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Benjamin W Leonard 1845–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1845

Birth Location: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 Feb 1925

Death Location: Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Leonard

Mother: Rebecca (Leonard)

Spouse(s): Anna (Leonard)

Children(s): Kate (Sellers), Dora (Milligan), Carrie (Anderson), Rowena (Pigott), Queenie (Lewis), Napoleon Leonard, Wade Leonard

In 1845, Benjamin W Leonard entered the world in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Leonard And Rebecca Pinner Leonard. Benjamin W Leonard married Anna Agnella Or Aquilla Annie Gore Leonard, and had children including Carrie Leonard Anderson, Dora Cornelia Leonard Milligan, Kate Leonard Sellers, Napoleon Bonaparte Leonard, Queenie Maria Leonard Lewis, Rowena Leonard Pigott, Wade Hampton Leonard. Benjamin W Leonard passed away in 1925 in Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Benjamin W Leonard entered the world in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Leonard And Rebecca Pinner Leonard.
  • Benjamin W Leonard married Anna Agnella Or Aquilla Annie Gore Leonard, and had children including Carrie Leonard Anderson, Dora Cornelia Leonard Milligan, Kate Leonard Sellers, Napoleon Bonaparte Leonard, Queenie Maria Leonard Lewis, Rowena Leonard Pigott, Wade Hampton Leonard.
  • Benjamin W Leonard passed away in 1925 in Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Benjamin Leonard's Ancestors

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Benjamin Leonard
1845–1925
Birth Place: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Leonard
1807–1880
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Pinner) (Leonard)
1819–1880
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George Leonard
1781–1830
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Anne (UMN) (Leonard)
1781–1850
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Arthur Pinner
1756–1821
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Ann Frost) (Pinner)
1796–
Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
(Major) Jr
1742–1810
Hannah (Leonard)
1739–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Leonard's Descendants

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Benjamin (W) Leonard (5 Aug 1845–13 Feb 1925) m. Anna (Agnella (or Aquilla) "Annie" Gore) (Leonard) (16 Aug 1849–7 Mar 1914)
  1. 1. Kate (Leonard) (Sellers) 1885–1951
  2. 2. Dora (Cornelia Leonard) (Milligan) 1879–1967
  3. 3. Carrie (Leonard) (Anderson) 1888–1977
  4. 4. Rowena (Leonard) (Pigott) 1872–1912
  5. 5. Queenie (Maria Leonard) (Lewis) 1876–1957
  6. 6. Napoleon (Bonaparte) Leonard –1959
  7. 7. Wade (Hampton) Leonard 1881–1953

Benjamin Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1845
5 Aug 1845
Birth of Benjamin W Leonard in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
1925
12 Feb 1925
Age 80
Death of Benjamin W Leonard in Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
1925
13 Feb 1925
Age 80
Burial of Benjamin W Leonard in Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1845
    Event Place: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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