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Families of the Children of Martha⁵ Washburn and Jonathan Leonard

The daughter of Martha Washburn and Jonathan Leonard lived in Bridgewater, MA, as did the two younger sons, and the older son lived in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA. Several of the descendants of Martha (Leonard) Pratt married other Washburn descendants.

			Jonathan^3 Washburn
		Benjamin^4 Washburn
			Mary Vaughan
	Martha^5 Washburn
			Henry Kingman
		Martha Kingman
			Bethiah Haward
Martha^6 Leonard
Dr. Jonathan^6 Leonard (Jr.)
David^6 Leonard
Benjamin^6 Leonard
			Joseph^3 Leonard
		Joseph^4 Leonard (Jr.)
			Martha Orcutt
	Jonathan^5 Leonard
			Nathaniel^2 Packard
		Mary^3 Packard
			Lydia (Smith?)

(1757.) Martha⁶ Leonard, eldest daughter of (547) Martha⁵ Washburn, (141) Benjamin⁴, (60) Jonathan³, (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 27 Mar. 1759,[1] married Lt. Cornelius⁶ Pratt, son of Jonathan⁵ and (656) Elisabeth (French) Pratt, of Bridgewater,[2] in ca. 1787.[3] He was born on 3 Feb. 1748 in Bridgewater,[4] a grandson of Joseph⁴ and Lydia³ (Leonard) Pratt (3rd), and of Ebenezer and (164) Elizabeth (Orcutt) French.[5] They were living in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1790,[6] and 1800 federal censuses,[7] but he was not a head of household in Bridgewater in the 1810 or 1820 federal censuses.

Cornelius Pratt died intestate on 21 Sept. 1822 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., aged 74 years,[8] and administration of his estate was granted to his son, Ebenezer Pratt, on 7 Jan. 1823, with Jonathan Pratt and Lot Whitmarsh as sureties.[9] Martha (Leonard) Pratt died a widow on 9 Jan. 1845 in Bridgewater, aged 85 years,[10] and they were both buried in the Old Graveyard (now First Cemetery) in Bridgewater, MA.

Martha Leonard and Cornelius Pratt had children, order uncertain:[11]

4502 i Jonathan⁷ Pratt, born ca. 1789 in MA,[12] married Deborah Hathaway, supposedly daughter of Ebenezer and Chloe (Hooper) Hathaway, of Halifax and East Bridgewater,[13] on 27 Apr. 1817 in Bridgewater.[14] She was born ca. 1791,[15] and died on 8 Oct. 1819 in Halifax, MA, aged 27 years.[16] He “hung himself” on 16 Feb. 1825 in Halifax, aged 35 years,[17] and they were both buried in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA. They had one son who died in infancy:

a. Jonathan Pratt (Jr.), born on 30 Mar. 1818,[18] died on 15 July 1819, aged 1 year, 3 months, 19 days,[19] and was buried in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

4503 ii Rev. Leonard⁷ Pratt, born on 6 Aug. 1791 in Bridgewater, MA,[20] married Clarissa⁶ Leonard, daughter of (1077) Dr. Sylvanus⁵ and Eunice⁵ (Kinsley) Leonard,[21] on 3 Dec. 1818 in Bridgewater.[22] She was born ca. 1797 in Bridgewater, MA,[23] a granddaughter of (380) Samuel⁴ and Lydia (Besse) Leonard, and of (587) Samuel⁴ and Sophia (White) Kinsley (4th), all of Bridgewater,[24] and they moved to Maine.[25] They were possibly living in Township No. 6, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1820 federal census, where he was a farmer,[26] in Berlin, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1830 federal census,[27] but they were back living in Bridgewater, MA, by 1850. They were living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census,[28] the 1855 state census,[29] where he was a farmer, the 1860 federal census, where he was a clergyman,[30] and the 1865 state census, where he was again a farmer.[31] She died on 22 June 1868 in Bridgewater, aged 70 years, 10 months, 29 days, of “heart disease,”[32] and he was a farmer living in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census,[33] but his occupation was listed as a clergyman when died a widower, intestate, on 6 Nov. 1770 in Bridgewater, aged 79 years, of “paralysis,”[34] and they were both buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA. His son, Silas Pratt, of Halifax, was granted administration of his estate on 12 Nov. 1877, with Nathan Fuller and Seth C. Cushing, both of Halifax, as sureties.[35] They had children, some of whose births may have been in Maine, but were all recorded in Bridgewater.

a. Deborah⁸ H. Pratt, born on 10 Feb. 1820 in Bridgewater,[36] died on 15 May 1844 in Bridgewater, aged 24 years, of “consumption,”[37] and was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

b. Martin⁸ L. Pratt, born on 10 Sept. 1821 in Bridgewater,[38] died on 13 Jan. 1844 in Bridgewater, aged 22 years, 4 months, 3 days,[39] and was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

c. Leonard Pratt (Jr.), born on 30 July 1824 in Bridgewater,[40] died on 10 Dec. 1843 in Bridgewater, aged 19 years, 4 months, 10 days, of “white swelling,”[41] and was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

d. Clarissa⁸ Pratt, born on 19 June 1826 in Bridgewater,[42] married 1.) Thomas⁹ Bartlett Bradford, son of Thomas⁸ and Lydia⁷ (Cook) Bradford,[43] on 31 Oct. 1852 in Bridgewater.[44] He was born on 12 Sept. 1823 in Kingston, MA,[45] a grandson of Amos⁶ and Eunice⁵ (Eaton) Cook, of Kingston,[46] and a great-grandson of Caleb⁵ and Sarah (Adams) Cooke (Jr.),[47] and of David⁴ and Deborah (Fuller) Eaton,[48] both of Kingston. He died intestate on 23 Apr. 1855 in Kingston, MA, aged 31 years, 7 months, 11 days, of “division of kidney by accident,”[49] and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston, Plymouth Co., MA. George T. Adams, of Kingston, was granted administration of his estate on 21 May 1855, as requested by the widow of the deceased, with Frederick C. Adams and George Adams, both of Kingston, as sureties,[50] and the inventory of his estate was appraised by Alden S. Bradford, Thomas Bradford and Martin Cook, not dated, but his real estate was valued at $1490, including a dwelling house and one half acre of land valued at $1300, and his personal estate totaled $351.18. George T. Adams, the administrator, gave his oath to the inventory on 2 July 1855, and the widow Clarissa Bradford, was allowed $106.18 from the personal estate for her necessaries.[51] She was living in Kingston, MA, in the 1855,[52] and 1865 state censuses,[53] and with her widowed father, Leonard Pratt, in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1870 federal census.[54] She remarried to 2.) Henry A. Dean, of Lakeville, MA, son of Allen and Sibyl (Perry) Dean,[55] as his third wife, on 23 Apr. 1871 in Bridgewater, MA.[56] He was born in 1818 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA,[57] and had married first to Betsey (___), who died in 1840,[58] and secondly to Julia Haskins, who died on 27 Apr. 1869 in Lakeville, MA, aged 48 years, of “consumption,”[59] and they were both buried in Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA. They were living in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was working in a leather bond mill.[60] Henry A. Dean died on 14 June 1898 in West Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, aged 81 years, 7 months, 14 days, of “cerebral apoplexy & old age,”[61] and was buried with his first two wives in Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, MA. Clarissa (Pratt) (Bradford) Dean died a widow on 25 Mar. 1899 in West Groton, MA, aged 72 years, 9 months, 6 days, of “cerebral hemorrhage,”[62] and was buried with her first husband in Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston, MA.

e. Sylvanus⁸ Pratt, born on 23 Aug. 1828 in Bridgewater,[63] married Jane Frances Fuller, daughter of Alfred and Mary P. (Mitchell) Fuller, of Halifax, MA,[64] on 3 May 1857 in Halifax.[65] She was born in 1840 in Halifax.[66] They were living in Halifax, MA, in the 1860 federal census,[67] and in Bridgewater in the house of Martin Leonard,[68] where he was a shoemaker. He died on 6 Dec. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 38 years, 3 months, of “diptheria.”[69] She remarried to her husband’s first cousin, Darius⁸ Cushman, son of Thomas⁷ and (4507) Lucy⁷ (Pratt) Cushman (3rd), of Bridgewater,[70] as his second wife, on 10 May 1868 in Halifax.[71] He was born on 21 July 1830 in Bridgewater,[72] a grandson of Capt. Thomas⁶ and Bethiah (Thomson) Cushman (Jr.), and of Cornelius⁶ and (1757) Martha⁶ (Leonard) Pratt, and had married first to Elvina Thompson, daughter of Lewis and Huldah (Wood) Thompson,[73] who died on 2 Jan. 1867 in Bridgewater, aged 36 years, 2 months, 19 days, of “consumption.”[74] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1870 federal census,[75] and in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1880 federal census,[76] where he was a shoe dealer. He died on 12 Sept. 1897 in Bridgewater, aged 67 years, 1 month, 22 days, of “paralysis,”[77] and she died a widow on 30 Apr. 1910 in Sharon, Norfolk Co., MA, aged 70 years, 4 months, 1 day, of bronchial pneumonia.[78]

