Samuel LEONARD

Born

18 March 1712 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

24 April 1760 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)Lydia COOKE

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Born: 18 March 1712 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)

Mother: Lydia COOKE

Paternal grandparents: Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) , Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)

Maternal grandparents: Richard COOKE , Grace LARABEE?

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Samuel married Lydia STANTON 9 August 1733 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Lydia STANTON was born 15 July 1712 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Lydia died 3 May 1760 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Lydia was the child of John STANTON and Mary STARKWEATHER.

Samuel LEONARD died 24 April 1760 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Samuel LEONARD married

Lydia STANTON
Marriage date: 9 August 1733
Marriage place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Lydia STANTON was the child of John STANTON and Mary STARKWEATHER

Children of Samuel LEONARD and Lydia STANTON

Samuel LEONARD

Born: 10 June 1734, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 21 December 1808, Preston, Connecticut, USA

Asa LEONARD

Born: 8 August 1736, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1737, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Lydia LEONARD

Born: 20 March 1739, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 28 December 1822, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Ebenezer LEONARD

Born: 1 July 1741, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 19 August 1815, Preston, Connecticut, USA

Mary LEONARD

Born: 20 March 1742, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

John LEONARD

Born: 29 November 1744, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 9 August 1826, Sangerfield, New York, USA

Mehitable LEONARD

Born: 28 September 1747, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 6 April 1808, , Connecticut, USA

Olive LEONARD

Born: 30 January 1751, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

Daniel LEONARD

Born: 3 December 1753, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: abt. 1804, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1712
18 March 1712
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Baptism - Preston, Connecticut
Jun 22, 1712 - Samuel, son of Sam'l LEONARDSON

Source:
Baptisms
Extracted from
The Bi-Centennial Celebration
First Congregational Church
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
Statistics of the Church Taken From The Church Records.

BAPTISMS
Pages 137 - 152
dunhamwilcox.net/ ct/ preston_ct_bapt.htm

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Samuel LEONARD and Lydia STANTON 9 August 1733, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

He was 21 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Samuel LEONARD was born 10 June 1734, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 22 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Asa LEONARD was born 8 August 1736, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Lydia LEONARD was born 20 March 1739, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Ebenezer LEONARD was born 1 July 1741, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Mary LEONARD was born 20 March 1742, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
John LEONARD was born 29 November 1744, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Mehitable LEONARD was born 28 September 1747, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Olive LEONARD was born 30 January 1751, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 38 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Daniel LEONARD was born 3 December 1753, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel was 41 years old.

Death
Probate Records of Norwich, Connecticut, Volumes 1–3 (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstracted by Jennie F. Tefft Gallup. 'Abstracts of the first probate records of Norwich, Conn., 1740-1770,' 3 vols, typescript. Acquired by NEHGS, 1929)

1760 Leonard Leonard,Capt.Samuel,5 Aug.1760 An Inv.of Estate was Exib.
P.453 He late of Preston Dec'd , He departed this Life
455
April 24,1760 Inv.totaled £ 705.12.6,
Elijah Belcher Daniel Morgan. Appr.
Deceased Vol 2
1761 Leonard Leonard Capt Samuel; of preston, court held 11 April 1761
1.128-131 we sett out to Samuel Eldest son about 34 acres,
To son Ebenezer 24 acres, to son John 35 acres
so 4th son Daniel about 48 acres, to 5th Rufus
Herrick & Lydia his wife in the right of said Lydia
who is daughter to said decease about 13 acres,ex-
clusive of about 5/ 4 of an acre gives for a burial place
To dau. Mary about 12 acres, T daughter Mehitable about
14 acres, to daughter ...Read full story

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Leonard Cemetery Griswold New London County Connecticut, USA

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Record added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last updated: 3/22/2024 1:02:58 PM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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