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James Leonard 1700 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1700

Birth Location: Birdbrook, Essex, England

Death Date: Oct 1776

Death Location: Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Edward Leonard

Mother: Ann Barker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Alefounder

Children(s): Elisabeth Leonard

James Leonard was born in 1700 in Birdbrook, Essex, England, the child of Edward Leonard and Ann Barker. James Leonard married Elizabeth Alefounder, and had children including Elisabeth Leonard. James Leonard passed away in 1776 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Leonard was born in 1700 in Birdbrook, Essex, England, the child of Edward Leonard and Ann Barker.
  • James Leonard married Elizabeth Alefounder, and had children including Elisabeth Leonard.
  • James Leonard passed away in 1776 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England.

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James Leonard's Ancestors

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James Leonard
1700 – 1776
Birth Place: Birdbrook, Essex, England
Parents
Edward Leonard
1667 – 1702
Little Sampford, Essex, England
Ann Barker
1663 – 1702
Great Burstead, Essex, England
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James Leonard's Descendants

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James Leonard (Abt. 1700 – Oct 1776) m. Elizabeth Alefounder (5 Mar 1683 – 24 Sep 1758)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Leonard (20 MAR 1725 – 4 May 1791) m. Peter Chenery (01 Aug 1720 – Apr 1785)
    1. 1. Ann Chinery (17 Jun 1759 – aft 1851) m. John Hymus (1 Sep 1751 – 18 Sep 1833)
      1. 1. Catherine Hymas (1 Aug 1790 – 14 Dec 1863) m. William Watson (12 Aug 1788 – Oct 1871)
        1. 1. Ephraim (Thomas) Watson (1831 – October 1912) m. Jane Beeks (1836 – Apr 1868)

James Leonard's Timeline

2 Records

1700
Abt. 1700
Birth of James Leonard in Birdbrook, Essex, England
Birdbrook, Essex, England
1776
Oct 1776
Age 76
Death of James Leonard in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England
Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1700
    Event Place: Birdbrook, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1776
    Event Place: Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England

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