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John Leavitt 1608–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 20 November 1691

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sheriff II

Mother: Margaret Leavett

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilman

Children(s): Israel Leavitt, Moses Leavitt, Josiah Leavitt, Abigail Leavitt, Sarah Howe, Mary Bates

The story of John Leavitt began in 1608 in Dorset, England. John Leavitt married Sarah Gilman, and had children including Abigail Leavitt, Israel Leavitt, Josiah Leavitt, Mary Bates, Moses Leavitt, Sarah Clapp Howe. John Leavitt passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Leavitt began in 1608 in Dorset, England.
  • John Leavitt married Sarah Gilman, and had children including Abigail Leavitt, Israel Leavitt, Josiah Leavitt, Mary Bates, Moses Leavitt, Sarah Clapp Howe.
  • John Leavitt passed away in 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sheriff II
1580–1646
Birth Location: Beverly, York, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Leavett
1583–1691
Birth Location: Beverly, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Gilman
1622–1700
Birth Location: Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Israel Leavitt
1648–1696
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Moses Leavitt
1650–1731
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Josiah Leavitt
1653–1708
Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Abigail Leavitt
1667–1748
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sarah Howe
1659–1726
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary Bates
1661–1706
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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John Leavitt's Ancestors

Self
John Leavitt
1608–1691
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
Sheriff Percival Leavett II
1580–1646
Beverly, York, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Anne Linkley) Leavett
1583–1691
Beverly, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leavitt's Descendants

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John Leavitt (1608–20 November 1691) m. Sarah Gilman (19 January 1622–26 May 1700)
  1. 1. Israel Leavitt 1648–1696
  2. 2. Moses Leavitt 1650–1731 m. Dorothy Dudley 1662–1730
    1. 1. Timothy Leavitt –1756
    2. 2. Dudley Leavitt –1776
    3. 3. Stephen Leavitt –1755
    4. 4. Joseph Leavitt 1699–1792 m. Mary Wadleigh 1702–1767
      1. 1. Joshua Leavitt 1735–1818
      2. 2. Joseph Leavitt 1731–1818
      3. 3. Nathaniel Leavitt 1727–1824 m. Lydia Sanborn 1736–1827
        1. 1. Moses Leavitt 1759–1827
        2. 2. Jeremiah Leavitt 1760–1817 m. Sarah Shannon 1765–1839
        3. 3. John Leavitt 1769–1854
        4. 4. Nathaniel (Leavitt) Jr 1764–1856
      4. 4. Jonathan Leavitt 1730–1824
      5. 5. Moses Leavitt 1736–1803
      6. 6. Weare Leavitt 1742–1829
      7. 7. Dudley Leavitt 1738–1765
      8. 8. Mary Leavitt 1739–1759
      9. 9. Wadleigh Leavitt 1742–1765
    5. 5. Sarah Leavitt 1698–1781 m. Stephen (Lyford) I 1687–1774
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wiggin 1735–1818
      2. 2. Samuel Lyford 1727–
      3. 3. Moses Lyford 1725–1799 m. Mehitable Smith 1732–1803
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lyford 1768–1819
        2. 2. Francis Lyford 1766–1847
        3. 3. Oliver (Smith) Lyford 1753–1788 m. Elizabeth Johnson 1761–
        4. 4. Nathaniel (Lad) Lyford 1762–1850
        5. 5. Sarah Lyford 1764–
        6. 6. Dudley Lyford 1749–1778
        7. 7. Mehitable Lyford 1755–
        8. 8. Jonathan Lyford 1758–1820
      4. 4. Theophilus Lyford 1731–
      5. 5. Stephen Lyford 1723–1805
      6. 6. Francis Lyford 1729–1796
      7. 7. Biley Lyford 1716–1792
    6. 6. John Leavitt –1768
  3. 3. Josiah Leavitt 1653–1708 m. Margaret Johnson 1659–1739
    1. 1. Joshua Leavitt 1687–1732 m. Hannah Devotion 1689–1726
      1. 1. Jonathan Leavitt 1731–1802
      2. 2. Hannah Leavitt 1714–1732
      3. 3. John Leavitt 1724–1798 m. Abiah Kent 1727–1782
        1. 1. Amelia Leavitt 1757–1809 m. Isaac (Bissell) Sr 1749–1822
        2. 2. Joshua Leavitt 1746–1752
        3. 3. Dorothy Leavitt 1767–
        4. 4. John (Wheeler) Leavitt 1755–1818
        5. 5. Hannah Leavitt 1762–1829
        6. 6. Jemima Leavitt 1765–1818
        7. 7. Charlotte Leavitt 1769–1868
        8. 8. Abiah Leavitt 1760–1815
        9. 9. Freegrace Leavitt 1764–1843
        10. 10. Joshua Leavitt 1752–1809
        11. 11. John (W) Leavitt 1748–1752
        12. 12. Thaddeus Leavitt 1750–1813
        13. 13. William Leavitt 1746–
      4. 4. Jemima Grant 1721–1790
      5. 5. Joshua Leavitt 1716–1732
    2. 2. Hezekiah Leavitt 1697–1768
    3. 3. David (Leavit) Sr 1690–1754
    4. 4. Joseph Leavitt 1681–1719
  4. 4. Abigail Leavitt 1667–1748 m. Isaac Johnson 1668–1738
    1. 1. David Johnson 1692–1773
    2. 2. Mary Hooper 1716–1757
    3. 3. Sarah Pratt 1702–1778
    4. 4. John Johnson 1705–1770
    5. 5. Benjamin Johnson 1711–1768
    6. 6. Solomon Johnson 1697–1771
    7. 7. Hannah Johnson 1695–1780 m. Joseph Washburn 1687–1759
      1. 1. Sarah Carley 1729–1817
      2. 2. Elijah Washburn 1714–1773
      3. 3. Ebenezer Washburn 1734–1795
      4. 4. Seth Washburn 1724–1794
      5. 5. Hannah Washburn 1740–
      6. 6. Abigail Washburn 1727–1812
      7. 7. Mary Washburn 1725–1782 m. Timothy Clough 1720–1816
        1. 1. Ithamer Clough 1750–1843
        2. 2. Jonathan Clough 1748–1836 m. Susanne (\ Susan) Orcut 1750–
      8. 8. Joseph Washburn 1718–1750
    8. 8. Daniel Johnson 1700–1785
    9. 9. James Johnson 1698–1777
  5. 5. Sarah (Clapp) Howe 1659–1726
  6. 6. Mary Bates 1661–1706

John Leavitt's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of John Leavitt in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1691
20 November 1691
Age 83
Death of John Leavitt in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1691
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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