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Jesse Wallace Leonard 1873–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1873

Birth Location: Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1926

Death Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Father: George Leonard

Mother: Mary Smart

Spouse(s): Stella Leonard

Children(s): Clayton Sr, Earl Leonard, William Leonard, Mary Leonard, Edgar Leonard, Clarence Leonard, Ralph Sr., Fannie Atkins

Jesse Wallace Leonard was born in 1873 in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA, the child of George Henry Leonard And Mary Matilda Smart. Jesse Wallace Leonard married Stella M Leonard, and had children including Clarence Frederick Leonard, Clayton Hamilton Leonard Sr, Earl I Leonard, Edgar Homer Leonard, Fannie Atkins, Mary A Leonard, Ralph Leonard Sr, William Henry Leonard. Jesse Wallace Leonard passed away in 1926 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Wallace Leonard was born in 1873 in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA, the child of George Henry Leonard And Mary Matilda Smart.
  • Jesse Wallace Leonard married Stella M Leonard, and had children including Clarence Frederick Leonard, Clayton Hamilton Leonard Sr, Earl I Leonard, Edgar Homer Leonard, Fannie Atkins, Mary A Leonard, Ralph Leonard Sr, William Henry Leonard.
  • Jesse Wallace Leonard passed away in 1926 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Leonard
1844–1927
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Smart
1847–1943
Birth Location: Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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Spouses(s)

Stella Leonard
1876–1938
Birth Location: Argyle, Washington, New York, U.S.A.
SL

Children(s)

Clayton Sr
1911–1966
Birth Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
CS
Earl Leonard
1915–1916
Birth Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
EL
William Leonard
1896–1897
Birth Location: Pownal, Vermont, USA
WL
Mary Leonard
1908–1961
Birth Location: New York
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Edgar Leonard
1906–1987
Birth Location: Bennington, Bennington Co., VT
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Clarence Leonard
1903–1990
Birth Location: Bennington, Bennington Co., VT
CL
Ralph Sr.
1901–1981
Birth Location: Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer Co., NY
RS
Fannie Atkins
1898–1953
Birth Location: Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA
FA

Jesse Leonard's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Leonard
1873–1926
Birth Place: Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Parents
George Henry Leonard
1844–1927
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Matilda) Smart
1847–1943
Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
Grandparents
Ahira (Hiram) Leonard
1802–1877
Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Zilpha Potter
1810–1871
Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Warren Smart
1796–1877
Massachusetts
Lydia Searles
1811–1884
Pownal
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Leonard
1778–1861
Mary ‡
1777–1859
Phebe Pitcher
1764–1834
Solomon Searles
1779–1860
Mary Fay
1776–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Leonard
1751–1831
Mary Richmond
1756–1837
Timothy Ingraham
1754–1839
Priscilla Richmond
1759–1848

Jesse Leonard's Descendants

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Jesse (Wallace) Leonard (27 Aug 1873–15 Apr 1926) m. Stella (M.) Leonard (14 July 1876–23 June 1938)
  1. 1. Clayton (Hamilton Leonard) Sr 1911–1966 m. Marie (Ella) Fonda 1917–1990
    1. 1. Kathleen (Marie) Conniff 1947–1995 m. Gordon (Arnold Parsons) Sr. 1938–2016
    2. 2. Marguerite ((Margo) Florence) Leonard 1946–1992 m. Daniel (Stephen Birch) Sr 1937–2013
    3. 3. Walter (Marvin) Leonard 1951–1999
    4. 4. Linda (Lee) Leonard 1949–1996
    5. 5. Ronald (Francis) Leonard 1946–1991
    6. 6. Clayton (Hamilton Leonard) jr 1934–1976
  2. 2. Earl (I) Leonard 1915–1916
  3. 3. William (Henry) Leonard 1896–1897
  4. 4. Mary (A.) Leonard 1908–1961
  5. 5. Edgar (Homer) Leonard 1906–1987
  6. 6. Clarence (Frederick) Leonard 1903–1990 m. Florence (Jessie) Seymour 1925–1976
    1. 1. Edward (Frederick) Leonard 1951–1971
  7. 7. Ralph (Leonard) Sr. 1901–1981
  8. 8. Fannie Atkins 1898–1953 m. Rollin (Eugene Beck 1st) husband 1891–1926 m. Roy (C. Atkins 2nd) husband 1876–1955
    1. 1. Julia (May (baby)) Beck 1918–1918
    2. 2. John (M) Beck 1918–
    3. 3. Laura (May) Atkins 1929–1971
    4. 4. Theresa (Agnes) Atkins 1931–2001

Jesse Leonard's Timeline

2 Records

1873
27 Aug 1873
Birth of Jesse Wallace Leonard in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA
1926
15 Apr 1926
Age 53
Death of Jesse Wallace Leonard in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
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