f. Silas⁸ Pratt, born on 21 Sept. 1831 in Bridgewater,[79] was still unmarried and living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census, a shoemaker,[80] married 1.) Emily French Fuller, daughter of Nathan and Sarah S. (Fuller) Fuller (Jr.), of Halifax,[81] on 25 Nov. 1865 in Halifax, MA.[82] She was born on 21 Dec. 1843 in Halifax.[83] She died on 14 May 1870 in Bridgewater, aged 26 years, 5 months, 8 days, of “consumption,”[84] but her burial location is unknown. He was working in a shoe factory and living with his widowed father in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census,[85] and he remarried to her sister, 2.) Levesta Newton Fuller, daughter of Nathan and Sarah S. (Fuller) Fuller,[86] on 6 Nov. 1873 in Halifax.[87] She was born ca. 1846 in Halifax.[88] He was administrator of his father’s estate in 1877. They were living with her parents in Halifax, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was working in a shoe factory.[89] He died on 24 Feb. 1910 in Middleborough, MA, aged 78 years, 8 months, 3 days, of “tumor of bladder,”[90] and was buried in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA. Levesta Newton (Fuller) Pratt died a widow on 20 July 1914 in Middleborough, MA, aged 68 years, 4 months, 12 days, of “disease of heart, mitral stenosis.”[91]

g. Joseph⁸ Augustine Pratt, born in 1835 in Bridgewater,[92] was still unmarried and living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1860 federal census,[93] and the 1865 state census,[94] a shoemaker, and he was a shoe manufacturer living in Brooklyn, NY, when he married Mary Henrietta Thayer, daughter of Charles E. and Nancy (Homan) Thayer,[95] on 4 Jan. 1877 in Wakefield, Middlesex Co., MA.[96] She was born on 20 Dec. 1840 in Boston, MA.[97] They were living in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a boot and shoe manufacturer.[98] He died in 1899,[99] and she died a widow on 23 May 1920 in Wakefield, MA, aged 79 years, 6 months, 3 days, of “organic disease of the heart, valvular,”[100] and they were both buried in Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield, Middlesex Co., MA.

h. Mary⁸ Kingsley Pratt, born on 18 Apr. 1839 in Bridgewater,[101] never married. She was still unmarried and living with her parents in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census,[102] and with her widowed father in Bridgewater in the 1870 federal census,[103] but she was not found in the 1880 federal census. She died on 15 June 1915 in Lakeville, MA, aged 76 years, 1 month, 28 days, of “apoplexy,”[104] and was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

4504 iii Martha⁷ Pratt, born say ca. 1793 in Bridgewater, married Jabez Vaughan, son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Pratt) Vaughan, of Middleborough,[105] on 14 Apr. 1817 in Bridgewater.[106] He was born on 4 Jan. 1787 in Middleborough.[107] She probably died by 1841, but no death or burial record was found for her, and he remarried to Joanna B. Willis, of Middleborough, daughter of Ebenezer and Joanna (Atwood) Willis,[108] in 1841.[109] She was born on ca. 29 Oct. 1800 in Bridgewater, MA.[110] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[111] the 1855 state census,[112] the 1860 federal census,[113] and the 1865 state census,[114] where he was a farmer or farm laborer. She died on 20 July 1865 in Middleborough, aged 64 years, 8 months, 21 days, of “dysentery,”[115] and he was a retired farmer living with Calvin and Sarah P. Sturtevant in Halifax, MA, in the 1870 federal census.[116] He died a widower on 31 May 1873 in Middleborough, aged 86 years, 5 months, of “old age,”[117] and they were both buried in Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleborough, MA, but no probate records were filed for his estate. Martha (Pratt) Vaughan had at least two sons:

a. Cornelius Pratt Vaughan, born on 19 Nov. 1822 in Bridgewater, MA,[118] married Elsa B. Britton, daughter of Zephaniah Leach and Elsa (Barnes) Britton,[119] on 31 Mar. 1847 in Halifax.[120] She was born ca. 1826 in Halifax, MA,[121] a granddaughter of Zachariah and Bethiah (Drake) Britton (Jr.), of Easton, MA.[122] They were living in Halifax, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[123] the 1855 state census,[124] the 1860 federal census,[125] and the 1865 state census,[126] where he was a shoemaker. He died on 9 Mar. 1866 in Halifax, aged 45 years, 3 months, 19 days, of “typhoid fever.”[127] She was still living in Halifax in the 1870 federal census,[128] and she was living with her son Edwin Vaughan in Halifax in the 1880 federal census.[129] She died a widow on 26 Apr. 1906 in Halifax, MA, aged 80 years, 8 months, 15 days, of “heart disease,”[130] but their burial location is unknown.

b. Hiram Vaughan, born on 9 Apr. 1826 in Halifax, MA,[131] possibly died young, not found in the 1850 federal census or the 1855 state census in Massachusetts.

4505 iv Cornelius⁷ Pratt (Jr.), born in 1795 in Bridgewater,[132] married Lucina⁶ Thomson, daughter of Jacob⁵ and Lucina (Keith) Thomson (3rd), of Halifax,[133] on 26 Mar. 1823 in Halifax.[134] She was born on 22 Dec. 1798 in Halifax,[135] a granddaughter of Jacob⁴ and Waitstill (Miller) Tomson (Jr.), of Halifax.[136] Cornelius Pratt (Jr.) died intestate on 30 May 1836 in Halifax, aged 41 years,[137] and was buried in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA. Bradford Harlow, of Middleborough, petitioned for administration of the estate of Cornelius Pratt, late of Halifax, on 5 July 1836, with Thomas Cushman, of Bridgewater, and Ephraim Ward, of Middleborough, as his sureties.[138] Lucina Pratt was living with her son, Otis Pratt, in Halifax in the 1850 federal census,[139] and she was probably the Mrs. Lucina Pratt who married Seth Benenson, of Plymouth, on ca. 3 Dec. 1850 in Halifax.[140] Cornelius and Lucina Pratt (Jr.) had at least two sons:

a. Cornelius Pratt (3rd), born on 8 Feb. 1824,[141] died on 23 Sept. 1825, aged 1 year, 7 months, 17 days,[142] and was buried in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

b. Otis⁸ Pratt, born on ca. 4 Oct. 1826 in Bridgewater,[143] married Emily Wood, daughter of Philander and Martha⁶ “Patty” (Benson) Wood, of Bridgewater,[144] on 26 Nov. 1850 in Bridgewater.[145] She was born on 17 Nov. 1831 in Bridgewater,[146] a granddaughter of Capt. Simeon and (2425) Lydia⁷ (Washburn) Wood, and of (1721) Jonah⁵ and Martha (Tomson) Benson, both of Bridgewater. Daughter Emily Pratt, wife of Otis Pratt, of Halifax, was mentioned in the 1862 will of her father. They were living in Halifax, MA, in the 1855 state census,[147] the 1860 federal census,[148] the 1865 state census,[149] and the 1870,[150] and 1880 federal censuses,[151] where he was a farmer. He died on 31 Dec. 1902 in Halifax, MA, aged 76 years, 2 months, 27 days, of “heart disease,”[152] and she died a widow on 5 Oct. 1904 in Bridgewater, aged 72 years, 10 months, 12 days, of “heart disease,”[153] and they were both buried in Central Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

4506 v Ebenezer⁷ Pratt, born on 6 Feb. 1797 in Bridgewater,[154] married Olive Soule Wood, daughter of Ebenezer and Cynthia⁶ (Soule) Wood, of Halifax, MA,[155] on 23 May 1824 in Halifax.[156] She was born on 6 Mar. 1796 in Halifax,[157] a granddaughter of Asaph⁵ and Mary (Hudson) Soule, of Plympton.[158] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census,[159] the 1855 state census,[160] the 1860 federal census,[161] the 1865 state census,[162] and the 1870 federal census,[163] where he was a farmer. He died on 16 May 1880 in Bridgewater, aged 83 years, 3 months, 10 days, of “old age,”[164] but no probate records were filed for his estate. She was widow living with her son, E. Austin Pratt, in the 1880 federal census,[165] and she died on 2 Feb. 1892 in Bridgewater, aged 95 years, 10 months, 26 days, of “influenza fever,”[166] and they were both buried in Central Cemetery in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA. They had children:

