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Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire 1724–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1724

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1798

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Joshua CT

Mother: Hannah Devotion

Spouse(s): Abiah Kent, Abiah Kent

Children(s): Capt War)

The story of Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire began in 1724 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire married Abiah Kent, and had children including Capt John Wheeler Leavitt Rev War. Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire passed away in 1798 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire began in 1724 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire married Abiah Kent, and had children including Capt John Wheeler Leavitt Rev War.
  • Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire passed away in 1798 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua CT
1687–1732
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Devotion
1693–1726
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abiah Kent
1727–1782
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AK
Abiah Kent
1727–1782
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AK

Children(s)

Capt War)
1755–1818
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
CW

Capt. Esquire's Ancestors

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Capt. Esquire
1724–1798
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joshua Leavitt (Devotion) I of Hingham, MA, and Suffield, CT
1687–1732
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Devotion
1693–1726
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Josiah (Leavitt (Johnson) I of Hingham,) MA
1653–1708
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Leavitt
1622–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Esquire's Descendants

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Capt. (John Leavitt (minuteman)) Esquire (16 Jul 1724–5 Apr 1798) m. Abiah Kent (10 Aug 1727–12 Jun 1782) m. Abiah Kent (10 Aug 1727–12 Jun 1782)
  1. 1. Capt (John Wheeler Leavitt (Rev.) War) 1755–1818 m. Silence Fitch 1757–1828
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Leavitt 1789–1866 m. Robert (Erwin) * 1782–1843
      1. 1. Humphrey (Leavitt) Erwin 1831–1918 m. Emily (Carolina "Callie" McCollum) * 1831–1908
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Erwin 1861–1949 m. Beard (Lafayette "BL") ARLEDGE 1856–1924

Capt. Esquire's Timeline

3 Records

1724
16 Jul 1724
Birth of Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1745
20 Jun 1745
Age 21
Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire was married in Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham, Massachusetts
1798
5 Apr 1798
Age 74
Death of Capt. John Leavitt (minuteman) Esquire in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1724
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1745
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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