son Henry F., 12?

The Leonard Dictionary lists his birth as April 3, 177.

The Leonards, Harveys, and Eddys all lived in close proximity and intermarried.

Abigail HARVEY29 was born on 4 June 1779 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.31

Deacon William LEONARD and Abigail HARVEY had the following children:

72

i.

Eliza A. LEONARD was born on 20 August 1808 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.32

+73

ii.

William H. LEONARD.