a. Philander⁸ McKendrick Pratt, born on 3 Feb. 1825 in Bridgewater, MA,[167] married 1.) Sarah⁸ Leonard, daughter of Simeon⁷ W. and Betsey⁷ (Leonard) Leonard,[168] on 9 June 1850 in Bridgewater, MA.[169] She was born in 1829 in MA.[170] They were living with his parents in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer,[171] in East Bridgewater, MA, in the 1855 state census,[172] and the 1860 federal census,[173] where he was a shoe cutter. She died on 9 Nov. 1862 in East Bridgewater, aged 33 years, 7 months, 9 days, of “consumption,”[174] and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA. He remarried to his first cousin, 2.) Bethiah (Cushman) Spooner, daughter of (2679) Thomas and (4507) Lucy⁷ (Pratt) Cushman (3rd), and widow of Abraham Spooner, on 6 Apr. 1864 in Bridgewater, MA.[175] She was born on 15 Dec. 1831 in Bridgewater,[176] and had married first to Abraham G. Spooner on 13 Apr. 1854,[177] who was lost at sea in the Sea of Japan in June 1855.[178] They were living in East Bridgewater in the 1865 state census, where he was a shoe cutter,[179] and the 1870 federal census, where he was working in a shoe factory,[180] and in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was working in a shoe factory.[181] Philander M. Pratt died on 14 June 1898 in Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, aged 73 years, 4 months, 11 days, of “mitral insufficiency of heart,”[182] and Bethiah (Cushman) (Spooner) Pratt died a widow on 18 Dec. 1904 in Wales Home in Brockton, MA, aged 73 years, 3 days, of “apoplexy,”[183] and they were both buried in Elmwood Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

b. Olive⁸ S. Pratt, born on 22 June 1831 in Bridgewater,[184] married Edwin Thompson, son of Eliab and Lydia (Thomson) Thomson (Jr.),[185] on 25 Apr. 1854 in Bridgewater.[186] He was born in 1829 in Halifax, MA.[187] They were not found in the 1855 state census, but they were living in Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoe cutter,[188] and in South Abington, MA, in the 1865 state census, where he was a stitcher,[189] but she was also listed as living with her parents in Bridgewater in the 1865 state census.[190] He died on 19 June 1868 in Bridgewater, MA, aged 38 years, 11 months, 26 days, of “consumption,”[191] and she was living in Abington in the 1870 federal census,[192] and in South Abington in the 1880 federal census.[193] She died a widow on 28 Jan. 1916 in Whitman, Plymouth Co., MA, aged 84 years, 7 months, 6 days, of “myocarditis,”[194] and they were both buried in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

c. Ebenezer⁸ Austin Pratt, born on 31 July 1835 in Bridgewater,[195] married Charlotte⁸ Amelia Soule, daughter of Jacob⁷ and Lydia⁶ (Thomson) Soule,[196] on 24 Nov. 1858 in Halifax, MA.[197] She was born on 21 July 1838 in Halifax, MA,[198] a granddaughter of Jacob⁵ and Lucina (Keith) Thomson (3rd), of Halifax.[199] They were living with his parents in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1860 federal census, where he was a shoemaker,[200] the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer,[201] and the 1870 federal census, where he was working in a shoe factory,[202] and in Bridgewater in the 1880 federal census, where he was again a farmer.[203] She died on 7 Nov. 1914 in Bridgewater, MA, aged 76 years, 3 months, 17 days, of “chronic valvular heart disease,”[204] and he died a widower on 15 Feb. 1919 in West Bridgewater, aged 83 years, 6 months, 15 days, of “cerebral hemorrhage due to arterio sclerosis,”[205] and they were both buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

4507 vi Lucy⁷ Pratt, born on 20 Apr. 1799 in Bridgewater,[206] married (2679) Thomas⁷ Cushman (3rd), son of Capt. Thomas⁶ and (1025) Bethiah⁵ (Thomson) Cushman (Jr.), of Bridgewater,[207] on 5 Oct. 1823 in Bridgewater.[208] He was born on ca. 2 Nov. 1795 in Bridgewater,[209] an illegitimate grandson of Thomas⁵ Cushman, of Kingston, by Alice Hayward, of Bridgewater, and a grandson of Thomas and (368) Jane⁵ (Washburn) Thomson, of Bridgewater.[210] He was a farmer and school teacher in Bridgewater, and was the Representative in the Massachusetts State Legislature from Bridgewater in 1749 and 1850.[211] They were living in Bridgewater in the 1830,[212] 1840,[213] and 1850 federal censuses,[214] the 1855 state census,[215] the 1860 federal census,[216] the 1865 state census,[217] the 1870 federal census,[218] and the 1880 federal census,[219] where he was a farmer. She died on 21 July 1883 in Bridgewater, aged 84 years, 3 months, 1 day, of “consumption,”[220] and he died a widower on 20 Aug. 1889 in Bridgewater, aged 93 years, 9 months, 18 days, of “heart disease.”[221] (See his family for their children.)

(1758.) Dr. Jonathan⁶ Leonard (Jr.), eldest son of (547) Martha⁵ Washburn, (141) Benjamin⁴, (60) Jonathan³, (43) John² (5th), (28) John¹ (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 17 Feb. 1763,[222] graduated from Harvard University in 1786,[223] a physician, settled in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA,[224] probably after 1790,[225] and married Temperance Hall, of Sandwich, on 21 July 1799 in Sandwich, MA.[226] She was born ca. 1770 in Sandwich, MA.[227] They were living in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, in the 1800,[228] 1810,[229] 1820,[230] 1830,[231] and 1840 federal censuses.[232]

Dr. Jonathan Leonard (Jr.) died on 25 Jan. 1849 in Sandwich, MA, aged 86 years, 10 months, 22 days, of “old age,”[233] and she was living next door to her son Jonathan Leonard in Sandwich in the 1850 federal census.[234] She died a widow on 3 Sept. 1854 in Sandwich, aged 84 years, 9 months, of “diarrhea.”[235]

Dr. Jonathan Leonard (Jr.) and Temperance Hall had children:

4508 i Francis Dana Leonard, born on 21 July 1799 in Sandwich, MA,[236] marriage not found.

4509 ii Theodore⁷ Leonard, born on 24 Mar. 1802 in Sandwich,[237] married Elizabeth Babcock, daughter of Samuel Howe and Eliza (Brazer) Babcock,[238] on 25 Sept. 1832 in Boston, MA.[239] She was born on 25 Feb. 1809 in Boston.[240] They were living in Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a manufacturer’s agent,[241] the 1855 state census, where he was a manufacturer,[242] the 1860 federal census, where he was a woolen mill agent,[243] and in the 1865 state census,[244] and the 1870 federal census,[245] where he was a manufacturer. He died on 7 May 1872 in Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA, aged 70 years, 1 month, 13 days, of “fistula,”[246] and she was still living in Greenfield, MA, in the 1880 federal census.[247] She died a widow on 9 Jan. 1892 in Greenfield, MA, aged 82 years, 10 months, 15 days, of “bronchitis,”[248] and they were both buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. They had at least one daughter:

a. Eliza B. Leonard, born on 19 Aug. 1841 in MA,[249] apparently never married. She was still unmarried and living with her parents in Greenfield, MA, in the 1865 state census,[250] and the 1870 federal census,[251] with her widowed mother in Greenfield in the 1880 federal census, where she was a school teacher,[252] and she was still unmarried and keeping a boarding house in Greenfield in the 1900 federal census.[253] She died on 14 Sept. 1933, aged 92 years,[254] and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.

4510 iii Dr. Jonathan⁷ Leonard (3rd), born on 7 Jan. 1805 in Sandwich,[255] also a physician, married 1.) Alice Cordelia Babcock, daughter of Samuel Howe and Eliza (Brazer) Babcock, of Boston,[256] on 31 Dec. 1834 in Boston, MA.[257] She was born on 21 Dec. 1812 in Boston.[258] They were living next door to his widowed mother in Sandwich, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[259] and in Sandwich in the 1855 state census,[260] the 1860 federal census,[261] and the 1865 state census,[262] where he was a physician. She died on 6 Dec. 1865 in Sandwich, aged 52 years, 11 months, 15 days,[263] and was buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA. He remarried to 2.) Mary Thayer (Waterman) Jarvis, daughter of Charles Coatesworth Pinckney and Charlotte (Chapouile) Waterman,[264] and widow of John William Jarves,[265] as her second husband, on 30 Mar. 1868 in Sandwich.[266] She was born on 8 Mar. 1837 in Sandwich, MA.[267] They were still living in Sandwich, MA, in the 1870,[268] and 1880 federal censuses.[269] He died on 29 Jan. 1882 in Sandwich, aged 77 years, 22 days, of “ulceration of bowels,”[270] and she was a widow living in Sandwich in the 1900 federal census.[271] She died a widow on 8 Oct. 1900 in Sandwich, MA, aged 63 years, 7 months, of “congestion of lungs and chronic heart disease,”[272] and they were both buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA. He had three children by Alice C. Babcock, and one more son by Mary Thayer Waterman:

a. Samuel Howe Babcock Leonard, born on 22 Apr. 1836 in Sandwich,[273] died unmarried on 4 Oct. 1854 in Boston, MA, aged 18 years, 5 months, of “erysipelas,”[274] and was buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

b. Alice⁸ Cordelia Leonard, born on 15 Mar. 1844 in Sandwich,[275] never married. She was still unmarried and living with her father in Sandwich, MA, in the 1865 state census,[276] and the 1870,[277] and 1880 federal censuses,[278] and with her stepmother, Mary T. Leonard, in Sandwich in the 1900 federal census.[279] She died on 1 Feb. 1915 in Sandwich, MA, aged 70 years, 10 months, 17 days, of “chronic interstitial nephritis, mitral insufficiency,”[280] and was buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

c. Charles Theodore Leonard, born on 18 Dec. 1848 in Sandwich,[281] died on 21 May 1851 in Sandwich, aged 2 years, 11 months, of “obstruction,”[282] and was buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

d. Jonathan⁸ Leonard (4th), born on 17 May 1875 in Sandwich,[283] married Melanie Elisabeth “Bessie” Norton,[284] daughter of Col. Charles Ledyard and Electa Melanie (Richards) Norton,[285] on 29 June 1899 in Sandwich.[286] She was born on 13 Nov. 1868 in New York City, New York Co., NY.[287] They were living in Sandwich, MA, in the 1900 federal census, where he was a school teacher.[288] She died on 22 Dec. 1933 in Sandwich, MA, aged 65 years,[289] and he died on 10 July 1937, aged 62 years,[290] and they were both buried in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

