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Jacob Leavitt 1740–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Oct 1740

Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 07 Jan 1826

Death Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Father: John Leavitt

Mother: Ruth Lincoln

Spouse(s): Leah Fearing

Children(s): Seth Leavitt, Ezra Leavitt, Benjamin Leavitt, Elijah Leavitt, Sarah Leavitt, Joanna Leavitt, John Leavitt, Leah Leavitt, Lydia Leavitt

Jacob Leavitt was born in 1740 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, the child of John Leavitt And Ruth Lincoln. Jacob Leavitt married Leah Fearing, and had children including Benjamin Leavitt, Elijah Leavitt, Ezra Leavitt, Joanna Leavitt, John Leavitt, Leah Leavitt, Lydia Leavitt, Sarah Leavitt, Seth Leavitt. Jacob Leavitt passed away in 1826 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Jacob Leavitt was born in 1740 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, the child of John Leavitt And Ruth Lincoln.
  • Jacob Leavitt married Leah Fearing, and had children including Benjamin Leavitt, Elijah Leavitt, Ezra Leavitt, Joanna Leavitt, John Leavitt, Leah Leavitt, Lydia Leavitt, Sarah Leavitt, Seth Leavitt.
  • Jacob Leavitt passed away in 1826 in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leavitt
1711–1797
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Ruth Lincoln
1719–1795
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Spouses(s)

Leah Fearing
1744–1828
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Seth Leavitt
1779–
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Ezra Leavitt
1776–1853
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Benjamin Leavitt
1766–
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Elijah Leavitt
1768–1813
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Leavitt
1787–1859
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Joanna Leavitt
1782–1865
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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John Leavitt
1771–1838
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Leah Leavitt
1774–1851
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Lydia Leavitt
1784–
Birth Location: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Jacob Leavitt's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Leavitt
1740–1826
Birth Place: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
John Leavitt
1711–1797
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Ruth Lincoln
1719–1795
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Grandparents
John Leavitt
1678–1749
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Joanna Bisbee
1686–1720
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Jacob Lincoln
1681–1729
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Ruth Merritt
–1721
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Bisbee
1654–1716
Mary Jacob
1656–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jacob
1630–1693
Margery Eames
1630–1659

