Seventh Generation

2254. Rev. Stephen Rose LEONARD was born on 3 Mar 1820 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. Stephen R. Leonard, b. 1820 in NJ, was a member of the Oneida Colony inLenox twp, Madison Co., NY. He was head printer. His brother John, 3years younger, was a cabinet maker and painter there. Per 1850 Census.In the 1880 Census, Stephen Rose Leonard was a bee keeper for the Colony.

"Stephen and Fanny were among the earliest members of the Oneida Colonywhen they joined on 19 July 1848. They remained members of the OneidaCommunity until it dissolved in 1881, and they stayed there, living atthe Mansion House for the rest of their lives. Charlotte was their onlychild, and she had two sons, John Humphrey Noyes II (father was JohnHumphrey Noyes, leader of the Oneida Community, and Stephen Rose Leonard(father not identified, but definitely not John Humphrey Noyes." perNora Leonard Roy, 18 Jan. 2007.

"Stephen Rose Leonard was one of seven children of Ephraim Leonard andNancy Martin, born March 3, 1820 at Newark, NJ. A brother, John, alsojoined the community. Their ancestors were iron workers in Massachusettsand New Jersey, originally coming from Pontypool, Wales. He becameinterested in the doctrine of holiness and partially identified with theNewark Perfectionists while a member of the Free Church under CharlesFitch in 1839. Heconfessed Christ in 1841 in New Haven (with John H.Noyes?) and joined the Putney Association in March of 1843. Stephenmarried Fanny M. White, who was already a member of the PutneyAssociation, on April 3, 1845, and they had one child: Charlotte MillerLeonard, born October 5, 1846. Stephen and Fanny Leonard joined theOneida Community on July 19, 1848, coming from Putney. He had been, andwould continue to be, the head printer of teh Association, moving to theBrooklyn Commune when the printing operation moved there. He alsooperated a printing business advertised in the Community publications.Stephen wrote of his early experiences in THE CIRCULAR, and when theWallingford (CT) Community closed, after many cases of malaria, he servedas caretaker until the property was sold. In later years, "grandfatherLeonard" became a beekeeper at Oneida with Jonathan Burt, the hives beingnear the later Allen residence. He kept his own genealogical records andjournals, some of which are still kept up by his great grandchildren.Stephen R. Leonard died at the age of 72 on December 26, 1892, of acuteindigestion. His family remains in the Community." From "The OneidaFamily: Genealogy of a 19th Century Perfectionist Commune," OneidaCommunity Historical Committee, 1985.

GML: "Rev. S. R. Leonard lived in Poultney, VT. and W. Kenwood, NY."

Fanny Maria WHITE⁵⁵¹ (daughter of Alfred WHITE and Tabitha TISDALE) was born on 3 Apr 1822 in Poultney, VT. She died on 22 Apr 1902 in West Kenwood, NY. Rev. Stephen Rose LEONARD and Fanny Maria WHITE had the following children:

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Charlotte Miller LEONARD.