Nathaniel
LEONARD
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Born: abt. 1728 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Nathaniel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Nathaniel married Mary WILLIAMS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary WILLIAMS was born abt. 1734 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Mary died 31 October 1801 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Mary was the child of James WILLIAMS and Sarah BARNEY.
Nathaniel LEONARD died 10 February 1795 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mary WILLIAMSMarriage place:
Mary WILLIAMS was the child of James WILLIAMS and Sarah BARNEY
Children of Nathaniel LEONARD and Mary WILLIAMS
Olive LEONARDDied: 2 March 1817, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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LEONARD, NATHANIEL
Ancestor #: A069324
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 1729 TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 2-10-1795 TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS
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1) MARY WILLIAMS
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildOlive LEONARD married 17 October 1784, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Abisha DEAN
Death — 179510 February 1795
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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