Jacob Leavitt's Descendants

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Jacob Leavitt (06 Oct 1740–07 Jan 1826) m. Leah Fearing (19 Jul 1744–14 Oct 1828)
  1. 1. Seth Leavitt 1779–
  2. 2. Ezra Leavitt 1776–1853 m. Polly Loring 1786–1847
    1. 1. Ezra Leavitt 1818–1850
    2. 2. Polly Leavitt 1810–1888 m. Isaiah Hersey 1803–1868
      1. 1. Reuben Hersey 1837– m. Lydia (Ophelis) Lincoln 1843–
        1. 1. Reuben (Leavitt) Hersey 1885–
        2. 2. Grace (Lincoln) Hersey 1881–
    3. 3. Abner (Loring) Leavitt 1815–1887 m. Eliza (D.) Horne 1824–1849
      1. 1. William (Horne) Leavitt 1844– m. Margaret (Fearing) Burr 1854– m. Melinda (Howe) King 1846–1883
        1. 1. Olive (Fearing) Leavitt 1888–
        2. 2. Harry (Willard) Leavitt 1879–
        3. 3. Lizzie (Henry) Leavitt 1877–
      2. 2. Abner Leavitt 1843– m. Eleanor (Willard) Eldredge 1849–
  3. 3. Benjamin Leavitt 1766– m. Abigail Hersey 1770–
  4. 4. Elijah Leavitt 1768–1813 m. Hannah Cushing 1766–1820 m. Hannah Cushing 1766–1820
    1. 1. Elijah Leavitt 1803–1876
    2. 2. Jacob Leavitt 1800–1879
    3. 3. Elizabeth Leavitt 1796–1867
    4. 4. Hannah Leavitt 1797–1878 m. Charles Howard 1791–1860
      1. 1. Charles Howard 1821–1825
      2. 2. Adeline Howard 1838–1874
      3. 3. Helen Howard 1831–
      4. 4. Charles Howard 1825–
      5. 5. William Howard 1835– m. Sarah (H. H.) Gardner 1836– m. Ellen Leavitt 1840–1864
        1. 1. George (Woodbury) Howard 1885–
        2. 2. Adeline Howard 1874–
        3. 3. Sarah (Gardner) Howard 1872–
        4. 4. William (Leavitt) Howard 1875–
        5. 5. Adeline Howard 1878–
      6. 6. Harriet Howard 1829– m. Robert Burr 1829–
      7. 7. Hannah (Cushing) Howard 1823– m. Charles (L.) Tilden 1803–
        1. 1. Charles (H.) Tilden 1855–1857
      8. 8. Elijah (Leavitt) Howard 1833– m. Anne (B.) Jenkins 1848–
        1. 1. Anne (Beatrice) Howard 1869–
        2. 2. Charles (Tilden) Howard 1869–
        3. 3. Helen Howard 1869–
  5. 5. Sarah Leavitt 1787–1859 m. Adna Cushing 1785–
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Cushing 1813–
    2. 2. Isaac (Chauncey) Cushing 1821–1876
    3. 3. Adna Cushing 1818–1880
    4. 4. Sarah Cushing 1810–
    5. 5. Leah Cushing 1815– m. Cobb 1795–
    6. 6. Abby Cushing 1810– m. Brown 1800–
  6. 6. Joanna Leavitt 1782–1865 m. Matthew Burr 1773–1847
    1. 1. Jacob Burr 1822–
    2. 2. Samuel Burr 1819–
    3. 3. Meriel Burr 1813–1813
    4. 4. Matthew (Hawke) Burr 1815– m. Susan (S.) Trowbridge 1814–
    5. 5. Seth (Leavitt) Burr 1817– m. Margaret Groce 1829–
      1. 1. Ermina Burr 1858–
      2. 2. Margaret (Fearing) Burr 1854– m. William (Horne) Leavitt 1844–
  7. 7. John Leavitt 1771–1838 m. Sally Cushing 1776–1845
    1. 1. Mary Leavitt 1809–
    2. 2. Thomas Leavitt 1801–1846
    3. 3. John Leavitt 1799–1877 m. Evalina Jones 1805–1879
      1. 1. John Leavitt 1841–
      2. 2. Mary Leavitt 1838– m. William (Stowell) Whiton 1834–
        1. 1. Lizzie (Thomas) Whiton 1858–1861
      3. 3. Thomas (Jones) Leavitt 1829– m. Mary (Vinal) Stodder 1833–
        1. 1. Lilla (M.) Leavitt 1864–1882
        2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Leavitt 1857– m. Julia (Elizabeth) Cushing 1855–
      4. 4. Sarah Leavitt 1831–1888 m. Daniel Wildes 1811–
      5. 5. Evalina Leavitt 1835– m. Nathan Kinney 1815–
    4. 4. Sally (Cushing) Leavitt 1805–1873 m. Pyam Loring 1802–1873
      1. 1. Isaac Loring 1831–1886
      2. 2. Lucy (F.) Loring 1827–1886
      3. 3. Lydia (Leavitt) Loring 1825–
  8. 8. Leah Leavitt 1774–1851 m. David (Jones) Nichols 1770–
    1. 1. Naaman Nichols 1811–1812
    2. 2. Ruth Nichols 1809–1836
    3. 3. Deborah (Leavitt) Nichols 1796– m. Wormwood 1776– m. Anthony Enos 1799–1850
      1. 1. Ruth (L.) Enos 1825– m. Charles (Henry) Stodder 1825–
      2. 2. Frances (Augusta) Enos 1831–1881 m. Charles Souther 1824–
        1. 1. Clara (A.) Souther 1855–1855
        2. 2. Charles (W.) Souther 1859–
        3. 3. Deborah (Frances) Souther 1864–1865
        4. 4. Jacob (Jones) Souther 1861–1876
        5. 5. Freddie (S.) Souther 1865–1865
        6. 6. Alice (Gertrude) Souther 1867–
        7. 7. Charles (E.) Souther 1873–1876
        8. 8. George (Winslow) Souther 1860–1860
        9. 9. Wilson (Bradford) Souther 1857–1857
        10. 10. Joseph (Henry) Souther 1853–1888
        11. 11. Edwin (F.) Souther 1852– m. Susan Tapp 1852–
    4. 4. Martha (Bailey) Nichols 1804–1885 m. Peter Sprague 1801–1868
      1. 1. Martha (Lincoln) Sprague 1831–1842
      2. 2. Starkes Sprague 1828–1829
      3. 3. Peter (Nichols) Sprague 1826– m. Sarah (Lincoln) Corthell 1829–
        1. 1. Martha (Lincoln) Sprague 1849– m. William Clegg 1829–
    5. 5. Alfred Nichols 1807–1868
    6. 6. Jacob (Leavitt) Nichols 1798–1866 m. Jane Thaxter 1802–1858
    7. 7. Lincoln Nichols 1801–1832
    8. 8. David (Fearing) Nichols 1794–
      1. 1. Martha (B.) Nichols 1821–1883 m. Fielder Botting 1812–
        1. 1. Janette (May) Botting 1871–
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Botting 1845–1845
        3. 3. Minnie (Etta) Botting 1867–
        4. 4. William (Henry) Botting 1860–
        5. 5. Lucinda (A.) Botting 1848– m. John (M.) Ballou 1828–
        6. 6. Fielder Botting 1843– m. Mary (E.) Pratt 1850–
        7. 7. Georgia (Anna) Botting 1858– m. Fred (H.) Ryder 1838–
        8. 8. Maria (Josephine) Botting 1855– m. Edward (Alonzo) French 1848–
        9. 9. Harriet (M.) Botting 1852– m. Unknown 1832– m. Unknown 1832–
        10. 10. Martha (Bailey) Botting 1846– m. David (William) Tinsley 1848–
  9. 9. Lydia Leavitt 1784– m. Edward Battles 1764–

Jacob Leavitt's Timeline

2 Records

1740
06 Oct 1740
Birth of Jacob Leavitt in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
1826
07 Jan 1826
Age 86
Death of Jacob Leavitt in HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1740
    Event Place: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1826
    Event Place: HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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