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Leonard Woolsey Bacon 1830–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 January, 1830

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 May, 1907

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Leonard Bacon

Mother: Lucy Johnson

Spouse(s): Susan Bacon, Letitia Jordan

Children(s): Benjamin Bacon, Katherine Bacon, Selden Bacon, Theodore Bacon, Mabel Bacon, Margaret Bacon, Susan Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Leonard Bacon, Susan Bacon, Elizabeth Bacon, David Bacon, Thomas Bacon, Alice Bacon, David Bacon

Leonard Woolsey Bacon was born in 1830 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Leonard Bacon And Lucy Johnson. In 1850, Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Leonard Woolsey Bacon married Letitia Wilson Jordan, Susan Bacon, and had children including Alice Bacon, Benjamin Wisner Bacon, David L Bacon, David Leonard Bacon, Elizabeth Rogers Bacon, Katherine Ellen Bacon, Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Mabel Genevra Bacon, Margaret Wardell Bacon, Nathaniel Terry Bacon, Selden Bacon, Susan Almira Bacon, Susan Johnson Bacon, Theodore Davenport Bacon, Thomas Bacon. Leonard Woolsey Bacon passed away in 1907 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leonard Woolsey Bacon was born in 1830 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Leonard Bacon And Lucy Johnson.
  • In 1850, Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Leonard Woolsey Bacon married Letitia Wilson Jordan, Susan Bacon, and had children including Alice Bacon, Benjamin Wisner Bacon, David L Bacon, David Leonard Bacon, Elizabeth Rogers Bacon, Katherine Ellen Bacon, Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Mabel Genevra Bacon, Margaret Wardell Bacon, Nathaniel Terry Bacon, Selden Bacon, Susan Almira Bacon, Susan Johnson Bacon, Theodore Davenport Bacon, Thomas Bacon.
  • Leonard Woolsey Bacon passed away in 1907 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Bacon
1802–1881
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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Lucy Johnson
1800–1844
Birth Location: Johnstown, Montgomery, New York, United States of America
LJ

Spouses(s)

Susan Bacon
1835–1887
Birth Location: New Haven
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Letitia Jordan
1853–1931
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Penn.
LJ

Children(s)

Benjamin Bacon
1860–1932
Birth Location: Litchfield, Connecticut
BB
Katherine Bacon
1876–1914
Birth Location: Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
KB
Selden Bacon
1861–1946
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
SB
Theodore Bacon
1863–1930
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
TB
Mabel Bacon
1874–1948
Birth Location: Geneve, Switzerland
MB
Margaret Bacon
1866–1952
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
MB
Susan Bacon
1869–1946
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
SB
Nathaniel Bacon
1858–1926
Birth Location: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
NB
Leonard Bacon
1865–1939
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Susan Bacon
1871–1874
Birth Location: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
SB
Elizabeth Bacon
1881–1965
Birth Location: New Haven, Connecticut
EB
David Bacon
1895–1982
Birth Location: Norwich, Connecticut
DB
Thomas Bacon
1892–1898
Birth Location: –
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Alice Bacon
1893–1897
Birth Location: –
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David Bacon
1885–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Leonard Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Bacon
1830–1907
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Leonard Bacon
1802–1881
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Lucy Johnson
1800–1844
Johnstown, Montgomery, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
David Bacon
1771–1817
Natick, Massachusetts
Alice Parks
1783–1850
Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Caleb Johnson
1774–1818
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Phebe Coan
1770–1849
Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bacon
1733–1803
Abigail Holmes
1741–1779
Elijah Parks
1742–1790
Annie Beaumont
1749–1830
Jacob Coan
1728–1813
Luranda Collins
1733–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bacon
1694–1776
Experience Howes
1690–1775
Thomas Holmes
1693–1784
Abigail Pike
1695–1792
Nathaniel Parks
1712–1790
Abigail Clark
1720–1794
William BEAUMONT
1725–1812
Sarah EVERETT
1721–1812
Peter Coan
1697–1779
Hannah Coan
1709–1776
Oliver Collins
1710–1788
Elizabeth Hall
1698–1750

