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Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth (1722 - 1790)

Jemima Ellsworth formerly Leavitt aka Grant
Born in Hingham, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1744 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 4 Jun 1784 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Connecticutmap
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Biography

Jemima Leavitt was a daughter of Joshua Leavitt & Hannah. Her birth date and location are not certain; possibly 9 July or November, 1721.

She was widowed of Capt David Ellsworth, then on 4 Jun 1784, at Windsor, Connecticut, married Ebenezer Grant.

Jemima (Leavitt/Ellsworth) Grant died 1 Feb 1790.

Jemimah Leavitt was born on November 10, 1722, in Hingham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joshua. [1]
Jemiah married David Ellsworth around 1744. They had four children in 12 years.

  1. David Ellsworth, born 1742
  2. Oliver Ellsworth, born 1745
  3. Martin Ellsworth, born 1750
  4. Jemiah (Ellsworth) Mather, born 1754

Jemiah's husband David Ellsworth died on 05 Mar 1782 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA[2]
She then married Capt. Ebenezer Grant on June 4, 1784.
She died on February 1, 1790, at the age of 67, and was buried in South Windsor, Connecticut.[3]

Jemiah's husband David, was a descendent of Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) Revolutionary War Veteran.[4]

The Grant Family: A genealogical History of the Decendents of Matthew Grant of windsor Ct 1601-1898; by Grant, Arthur Hastings 1865- Pub. 1898; p. 7:
[5]

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Name: Jemima Leavitt Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 10 Nov 1722 Birth Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Father Name: Joshua Leavitt
    . https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=4158870&indiv=try.
  2. Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut. Name: David Ellsworth Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1709 Death Date: 5 Mar 1782 Burial Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA Cemetery: Palisado Cemetery Rank: Captain.
    https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2900&h=414503&indiv=try.
  3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Jemima Grant Birth Date: 9 Jul 1721 Birth Place: Connecticut, United States of America Death Date: 1 Feb 1790 Cemetery: Edwards Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Joshua Leavitt Mother: Hannah Leavitt Spouse: Ebenezer Grant Children: Oliver Ellsworth Martin Ellsworth
    . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20728891/jemima-grant.
  4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Volume: 114. Name: David Ellsworth Birth Date: 17 Jul 1704 Death Date: 5 Mar 1782 SAR Membership: 22642 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 2 Dec 1910 Father: Jonathan Ellsworth Mother: Sarah Grant Spouse: Jemimah Leavitt Children: Oliver Ellsworth.
    https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=251996&indiv=try.
  5. https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/7/mode/1up




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Leavitt-946 and Leavitt-763 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles are for the same Jemimah Leavitt, and need to be merged.
posted by Joe Kenworthy

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