Sixth Generation

1311. Lois LEONARD was born on 20 Jun 1795 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA.⁸³⁶ She died on 20 Jul 1869 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA.⁸⁵³ She was buried in 1869 Central Cemetery, Pine Ave., Grave #7-8, Middleboro, MA. Alternative birth date: 26 June 1795 (on gravestone).

Lois LEONARD and Rev. Lewis Elder LEONARD were married on 7 May 1849 in New Bedford, MA. Rev. Lewis Elder LEONARD (son of Samuel LEONARD and Deborah MITCHELL) was born on 4 Oct 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. He was born on 4 Oct 1785 in Bridgewater, MA. He died on 26 Nov 1856 in Cazenovia, NY.⁸⁵⁴ He was descended from Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater. He lived in NewBedford, MA, and Cazenovia, NY. He held a Doctor of Divinity degree. Hewas living in Cazenovia at the time of the 1850 Census. He was a Baptistminister. Living in the household were Lewis, age 65, Lois, age 55,Betsy Leonard, age 80 (b. 1770), and Edwin M. Who was Betsy? There wereno Betsy's in Lewis' line nor in Lois' line. The likely Betsy inBetsy's line was Betsy Bryant, born March 24, 1770, abandoned wife of theNathaniel who took off for Canada. This is verified by the report ofBetsey Leonard's death in the Middleboro Gazette of 3/13/1858:2.

Lewis and Betsey Leonard were living in the household of Henry Weed, 43,a hatter from CT. Their daughter, Elizabeth, had married Weed. TheWeeds had two children, Susan E., 13, and Lewis L., 7. Lewis and BetseyLeonard's son, Edwin M, 28, a machinist, was also living with theextended family. By the 1860 Census, the Weeds and their children wereliving alone.

Check: Show Lewis Leonard as marrying both Lois Leonard and BetsyLeonard...two different Lewises? This appears to be correct: he marriedLois after Betsy died. He apparently went back to New Bedford to marryLois, and his mother-in-law from his earlier marriage to Betsy (?)continued to live with them. Betsy and Lois were from very differentbranches of the Leonard family -- one has to go back to the originalJames to find a common ancestor.