Francis Leonard (1747 - 1838)

Born 23 Jul 1747 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Simonds) Leonard — married 18 Nov 1775 in Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1838 at age 91 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

“He resided in Warwick from which place he enlisted, and his name occurs on the “Muster Roll of Capt. Eldad Wright's Company of Minute Men that marched from Northfield and Warwick to Cambridge April ye 20th, 1775, in Col. Samuel Williams' regiment."' - per Manning Leonard's book cited below.

Sources

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p99.

• "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45H-BVN : accessed 11 April 2015), Moses Lenard in entry for Francis Lenard, 23 Jul 1747; citing Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, Roll 1 P23 R8; FHL microfilm 859,332.

• "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7Y-5H3 : accessed 28 May 2015), Francis Leonard and Abigail Simonds, 18 Nov 1775; citing reference 69; FHL microfilm 1,888,692.

• Find A Grave: Burial: Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA , Created by: Ryan-O, Record added: Aug 21, 2007, Find A Grave Memorial# 21068613