John Leavitt (1781 - 1848)

Born 1781 in Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Howland) Leavitt — married 18 Oct 1804 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Abigail (Soule) Leavitt — married before 28 Apr 1825 in Oxford County, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1848 at about age 67 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

John Leavitt was born in 1781, probably in Rhode Island, the son of Joseph Leavitt and Lydia (Howland) Leavitt.^[1]

Marriages

1. John Leavitt of Rochester, Massachusetts, married Lydia Howland of Pembroke, Massachusetts at Pembroke on 18 Oct 1804.^[2]
2. John Leavitt married Abigail Soule, who was a cousin to his mother.^[3] On 17 Apr 1824, John Leavitt of Livermore, Maine, and Abigail Saul of Turner, Maine, published at Turner their intention to marry.^[4] Their first child was born at Livemore on 28 Apr 1825.^[5]

Residences

John Leavitt was a resident of Rochester, Massachusetts, when he married Abigail Howland in October 1804.^[2] Their first child was recorded at Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusett) in November 1805.^[5] He remained at Livermore until his death.

Children

John Leavitt had the following children, all born at Livermore, Maine (in Massachusetts until 1820), as shown in the vital records of Livermore.^[5] The first eight were with his first wife, Lydia (Howland) Leavitt, the last three with his second wife, Abigail (Soule) Leavitt. The names of the spouses and subsequent residences is from the 1928 history of Livermore.^[3]

1. Stephen Leavitt, born on 5 Nov 1805, married Sally Ellis of Hartford, Maine
2. Peddy Leavitt, born on 1 Feb 1808, married Amos Braly
3. John Leavitt, born on 7 Jul 1810, married Jeannette Hutchinson
4. Ethan Leavitt, born on 24 Aug 1812, married Mary Hutchinson, the sister of his brother John's wife
5. Calvin Leavitt, born on 24 Sep 1815, married Sarah Whitman
6. Leonard H. Leavitt, born on 4 May 1818, died in 1888 at Weld, Maine, aged 69
7. Franklin Leavitt, born on 5 Sep 1820, married Matilda Turner
8. Lydia Howland Leavitt, born on 26 Jan 1823, died in 1859, aged 36, married Howard W. Damon
9. Dana Leavitt, born on 28 Apr 1825
10. Horatio White Leavitt, born on 31 Apr 1827, died at Livermore on 3 Aug 1829
11. Charles Otis Leavitt, born on 26 Mar 1831

Death

John Leavitt died on 12 Jan 1848, and he is buried at the Leavitt Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, where his gravestone gives his age at his death as 66.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 160 for the year of his birth; see the Residences section in his father's profile for Rhode Island
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, 1911), page 294
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 160
4. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch, John, Esqr Leavitt and Abigail Saul, 17 Apr 1824, page 31, image 22 of 271; citing Turner, Androscoggin, Maine, reference 31; FHL microfilm 12,255
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862", page 5; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 210 of 718
6. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Capt. John Leavitt (Find A Grave: Memorial #47502792)