4511 iv George⁷ Kingman Leonard, born on 15 Sept. 1807 in Sandwich,[291] married Carolina Tetherly Ayers, daughter of Jonathan Warner and Sarah Rodgers (Tetherly) Ayres,[292] on 6 Nov. 1834 in Boston, MA.[293] She was born ca. 1817 in NH.[294] They were not found in the 1850 federal census. He died on 12 May 1850, aged 42 years,[295] and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA. She remarried to David H. Jacobs, as his second wife, on 20 June 1855 in Boston, MA.[296] He was born ca. 1819 in West Scituate, MA.[297] They were living in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in the 1855 state census,[298] the 1860 federal census,[299] and the 1865 state census,[300] where he was a mason, the 1870 federal census, where he was a builder,[301] and the 1880 federal census, where he was a brick & stone mason.[302] She died on 12 May 1888 in Boston, MA, aged 71 years, 8 months, of “pneumonia,”[303] and he died a widower on 17 May 1888 in Boston, aged 68 years, 1 month, 12 days, of “heart disease,”[304] but their burial location is unknown. They had children:

a. Francis⁸ D. Leonard, born on ca. 6 Mar. 1835 in Portsmouth, NH,[305] was a clerk living with his mother and stepfather, David H. and Caroline Jacobs, in Boston in the 1855 state census,[306] but he was not found in the 1860, 1870 or 1880 federal censuses. He died on 14 Aug. 1889 in Andover, Essex Co., MA, aged 54 years, 5 months, 8 days, of “cancer of prostate gland,”[307] but his burial location is unknown.

b. Martha⁸ A. Leonard, born ca. 1842 in Boston, MA,[308] married William Frederick Pierce, son of Joseph N. and Susannah B. Pierce, of Boston,[309] on 1 June 1864 in Boston.[310] He was born ca. 1838 in Boston.[311] They were living with his parents in Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1865 state census, where he was an artist.[312] They were not found in the 1870 federal census, but they were still living in Boston, MA, in the 1880 federal census, where he was a painter.[313]

4512 v Charles⁷ Cushing Leonard, born on 22 Feb. 1810 in Sandwich,[314] possibly married Mary E. Kates on 15 June 1837 in Boston, MA.[315] They were not found in the 1850 federal census, the 1855 state census or the 1860 federal census, and no death or burial record was found for him.

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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 217.

[2] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], pp. 276, 279; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 307, the marriage of Jonathan Pratt and Elizabeth French on 11 Nov. 1740 in Bridgewater.

[3] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 244, marriage intentions recorded 31 Deb. 1786 in Bridgewater.

[4] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267.

[5] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 165, 275.

[6] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Cornelius Pratt household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

[7] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 63, the Cornelius Pratt household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[8] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 543, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22893249, from his gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[9] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16074, Plymouth County Probate Vol. 52, p. 184, from FHL microfilm #0550907.

[10] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 545, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22893229, but her gravestone in First Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA, gives the date as 10 Jan. 1845.

[11] Children from Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 279.

[12] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #69413938, calculated from his age at death.

[13] Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], pp. 13, 23 the marriage of Ebenezer Hathaway and Chloe Hooper, both of Halifax, on 25 June 1788 in Halifax.

[14] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 307.

[15] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #69413939, calculated from her age at death.

[16] www.findagrave.com, memorial #69413939, from her gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA.

[17] Halifax VRs, 94; www.findagrave.com, memorial #69413938, from his gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[18] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #93642168, calculated from his age at death.

[19] www.findagrave.com, memorial #93642168, from his gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[20] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #65995611.

[21] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236.

[22] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 308.

[23] Calculated from her age in the 1850 federal census, her birthplace from her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

[24] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 220-221, 236.

[25] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236.

[26] 1820 Federal Census, Township No. 6, Oxford Co., ME, p. 121, the Leonard Pratt household had 3 males under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 3 people engaged in agriculture.

[27] 1830 Federal Census, Berlin, Oxford Co., ME, p. 80, the Leonard Pratt household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

[28] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 29, dwelling #388, family #464:

Leonard Pratt, 59, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

Clarissa Pratt, 53, female, born MA

Clarissa Pratt, 24, female, born MA

Sylvanus Pratt, 22, male, shoemaker, born MA

Silas Pratt, 18, male, shoemaker, born MA, attending school

Joseph A. Pratt, 14, male, born MA, attending school

Mary K. Pratt, 11, female, born MA, attending school

[29] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 12, dwelling #58, family #77:

Leonard Pratt, 64, male, white, farmer, born MA

Clarrisa Pratt, 58, female, white, born MA

Sylvanus Pratt, 27, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

Silas Pratt, 24, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

Joseph A. Pratt, 20, male, white, shoemaker, born MA

Mary K. Pratt, 16, female, white, born MA

[30] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 306, dwelling #1999, family #2561:

Leonard Pratt, 68, male, clergyman, $1800, $300, born MA

Clarissa Pratt, 64, female, born MA

Silas Pratt, 28, male, shoemaker, born MA

Jos. A. Pratt, 24, male, shoemaker, $200, born MA

Mary R. Pratt, 21, female, born MA

[31] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #431, family #479:

Leonard Pratt, 73, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Clarissa Pratt, 67, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Silas Pratt, 33, male, white, born MA, single, shoemaker

Joseph A. Pratt, 29, male, white, born MA, single, shoemaker

Mary H. Pratt, 26, female, white, born MA, single, housekeeper

[32] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 212, p. 295, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Sylvanus & Eunice Leonard, both born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995610, from her gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[33] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 72-73, dwelling #541, family #608:

Leonard Pratt, 78, male, white, farmer, $1500, $200, born MA, a male citizen

Mary K. Pratt, 31, female, white, home, born MA

Silas Pratt, 38, male, white, works for shoe factory, born MA, a male citizen

Elton L. Pratt, 3, male, white, home, born MA

Clarrisa Bradford, 44, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Clara Bradford, 16, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

Thomas B. Bradford, 14, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

[34] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 230, p. 302, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a clergyman, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Cornelius & Martha Pratt.

[35] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16153, Vol. 138, p. 228, from FHL microfilm #0556647, with Nathan Fuller and Seth C. Cushing, of Halifax, as sureties.

[36] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #65995449.

[37] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 543; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995449, from her gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[38] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #65995450.

[39] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 545; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995450, from his gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[40] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #65995448.

[41] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 544; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995448, from his gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[42] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 267; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #198966126; Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], p. 26, from her gravestone.

[43] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #198965953; Kingston VRs, p. 182, the marriage of Thomas Bradford and Lydia Cook on 19 Dec. 1816 in Kingston.

[44] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 61, p. 226, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Kingston, his father Thomas Bradford, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her father Leonard Pratt; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #198966126; Kingston VRs, p. 30, from their gravestones.

[45] Kingston VRs, p. 30; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #198965953.

[46] Per the www.findagrave.com memorial #198959073 of Lydia (Cook) Bradford; Kingston VRs, p. 45, the birth of Lydia, daughter of Amos and Eunice Cook, on 15 Aug. 1790 in Kingston; Kingston VRs, p. 197, the marriage of Amos Cooke and Eunice Eaton on 11 Jan. 1787 in Kingston.

[47] Kingston VRs, p. 47, the birth of Amos, son of Caleb and Sarah Cooke, on 12 Mar. 1756 in Kingston; Kingston VRs, p. 195, the marriage of Caleb Cooke Jr. and Sarah Adams on 11 Dec. 1753 in Kingston.

[48] Kingston VRs, p. 67, the birth of Eunice, daughter of David and Deborah Eaton, on 12 Apr. 1759 in Kingston; Kingston VRs, p. 214, the marriage intentions of David Eaton and Deborah Fuller recorded on 24 Dec. 1743 in Kingston.

[49] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 94, p. 195, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Kingston, and his parents Thomas & Lydia Bradford; www.findagrave.com, memorial #198965953, from his gravestone in Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston, MA.

