Lois (Leonard) Kingsbury (bef. 1752 - 1843)

Born before 23 Jun 1752 in Douglas, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Kingsbury — married 18 Apr 1768 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1843 after age 91 in Oneida County, New York, USA

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Biography

Lois was born in 1752. She was the daughter of John Leonard and Naomi Curtis.

She married Elijah Kingsbury in 1768.

She passed away in 1843.^[1]

See notes under her husband

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

• From John Maltby:

Lois Leonard, baptized on 23 June 1752 in Douglas, MA,^[2] married Elijah Kingsbury, son of Theodore and Mary (Town) Kingsbury, of Oxford,^[3] Worcester Co., MA, in 1768.^[4] He was born on 31 May 1747 in Oxford, MA.^[5] He was living in Oxford, MA, in the 1790 federal census,^[6] but no probate records were found for Elijah Kingsbury in Worcester County.

Elijah Kingsbury and Lois Leonard had children, including:

• Leonard Kingsbury, born on 4 May 1769 in Oxford, MA, baptized on 6 Oct. 1771 in Oxford.

• Elias Kingsbury, born on 30 Sept. 1770 in Oxford, probably married Lavinia Phillips, of Gloucester, in 1791.

• Israel Kingsbury, born on 29 July 1772 in Oxford.

• Elijah Kingsbury Jr., born on 6 Aug. 1775 in Oxford.

• John Kingsbury, born on 21 May 1777 in Oxford.

• Amy Kingsbury, baptized on 10 Sept. 1780 in Oxford.

• Jesseniah Kingsbury, a son, baptized on 29 June 1783 in Oxford.

• Lucinda Kingsbury, baptized on 20 Sept. 1792 in Oxford.

Residence 1800 - Oneida Co, NY

US Census, 1800 in Oneida County, New York^[7]

Elizah Kingsbury household

1 - male to 10, (Solomon)

1 - male 10-16, (Ebenezer)

1 - male 16-26, (Jerry)

1 - male 45 and over (head - Elijah Kingsbury Sr.)

1 - female to 10, (Lucina)

1 - female 10-16, (Lois)

1 - female 45 and over (wife - Lois Kingsbury)

Note - The male 16-26 could also fit older sons Jesse or John, but they are likely living elsewhere.

Residence 1810 - Oneida Co, NY

US Census, 1810 in Oneida County, New York^[8]

E Kingsbury household

1 - male 10-15, (Solomon)

1 - male 45 and over (head - Elijah Kingsbury Sr.)

1 - female under 10 (unknown)

1 - female 10-15 (Amy)

1 - female 16-25 (Lucina)

1 - female 45 and over (wife - Lois Kingsbury)

Residence 1840 - Steuben, Oneida Co, NY

US Census, 1840 in Steuben, Oneida County, New York^[9]

Uriah Fitch household

1 - male 10-15, (Aaron)

1 - male 15-20, (unknown)

1 - male 50-60, (head Uriah)

2 - female 5-10, (Maria, Polly)

2 - female 10-15, (unknown, unknown)

1 - female 40-50, (wife Lucina)

1 - female 80-90, (Lois Kingsbury)

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12798494. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12798494/lois-kingsbury: accessed 07 December 2022), memorial page for Lois Leonard Kingsbury (2 Jun 1752–27 Dec 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12798494, citing North Steuben Cemetery, Steuben, Oneida County, New York, USA; Maintained by BAL (contributor 46808572).
2. ↑ Douglas VRs, p. 43.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1905, [hereinafter Oxford VRs], p. 191, marriage of Theodore Kingsbury and Mary Town on 31 Jan. 1731/32 in Oxford, MA.
4. ↑ Douglas VRs, p. 124, under “Lennard,” marriage intentions recorded 2 May 1768 in Douglas, MA; Oxford VRs, p. 197, marriage intentions recorded 18 Apr. 1768 in Oxford, MA.
5. ↑ Oxford VRs, p. 62.
6. ↑ Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 230, Oxford Town, Worcester County, the Elijah Kingsbury household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 4 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Y-ZYG : accessed 28 January 2021), Elizah Kingsbry, Leyden, Oneida, New York, United States; citing p. 241, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 193,711.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-5DS : accessed 23 January 2021), E Kingsbury, Oneida, New York, United States; citing p. 406, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 181,387.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYN-CBV : 19 December 2020), Uriah Fitch, Steuben, Oneida, New York, United States; citing p. 286, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - John Leonard - # 814

• "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHY1-3V7 : accessed 17 May 2015), Elijah Kingsbury and Lois Leonard, 18 Apr 1768; citing reference 267; FHL microfilm 754,010.

• Birth In Douglas, MA, found at Douglas VRs, p. 43

See also:

• Kingsbury, Frederick John, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill, Mass., Hartford Press: Hartford, Conn, 1905, page 552-553, direct link here, another link here, another link here, another link here.

• Kingsbury, Arthur Murray, Kingsbury Genealogy: the Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Kingsbury of Dedham, Massachusetts, Together With the Descendants In Several Lines of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich, Massachusetts, And Our Canadian Cousins., Burgess-Beckwith, Inc.: Minneapolis, 1962. Direct link here. She is married to individual #97 linked here.

Acknowledgments

• Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.