Leonard Bacon's Descendants

1.
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Leonard (Woolsey) Bacon (01 January, 1830–12 May, 1907) m. Susan Bacon (11 Aug 1835–23 May 1887) m. Letitia (Wilson) Jordan (5 Sep 1853–10 Jun 1931)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Wisner) Bacon 1860–1932 m. Eliza (Buckingham "Leila") Aiken 1862–1933
    1. 1. Dorothy (B) Woolsey 1885–1965 m. Heathcote (M) Woolsey 1884–1957
      1. 1. Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey 1913–1992 m. Adele Hargreaves 1910–2001
        1. 1. George (Muirson) Woolsey 1939–2024
      2. 2. Eliza (Woolsey) Walker 1911–1997 m. Thomas (D) Walker 1910–1996 m. Channing (Stevens) Smith 1906–1984
        1. 1. William (Bradford) Smith 1934–2022
        2. 2. Benjamin Smith 1945–2016
      3. 3. Helen Woolsey 1917– m. Wellington (Charles) Wales 1917–1966 m. John (Nelson) Steele 1918–1969
        1. 1. Heathcote (Woolsey (Pete)) Wales 1943–2017
        2. 2. Samuel (Gardner) Wales 1946–1966
    2. 2. Benjamin (Selden) Bacon 1888–1956 m. Isabel (M) Schubert 1901–
      1. 1. Benjamin (Wisner) Bacon 1931–2005
      2. 2. Paul (Selden) Bacon 1936–2005
  2. 2. Katherine (Ellen) Bacon 1876–1914
  3. 3. Selden Bacon 1861–1946 m. Sarah (Blair "Sally") Fairchild 1867–1902 m. Josephine Daskan 1876–1961
    1. 1. Frances (Fairchild) Bacon 1895–1977 m. George (Ellis Gary) Sr 1880–1935
      1. 1. Wyndham (Fairchild) Gary 1924–2020 m. Barbara (Joan) Schultz 1925–1995
      2. 2. Katharine Gary 1907–
      3. 3. George (E) Gary 1935–1995
    2. 2. Anne Bacon 1904–1980 m. Roger (Pryor) Dodge 1898–1974
    3. 3. Deborah Bacon 1907–
    4. 4. Selden (Bacon) Jr 1910–
    5. 5. Lee (Fairchild) Bacon 1898–1976
    6. 6. Lucius (Fairchild) Bacon 1901–
  4. 4. Theodore (Davenport) Bacon 1863–1930
  5. 5. Mabel (Genevra) Bacon 1874–1948 m. Phillip (Franklin) Ripley 1876–1955
    1. 1. George Ripley 1912–
    2. 2. Helen Ripley 1914–
    3. 3. Susan (B) Ripley 1909– m. Theodore (E) Ward 1902–
  6. 6. Margaret (Wardell) Bacon 1866–1952
  7. 7. Susan (Almira) Bacon 1869–1946
  8. 8. Nathaniel (Terry) Bacon 1858–1926
  9. 9. Leonard (Woolsey) Bacon 1865–1939
  10. 10. Susan (Johnson) Bacon 1871–1874
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Rogers) Bacon 1881–1965 m. Prescott (Morrill) Greene 1882–
    1. 1. Sarah (Morrill) Greene 1917–1994 m. Arleigh (Porter Hess) Jr. 1918–
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Bacon) Greene 1911–
  12. 12. David (Leonard) Bacon 1895–1982
  13. 13. Thomas Bacon 1892–1898
  14. 14. Alice Bacon 1893–1897
  15. 15. David (L) Bacon 1885–

Leonard Bacon's Timeline

10 Records

1830
01 January, 1830
Birth of Leonard Woolsey Bacon in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1830
4 Jul 1830
Leonard Woolsey Bacon was baptized in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 20
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 30
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1865
1865
Age 35
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 40
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1900
1900
Age 70
Leonard Woolsey Bacon resided here in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1907
12 May, 1907
Age 77
Death of Leonard Woolsey Bacon in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1907
27 Apr 1907
Age 77
Leonard Woolsey Bacon - Probate in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 January, 1830
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1020; Volume #: Roll 1020 - Certificates: 152750-153125, 29 Dec 1919-30 Dec 1919
    [2] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1343; Volume #: Roll 1343 - Certificates: 84876-85249, 26 Aug 1920-27 Aug 1920
    [3] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1166; Volume #: Roll 1166 - Certificates: 18750-19125, 21 Apr 1920-22 Apr 1920
    [4] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [5] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [7] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 197327
    [8] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Roll: 108; Page: 281B; Enumeration District: 097
    [9] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_110; Page: 368A; Family History Library Film: 545609
    [10] New York, State Census, 1865
    [11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0476; FHL microfilm: 1240149
    [12] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_81; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 803081
    [13] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M432_47; Page: 343B; Image: 485
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1830
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M432_47; Page: 343B; Image: 485

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_81; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 803081

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_110; Page: 368A; Family History Library Film: 545609

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Roll: 108; Page: 281B; Enumeration District: 097

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0476; FHL microfilm: 1240149

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deceased
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1020; Volume #: Roll 1020 - Certificates: 152750-153125, 29 Dec 1919-30 Dec 1919
    [2] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1166; Volume #: Roll 1166 - Certificates: 18750-19125, 21 Apr 1920-22 Apr 1920

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: January 1 1830 and Is Dead,
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1343; Volume #: Roll 1343 - Certificates: 84876-85249, 26 Aug 1920-27 Aug 1920

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May, 1907
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Massachusetts, Death Index
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 197327
    [5] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 (Bristol County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Bristol County); Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
    [6] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 (Bristol County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Bristol County); Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
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