[50] Plymouth County Probate Docket #2619, Plymouth County Probate Vol. 13D, p. 192, from FHL microfilm #0551541.

[51] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 97, p. 278-279, from FHL microfilm #0555643.

[52] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Kingston, Plymouth Co., dwelling #5, family #6:

Clarissa Bradford, 28, female, white, born MA

Clara J. Bradford, 1, female, white, born PA

[53] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Kingston, Plymouth Co., dwelling #5, family #7:

Clarissa Bradford, 33 [sic], female, born MA, widow, housewife

Clara J. Bradford, 11, female, born MA, single

Thomas B. Bradford, 9, male, born MA, single

[54] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 72-73, dwelling #541, family #608.

[55] His parents’ names from his death record.

[56] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 236, p. 381, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his third marriage, her second, his occupation a shoe manufacturer, born in Taunton, his parents Allen and Sybel Dean, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Leonard and Clarissa Pratt; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #198966126.

[57] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #99243652.

[58] www.findagrave.com, memorial #99243706, from her gravestone in Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, Plymouth Co., MA.

[59] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 221, p. 320, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Middleboro, and her parents Andrew Haskins and Lydia Kinsly, both born in Middleboro; www.findagrave.com, memorial #99243755, from her gravestone in Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, MA.

[60] 1880 Federal Census, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, Page No. 21, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 365, dwelling #250, family #267:

Henry A. Dean, white, male, 63, married, works in leather bond mills, born MA, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

Clarissa Dean, white, female, 53, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

John F. Dean, white, female, 2, son, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[61] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 482, p. 665, Lakeville, and Vol. 482, p. 215, Groton, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a manufacturer, his birthplace Taunton, his parents Allen Dean and Sibyl Perry, born respectively in Taunton and Dighton; www.findagrave.com, memorial #99243652, from his gravestone in Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, MA.

[62] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 403, p. 435, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Henry A. Dean, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Leonard Pratt and Clarissa Leonard, both born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #198966126, from her gravestone in Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston, MA.

[63] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 272; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #134286176.

[64] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; Halifax VRs, p. 98, the marriage intentions of Alfred Fuller and Mary P. Mitchell, both of Halifax, recorded on 8 Apr. 1837 in Halifax.

[65] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 109, p. 321, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Leonard & Clarissa Pratt, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Alfred & Mary P. Fuller; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #134286176.

[66] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #134286232, her birthplace from her marriage record, but her birth was not recorded in the Halifax vital records.

[67] 1860 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 15, dwelling #116, family #132:

Sylvanus Pratt, 31, male, shoemaker, $500, $150, born MA

Jane F. Pratt, 20, female, born MA

[68] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., dwelling #447, family #500:

Martin Leonard, 56, male, born MA, widower, farmer

Lizzie N. Leonard, 8, female, born MA, single

Dwelling #447, family #501:

William H. Adams, 60, male, born MA, married, farmer

Hannah A. Adams, 40, female, born MA, married, housekeeper

Dwelling #447, family #502:

Sylvanus Pratt, 36, male, born MA, married, shoemaker

Jane F. Pratt, 25, female, born MA, married, housekeeper

Edith F. Pratt, 9 months, female, born MA, single

[69] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 193, p. 298, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Leonard and Clarisa Pratt, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #134286176, his burial location unknown.

[70] His parents’ names from his marriage record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 103, the marriage of Thomas Cushman and Lucy Pratt on 5 Oct. 1823 in Bridgewater.

[71] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 209, p. 347, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both second marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Thomas & Lucy Cushman, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Alfred & Mary P. Fuller.

[72] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 88.

[73] Halifax VRs, p. 76, 87, the marriage of Lewis Thomson and Huldah Wood, both of Halifax, on 31 Jan. 1822 in Halifax.

[74] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 203, p. 286, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth place Halifax, and her parents Lewis & Hulda Thompson, both born in Halifax.

[75] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 33, dwelling #218, family #253:

Darius Cushman, 39, male, white, shoe dealer ret, $3000, $2000, born MA, a male citizen

Jane F. Cushman, 39, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Albert Cushman, 3, male, white, home, born MA

Alfred T. Cushman, 9.12, male, white, home, born MA, born in Aug.

[76] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 8, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 564, dwelling #66, family #88:

Darius Cushman, white, male, 49, married, shoe dealer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Jane F. Cushman, white, female, 40, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Albert Cushman, white, male, 13, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Alfred T. Cushman, white, male, 10, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Susan W. Dunbar, white, female, 23, servant, single, servant, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[77] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 473, p. 602, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation retired, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Thomas Cushman and Lucy Pratt, both born in Bridgewater.

[78] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1910/90, p. 465, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Sharon #465, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her maiden name Jane F. Fuller, widow of Darius Cushman, her birth place Halifax, her father Alfred Fuller, born in Halifax, her mother Mary Mitchell, born in Halifax.

[79] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 271; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #240332982.

[80] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 306, dwelling #1999, family #2561.

[81] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; Halifax VRs, p. 101, the marriage intentions of Nathan Fuller Jr. of Halifax and Sarah Fuller, of Middleborough, recorded in 1842 in Halifax; Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Volume One: 1986, Volume Two: 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 2, p. 300, the marriage intentions of Nathan Fuller Jr. of Halifax and Sarah Fuller of Middleborough recorded on 20 Nov. 1842 in Middleborough.

[82] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 181, p. 273, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Leonard & Clarissa Pratt, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Nathan & Sarah S. Fuller; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #240332982.

[83] Halifax VRs, p. 134-135.

[84] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 230, p. 302, Bridgewater, and Vol. 230, p. 310, Halifax, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Nathan Fuller Jr., born in Halifax, and Sarah S. Fuller, born in Middleboro.

[85] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 72-73, dwelling #541, family #608.

[86] Her parents’ names from her marriage record.

[87] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 254, p. 406, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his second marriage, her first, his occupation a boot maker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Leonard & Clarissa Pratt, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Nathan Jr. & Sarah Fuller.

[88] Calculated from her age and birthplace in her marriage record.

[89] 1880 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 15, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 539, dwelling #106, family #122:

Nathan Fuller, white, male, 66, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Sarah S. Fuller, white, female, 59, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Dwelling #106, family #123:

Silas Pratt, white, male, 48, married, works for shoe factory, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Levesta N. Pratt, white, female, 34, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Elton L. Pratt, white, male, 13, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Emily M. Pratt, white, female, 5, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Herbert A. Pratt, white, male, 2, son, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[90] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1910/71, p. 129, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Middleboro, p. 129, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation shoe maker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his father Leonard Pratt, born Bridgewater, and his mother Clarisa Leonard, the informant Herbert A. Pratt; www.findagrave.com, memorial #240332982, from his burial record in Titicut Parish Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[91] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1914/69, p. 4, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Middleboro, p. 4, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Halifax, her father Nathan Fuller, born in Halifax, and her mother Sarah Fuller, born in Halifax, the informant Herbert A. Pratt, of Middleboro.

[92] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269, the date not recorded; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #198359283, from his gravestone.

[93] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 306, dwelling #1999, family #2561.

[94] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #431, family #479.

[95] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #209637657; her parents’ names from her marriage record.

[96] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 290, p. 179, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoe manufacturer, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Leonard & Clarissa Pratt, her birthplace Boston, and her parents Charles E. & Nancy Thayer; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #198359283.

[97] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #209637657.

[98] 1880 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, Page No. 20, Supervisors Dist. 2, Enumeration Dist. 235, 425 Monroe Street, dwelling #138, family #213:

Joseph A. Pratt, white, male, 44, married, boot & shoe manufacturer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Mary H. Pratt, white, female, 39, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Sophia Lyons, white, female, 18, servant, single, servant, born IA, father born England

[99] www.findagrave.com, memorial #198359283, from his gravestone in Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield, Middlesex Co., MA.

[100] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Deaths 1920, Vol. 102, p. 313, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Wakefield, p. 313, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Joseph A. Pratt, her birth date 20 Dec. 1840 in Boston, her father Charles E. Thayer, born Boston, and her mother Nancy Homan, born Marblehead, the informant Nancy H. Thayer, of Wakefield; www.findagrave.com, memorial #209637657, from her gravestone in Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield, MA.

[101] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #65995612.

[102] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #431, family #479.

[103] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 72-73, dwelling #541, family #608.

[104] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1915/52, p. 313, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Middleboro, p. 313, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birth date 18 Apr. 1839 in Bridgewater, her father Leonard Pratt, born in Bridgewater, and her mother Clarissa Leonard, born ME [sic], the informant Elton L. Pratt, of Lakeville; www.findagrave.com, memorial #65995612, from her gravestone in Hillside Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[105] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 94, the marriage intentions of Ebenezer Vaughan of Middleborough and Mrs. Lucy Pratt of Bridgewater recorded on 19 Dec. 1778 in Middleborough; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 377, the marriage intentions of Ebenezer Vaughn of Middleborough and Lucie Pratt recorded on 25 Dec. 1778 in Bridgewater, but the marriage date is blank.

