Phineas LEONARD

(b. 19 August 1751 , West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 16 November 1847 , West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Phineas LEONARD was born 19 August 1751 in West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Phineas LEONARD was the child of Moses LEONARD and Constance DEWEY

Phineas had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Phineas married Sybil LEONARD 21 November 1782 in West Springfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Sybil LEONARD was born 20 June 1758 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Sybil died 23 May 1792 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Phineas married (2) Content CHAPMAN WHEELER? 27 December 1794 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Content CHAPMAN WHEELER? was born abt. 1763 in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Content died 23 July 1854 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Phineas LEONARD died 16 November 1847 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Moses Leonard and Constance Dewey

m. Sybil Leonard
m. Content Wheeler

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Sybil LEONARD-- Date: 21 November 1782 Place: West Springfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Content CHAPMAN WHEELER?-- Date: 27 December 1794 Place: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1751 Birth
19 August 1751
West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Revolutionary War
LEONARD, PHINEAS
Ancestor #: A069336
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Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CORPORAL
Birth: 8-19-1751 WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 11-16-1847 WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) LT COOPER, COL LEONARD

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1) SYBIL LEONARD
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Phineas LEONARD and Sybil LEONARD 21 November 1782, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 31 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sybil LEONARD died 23 May 1792, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Phineas LEONARD and Content CHAPMAN WHEELER? 27 December 1794, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 43 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Phineas Leonard
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Death Date: 16 Nov 1847
Death Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 96
Birth Date: 1751
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39208-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186172
Reference ID: Book 5, P 4, # 75

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM4-Z5D : 10 December 2014), Phineas Leonard, 16 Nov 1847; citing West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference Book 5, P 4, # 75; FHL microfilm 186,172.'
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Grave

Springfield Street Cemetery
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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Phineas is buried at: Springfield Street Cemetery
Brookline Ave. at Rte 147
near Sacred Heart Parish
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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