[106] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 308.

[107] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 201; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #145936952.

[108] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 410 the marriage of ebenezer Willis and Joanna Atwood on 30 Jan. 1785 in Bridgewater.

[109] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 297, marriage intentions recorded on 4 Apr. 1841 in Middleborough; Halifax VRs, p. 100, marriage intentions recorded on 19 Apr. 1841 in Halifax.

[110] Calculated from her age and birthplace in her death record, her www.findagrave.com memorial #145937009 gives the year as 1799, but her birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records, and 1799 does not agree with her age in the 1850 federal census or the 1855 state census.

[111] 1850 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 233, dwelling #574, family #678:

Jabez Vaughan, 63, male, laborer, $400, born MA

Joanna Vaughan, 49, female, born MA

[112] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 55, dwelling #96, family #101:

Jabez Vaughn, 68, male, white, farmer, born MA

Joannah Vaughn, 54, female, white, born MA

[113] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 68, dwelling #469, family #569:

Jabez Vaughan, 72, male, farm laborer, $500, born MA

Joann Vaughan, 59, female, born MA

[114] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 199, dwelling #168, family #196:

Jabez Vaughan, 78, male, white, born NH [sic], married, laborer

Joanna Vaughan, 64, female, white, born NH [sic], married

[115] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 184, p. 294, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Ebenezer and Joanna Willis, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145937009, which shows the year as 1863 [sic], from her gravestone in Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[116] 1870 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 11, dwelling #97, family #111:

Calvin Sturtevant, 790, male, white, farmer, $1000, $300, born MA, a male citizen

Sarah P. Sturtevant, 57, female, white, keeping house, born VT

Jabez Vaughan, 83, male, white, farmer retired, born MA, a male citizen

[117] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 257, p. 377, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Middleboro, and his parents Ebenezer & Lusan, born respectively in Middleboro and unknown; www.findagrave.com, memorial #145936952, from his gravestone in Nemasket Hill Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[118] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 321.

[119] Her parents’ names from her marriage record; Halifax VRs, p. 85, the marriage of Mr. Zephaniah Leach Britton and Else Barns on 6 Dec. 1821 in Halifax.

[120] Halifax VRs, pp. 117, 158-159, his parents Jabez and Martha Vaughan, her parents Zepheniah L. and Elsy Britton.

[121] Calculated from her age at marriage, her birthplace from the 1865 state census.

[122] “Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Births, Deaths and Marriages by Families, 1697-1847,” from FHL microfilm #1059951, a transcription of the entire town vital records from the incorporation of the town of Easton to about 1843 made in 1880 by Geo. G. Withington, Easton town clerk, [hereinafter Easton VRs], p. 221, the marriage of Zachariah Britton and Bethiah Drake on 22 Aug. 1798 in Easton.

[123] 1850 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 36, dwelling #29, family #34:

Cornelius P. Vaughn, 28, male, shoemaker, $800, born MA

Elsy B. Vaughn, 24, female, born MA

Edwin H. Vaughn, 1, male, born MA

[124] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., dwelling #5, family #6:

Cornelius P. Vaughan, 32, male, farmer, born MA

Elsa B. Vaughan, 30, female, born MA

Edwin H. Vaughan, 6, male, born MA

Stella Clark, 15, female, born MA

[125] 1860 Federal Census, Town of Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 6, dwelling #41, family #46:

Cornelius Vaughn, 37, male, shoemaker, $860, $250, born MA

Elsie Vaughn, 35, female, born MA

Edwin Vaughn, 11, male, born MA, attending school

Martha A. Vaughn, 3, female, born MA

[126] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., dwelling #26, family #122-125:

Cornelius P. Vaughan, 42, male, born Bridgewater, MA, married, shoemaker

Elsa B. Vaughan, 40, female, born Halifax, MA, married, housekeeper

Edwin H. Vaughan, 16, male, born Halifax, MA, single, shoemaker

Martha A. Vaughan, 7, female, born Halifax, MA, single

[127] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 212, p. 305, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Jabez & Martha Vaughn, born respectively in Middleboro and Bridgewater.

[128] 1870 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 3, dwelling #29, family #30:

Elsie B. Vaughan, 44, female, white, keeping house, $1000, $1000, born MA

Edwin H. Vaughan, 21, male, white, farmer, born MA, a male citizen

Martha A. Vaughan, 13, female, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

[129] 1880 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 4, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 539, dwelling #30, family #35:

Edwin H. Vaughan, white, male, 31, single, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Elsie B. Vaughan, white, female, 54, mother, widow, keeping house, father born MA, mother born MA

[130] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1906/43, p. 297, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Halifax, p. 297, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Elsie A. Vaughan, widow of Cornelius P. Vaughan, her birthplace Halifax, her father Zephaniah Britton, born Easton, and her mother Elsie Barnes, born Plymouth, the informant Mr. Edwin H. Vaughan.

[131] Halifax VRs, p. 93.

[132] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #69413937.

[133] Halifax VRs, p. 14, the marriage intentions of Jacob Tomson Junr. of Halifax and Lucina Kieth of Bridgewater recorded on 22 Dec. 1794 in Halifax;

[134] Halifax VRs, pp. 77, 86.

[135] Halifax VRs, p. 92.

[136] One of the daughters of Jacob and Lucina Thomson was named “Waitstill M. Thomson.”

[137] www.findagrave.com memorial #69413937, from his gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA, but his death was not recorded in the Halifax vital records.

[138] Plymouth County Probate Docket #16075, Vol. 10A, p. 17, from FHL microfilm #0551535.

[139] 1850 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 40, dwelling #91, family #105:

Otis Pratt, 24, male, farmer, $1200, born MA

Lucina Pratt, 52, female, born MA

[140] Halifax VRs, p. 106, the date of the certificate by Edwin Inglee, Town Clerk.

[141] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #93642047, calculated from his age at death.

[142] www.findagrave.com, memorial #93642047, from his gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA, son of Cornelius and Lucina Pratt.

[143] Calculated from his age at death, his birthplace from his marriage and death records, but his birth was not recorded in the Bridgewater or Halifax vital records, and his www.findagrave.com memorial #147525380 gives his birth as 1828 in Halifax.

[144] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 416, the marriage of Philander Wood and Patty Benson on 25 Nov. 1813 in Bridgewater.

[145] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 46, p. 202, online image database www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a farmer in Halifax, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Cornilius & Lucina Pratt, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her father Philander Wood; Halifax VRs, p. 106, marriage certificate given on 25 Nov. 1850 by Edwin Inglee, Town Clerk.

[146] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 357.

[147] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Town of Halifax, Plymouth Co., dwelling #29, family #35:

Otis Pratt, 28, male, farmer, born MA

Emily W. Pratt, 23, female, born MA

Emily J. Pratt, 34 months, female, born MA

Josiah E. Sears, 11, male, born MA

[148] 1860 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 17, dwelling #135, family #157:

Otis Pratt, 34, male, farmer, $1000, $400, born MA

Emily Pratt, 28, female, born MA

Emily J. Pratt, 7, female, born MA, attending school

Lucinna T. Pratt, 5, female, born MA

Cornelius Pratt, 9./12, male, born MA

Josiah E. Sears, 16, male, born MA

[149] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Halifax, Boston, 1988, p. 36, dwelling #127, family #627:

Otis Pratt, 38, male, white, born Bridgewater, MA, married, farmer

Emily J. Pratt, 33, female, white, born Bridgewater, MA, married, housekeeper

Emily Pratt, 12, female, white, born Halifax, MA, single

Lucinda T. Pratt, 9, female, white, born Halifax, MA, single

Cornelius Pratt, 5, male, white, born Halifax, MA, single

[150] 1870 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 6, dwelling #54, family #63:

Otis Pratt, 43, male, white, farmer, $2100, $600, born MA, a male citizen

Emily W. Pratt, 38, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Emily J. Pratt, 17, female, white, attending school, born MA

Lucina T. Pratt, 14, female, white, attending school, born MA

Cornelius Pratt, 10, male, white, attending school, born MA

[151] 1880 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 12, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 539, dwelling #80, family #94:

Otis Pratt, white, male, 53, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Emily W. Pratt, white, female, 48, wife, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Lucina T. Pratt, white, female, 24, daughter, single, sewing straw, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Cornelius Pratt, white, male, 20, son, single, laborer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[152] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 530, p. 187, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Cornelius Pratt and Lucina Thompson, born respectively in Bridgewater and Halifax; www.findagrave.com, memorial #147525380, from his gravestone in Central Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[153] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1904/25, p. 350, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Bridgewater, p. 350, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Otis Pratt, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Philander Wood, born in Bridgewater, and Patty Benson, born in Bridgewater, the informant Lusinda T. Pratt; www.findagrave.com, memorial #147526564, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[154] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #146064956, and his death record also says he was born in Bridgewater.

[155] Halifax VRs, p. 14, the marriage intentions of Ebenezer Wood of Halifax, and Centhea Soule of Plympton recorded on 11 Aug. 1794 in Halifax; Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 429, the marriage of Ebenezer Wood of Halifax and Cynthia Soule on 8 Feb. 1795 in Plympton.

[156] Halifax VRs, pp. 77, 86; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 306, marriage intentions recorded 17 Apr. 1824 in Bridgewater.

[157] Halifax VRs, p. 16; per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270.

[158] Plympton VRs, p. 193, birth of “Cynsthia,” daughter of Asaph Soule and Mary, daughter of William Hudson, of Bridgewater, on 7 Dec. 1770 in Plympton; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 351, the marriage of Asa/Asaph Sole of Plimton and Mary Hudson on 20 May 1767 in Bridgewater.

[159] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 30, dwelling #390, family #466:

Ebenezer Pratt, 54, male, farmer, $2200, born MA

Olive S. Pratt, 55, female, born MA

Philander Pratt, 25, male, farmer, born MA, married within the year

Sarah L. Pratt, 21, female, born MA, married within the year

Olive S. Pratt, 18, female, born MA, attending school

Ebenezer A. Pratt, 14, male, born MA, attending school

[160] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, pp. 9-10, dwelling #41, family #53:

Ebenezer Pratt, 58, male, white, farmer, born MA

Olive S. Pratt, 59, female, white, born MA

Ebenezer A. Pratt, 20, male, white, farmer, born MA

Andrew R. Sears, 16, male, white, farmer, born MA

[161] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 306, dwelling #2001, family #2562:

Eben Pratt, 63, male, farmer, $2500, $800, born MA

Olive S. Pratt, 64, female, born MA

Dwelling #2001, family #2563:

E. Austin Pratt, 24, male, shoemaker, $300, born MA

Charlotte A. Pratt, 21, female, born MA

[162] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #433, family #481:

Ebenezer Pratt, 68, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Olive S. Pratt, 69, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Olive S. Thompson, 33, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Cora C. Thompson, 8, female, white, born MA, single

Dwelling #433, family #482:

E. Austin Pratt, 29, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Charlotte A. Pratt, 26, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Edwin L. Pratt, 4, male, white, born MA, single

Lyman A. Pratt, 1, male, white, born MA, single

[163] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 73, dwelling #543, family #610:

Ebenezer Pratt, 73, male, white, farmer, $1500, $1000, born MA, a male citizen

Olive S. Pratt, 74, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Ebenezer A. Pratt, 34, male, white, works for shoe factory, born MA, a male citizen

Charlotte A. Pratt, 31, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Edwin L. Pratt, 9, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

Lyman A. Pratt, 6, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

[164] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 320, p. 269, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Cornelius and Martha, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #146064956, from his gravestone in Central Cemetery in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA.

[165] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 8, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #75, family #83.

[166] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 428, p. 533, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Ebenezer Pratt, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Ebenezer and Cynthia Wood, born respectively in Plympton and Halifax; www.findagrave.com, memorial #146064987, from her gravestone in Central Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[167] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 271; his www.findagrave.com memorial #111109397 says he was born in Halifax, but his birth is not recorded in the Halifax vital records.

[168] Her father’s name from her marriage record; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 245, the marriage of Simeon W. Leonard and Betsey Leonard on 19 May 1828 in Bridgewater.

[169] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 46, p. 201, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a farmer, his birthplace Halifax, his parents Ebenezer and Olive S. Pratt, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her father Simeon W. Leonard.

[170] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #158578717.

[171] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 30, dwelling #390, family #466.

[172] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., dwelling #456, family #550:

Philander Prutt [sic], 30, male, shoe cutter, born MA

Sarah S. Prutt [sic], 26, female, born MA
A. T. Prutt [sic], 48 months, female, born MA

S. A. Prutt [sic], 12 months, female, born MA

[173] 1860 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 243, dwelling #1603, family #2061:

Philanda Pratt, 34, male, shoe cutter, $1200, $100, born MA

Sarah Pratt, 31, female, born MA

Amanda F. Pratt, 9, female, born MA, attending school

Sarah A. Pratt, 6, female, born MA, attending school

Herbert E. Pratt, 2, male, born MA

[174] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 157, p. 341, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Simeon W. and Betsy Leonard, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #158578717, from her gravestone in Elmwood Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

[175] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 172, p. 248, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both second marriages, his occupation a shoe cutter, his birthplace Halifax, his parents Ebenezer & Olive Pratt, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Thomas & Lucy Chsuman; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #111067954.

[176] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 88.

[177] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #111067954.

[178] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #111067954.

[179] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., dwelling #46, family #51:

Philander Pratt, 40, male, white, born MA, married, shoe cutter

Bethiah L. Pratt, 33, female, white, born MA, married

Amanda Pratt, 14, female, white, born MA

Sarah A. Pratt, 10, female, white, born MA

Herbert E. Pratt, 7, male, white, born MA

[180] 1870 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 7-8, dwelling #53, family #60:

Philander Pratt, 45, male, white, works in shoe factory, $1600, $1000, born MA, a male citizen

Bethiah Pratt, 38, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Amanda F. Pratt, 19, female, white, works in straw shop, born MA

Sarah A. Pratt, 15, female, white, school, born MA, attending school

Herbert E. Pratt, 12, male, white, school, born MA, attending school

Lucy C. Pratt, 1, female, white, home, born MA

[181] 1880 Federal Census, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 20, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 564, Clifton Avenue, dwelling #155, family #215:

Philander Pratt, white, male, 55, married, works in shoe factory, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Bethiah Pratt, white, female, 48, wife, married, housekeeper, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Lucy O. Pratt, white, female, 11, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[182] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 482, p. 629, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a shoe cutter, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Ebenezer Pratt and Olive S. Wood, both born in Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #111109397, from his gravestone in Elmwood Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

[183] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1904/27, p. 74, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return of a Death, Brockton, p. 74, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Bethiah Pratt, widow of Philander Pratt, her birthplace Bridgewater, her father Thomas Cushman, born Bridgewater, and her mother Lucy Pratt, born Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #111067954, from her gravestone in Elmwood Cemetery in East Bridgewater, MA.

[184] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 270; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #113478969.

[185] His parents’ names from his death record; Halifax VRs, p. 78, the marriage intentions of Eliab Thomson Jr. and Lydia Thomson, of Halifax, recorded on 1 May 1826 in Halifax.

[186] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 79, p. 247, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Halifax, his parents Eliab & Lydia Thompson, her birthplace Bridgewater, and her parents Ebenezer & Olive S. Pratt; Halifax VRs, p. 109, the marriage intentions recorded on 24 Apr. 1854 in Halifax; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #113478969.

[187] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #113479007, but his birth was not recorded in the Halifax vital records.

[188] 1860 Federal Census, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 85, dwelling #549, family #684:

Edwin Thompson, 31, male, shoe cutter, $1200, $250, born MA

Olive S. Thompson, 29, female, born MA

Cora C. Thompson, 3, female, born MA

Eliab Thompson, 1, male, born MA

[189] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Abington So. Ward, Plymouth Co., dwelling #61, family #77:

Edwin Thompson, 35, male, born MA, married, stitcher

Olive P. Thompson, 33, female, born MA, married

Cora Clifton Thompson, 8, female, born MA

Elisabeth Reed, 21, female, born MA, single

[190] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #433, family #481.

[191] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 212, p. 295, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a mechanic, his birthplace Halifax, and his parents Eliab & Lydia Thompson, of Halifax; www.findagrave.com, memorial #113479007, from his gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[192] 1870 Federal Census, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 29, dwelling #219, family #253:

Olive S. Thompson, 38, female, white, keeping house, $1000, $150, born MA

Cora C. Thompson, 13, female, white, attending school, born MA, attending school

Edwin Thompson, 1, male, white, at home, born MA

Emerson S. Stetson, 37, male, white, works in shoe factory, born ME, a male citizen

[193] 1880 Federal Census, South Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 35, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 552, dwelling #286, family #366:

Olive S. Thompson, white, female, 48, married, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Edwin Thompson, white, male, 11, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Elmer Loring, white, male, 25, son in law, married, retail grocer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Cora C. Loring, white, female, 23, daughter, married, clerk in store, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Otto G. Loring, white, male, 28, boarder, single, carpenter, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[194] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Deaths 1916, Vol. 94, p. 398, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Whitman, p. 398, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Olive S. Thompson, widow, her birth date 22 June 1831 in Bridgewater, her father Ebenezer Pratt, born Bridgewater, and her mother Olive S. Wood, born Halifax, the informant E. Thompson, of Whitman; www.findagrave.com, memorial #113478969, from her gravestone in Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, MA.

[195] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 268; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #134085132.

[196] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #134085242.

[197] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 118, p. 260, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Ebenezer & Olive Pratt, her birthplace Halifax, and her parents Jacob & Lydia Soule; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #134085242.

[198] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #134085242.

[199] Halifax VRs, p. 14, the marriage intentions of Jacob Tomson Junr. of Halifax and Lucina Kieth of Bridgewater recorded on 22 Dec. 1794 in Halifax;

[200] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 306, dwelling #2001, family #2563:

E. Austin Pratt, 24, male, shoemaker, $300, born MA

Charlotte A. Pratt, 21, female, born MA

[201] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 126, dwelling #433, family #482:

E. Austin Pratt, 29, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Charlotte A. Pratt, 26, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Edwin L. Pratt, 4, male, white, born MA, single

Lyman A. Pratt, 1, male, white, born MA, single

[202] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 73, dwelling #543, family #610.

[203] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 8, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #75, family #83:

E. Austin Pratt, white, male, 44, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Charlotte A. Pratt, white, female, 42, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Edwin L. Pratt, white, male, 19, son, single, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Lyman A. Pratt, white, male, 16, son, single, farmer, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Olive S. Pratt, white, female, 84, mother, widow, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[204] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1914/22, p. 378, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Bridgewater, p. 378, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Charlotte Amelia Pratt, married, her birthdate 21 July 1838 in Halifax, MA, her father Jacob Soule, born Middleboro’, and her mother Lydia Thompson, born Halifax, the informant Lyman A. Pratt, or Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #134085242, from her gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[205] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Deaths 1919, Vol. 28, p. 272, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certificate of Death of Non-Resident, Bridgewater, p. 272, the death in West Bridgewater at Graystone Towers Sanitorium, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Ebenezer Austin Pratt, widower of Charlotte E. Pratt, his occupation a shoemaker, his birthplace Bridgewater, his parents Ebenezer Pratt, born in Bridgewater, and Olive S. Wood, born in Halifax, the informant Lyman Pratt, of Bridgewater; www.findagrave.com, memorial #134085132, from his gravestone in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Bridgewater, MA.

[206] Cushman, Henry Wyles, Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, From the year 1617 to 1855, Boston, 1855, p. 213.

[207] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 103, the marriage of Capt. Thomas Cushman and Bethiah Thompson on 25 June 1794 in Bridgewater.

[208] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 308. She was called “daughter of Cornelius Pratt, deceased.”

[209] Cushman, Henry Wyles, Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, From the year 1617 to 1855, Boston, 1855, p. 213.

[210] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 314, the birth of Bethia, daughter of Thomas and Jane Thomson, on 15 Noc. 1755 in Bridgewater; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 368, the marriage of Thomas Thomson and Jane Washburn on 31 Oct. 1745 in Bridgewater.

[211] Cushman, Henry Wyles, Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, From the year 1617 to 1855, Boston, 1855, p. 213.

[212] 1830 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 339, the Thomas Cushman household had 2 males under 5, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.

[213] 1840 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 8, the Thomas Cushman household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 3 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 2 females aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 [sic] years, including 5 persons employed in agriculture.

[214] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 25, dwelling #324, family #378:

Thomas Cushman, 54, male, farmer, $2000, born MA

Lucy Cushman, 51, female, born MA

Charles Cushman, 21, male, shoemaker, born MA

Darias Cushman, 19, male, shoemaker, born MA

Martha Cushman, 17, female, born MA

George Cushman, 14, male, born MA, attending school

[215] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 11, dwelling #51, family #69:

Thomas Cushman, 59, male, white, farmer, born MA

Lucy Cushman, 56, female, white, born MA

Darius Cushman, 25, male, white, shoe manur., born MA

Bethah Cushman, 23, female, white, born MA

Martha Cushman, 22, female, white, born MA

[216] 1860 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 255, dwelling #1684, family #2172:

Thos Cushman, 64, male, farmer, $3500, $280, born MA

Lucy Cushman, 61, female, born MA

Martha Cushman, 23, female, seamstress, $2000, born MA

Bethia Spooner, 28, female, seamstress, born MA

[217] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Bridgewater, Boston, 1988, p. 133, dwelling #496, family #560:

Thomas Cushman, 69, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

Lucy Cushman, 65, female, white, born MA, married, housekeeper

Martha Cushman, 32, female, white, born MA, single, sick

Clarissa Hayward, 71, female, white, born MA, single, seamstress

[218] 1870 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 12, dwelling #77, family #107:

Thomas Cushman, 74, male, white, farmer, $2155, $500, born MA, a male citizen

Lucy Cushman, 71, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Martha Cushman, 37, female, white, no occupation, born MA

[219] 1880 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 25, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 558, dwelling #211, family #235:

Thomas Cushman, white, male, 84, married, farmer, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Lucy Cushman, white, female, 81, wife, married, housekeeping, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Martha Cushman, white, female, 47, daughter, single, spinal sickness, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[220] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 347, p. 303, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her occupation housewife, her birth place Bridgewater, and her parents Cornelius and Martha Pratt, of Bridgewater.

[221] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 401, p. 348, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Bridgewater, and his parents Thomas and Bethia Cushman, born respectively in Bridgewater and Halifax.

[222] His birthdate from the Kardell, Caroline Lewis, and Lovell, Russell A., Jr., Vital Records of Sandwich, Massachusetts, to 1885, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1996, [hereinafter Sandwich VRs], p. 1591, taken from his gravestone.

[223] Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, p. 198, his death notice.

[224] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 237.

[225] He was not a head of household in Sandwich in the 1790 federal census, and may have been living with his father in Bridgewater.

[226] Sandwich VRs, pp. 247, 550.

[227] Calculated from her age at death, her birthplace from her death record, but her birth was not recorded in the Sandwich vital records, and her parents’ names were not recorded in her death record.

[228] 1800 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 36, the Jonathan Leonard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

[229] 1810 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 73, the Jona. Leonard household had 4 males under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 4 females aged 10-15 years, and 2 females aged 26-44 years.

[230] 1820 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 5, the Jonathan Leonard household had 3 males aged 10-15 years, 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[231] 1830 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 296, the Jonathan Leonard household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 2 males aged 60-69 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 50-59 years.

[232] 1840 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 60, the Jonathan Leonard household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 70-79 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years, including 1 person employed in commerce, and 1 person employed in a learned profession.

[233] Sandwich VRs, p. 1080, which identifies his parents as Jonathan and Martha Leonard; Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, p. 198, says he died on 26 Jan. aged 86 years; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 39, p. 18, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, gives the date as 25 Jan. 1849, his birthplace Bridgewater, and his parents Jonathan and Martha Leonard.

[234] 1850 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 355, dwelling #173, family #180:

Temperance Leonard, 80, female, $1200, born MA

[235] Sandwich VRs, p. 1591, from her gravestone; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 84, p. 12, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mrs. Temperance Leonard, her birthplace Sandwich, but her parents’ names not recorded.

[236] Sandwich VRs, p. 355.

[237] Sandwich VRs, p. 355; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #140290628.

[238] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #98173302; her parents’ names from her death record.

[239] Boston, MA, Church Records, 1630-1895, First Church, p. 424, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

[240] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #98173302, probably calculated from her age at death, her birthplace from her death record.

[241] 1850 Federal Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA, p. 130, dwelling #194, family #235:

Theodore Leonard, 48, male, agent for manufacturing, born MA

Elizabeth Leonard, 41, female, born MA

Eliza B. Leonard, 8, female, born MA, attending school

Bridgett Malley, 28, female, born Ireland

[242] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., dwelling #327, family #381:

T. Leonard, 55, male, manufacturer, born MA

Elizabh. Leonard, 40 [sic], female, born MA

Eliza Leonard, 15, female, born MA

Mary Conners, 20, female, born Ireland

Mr. Hall, 26, male, clerk, born MA

[243] 1860 Federal Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA, Page No. 98, dwelling #667, family #777:

Theo Leonard, 57, male, agent woolen mills, $5000, $10,000, born MA

Elisabeth Leonard, 50, female, born MA

Eliza B. Leonard, 18, female, born MA

Kate Burns, 29, female, born Ireland

[244] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., dwelling #391, family #500:

Theodore Leonard, 60, male, born MA, married, manufacturer

Elisabeth Leonard, 50, female, born MA, married

Elisa B. Leonard, 23, female, born MA, single

Catharine Vumlin, 23, female, born Canada, single, housemaid

Catharine Hunter, 20, female, born MA, single

Peter Craven, 15, male, born MA, single

[245] 1870 Federal Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., NY, Page No. 37, dwelling #269, family #298:

Theodore Leonard, 65, male, white, manufacturer, $25,000, $20,000, born MA, a male citizen

Elisabeth Leonard, 56, female, white, keeping house, born MA

Elizabeth B. Leonard, 25, female, white, at home, born MA

Kate Burns, 40, female, white, housework, born Ireland, parents both foreign born

[246] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 247, p. 337, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a manufacturer, his birthplace Sandwich, his parents Jonathan and Temperance Leonard.

[247] 1880 Federal Census, That part of Greenfield east of the Connecticut River Railroad, Franklin Co., MA, Page No. 11, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 268, dwelling #112, family #138:

Elizabeth Leonard, white, female, 65, widow, keeping house, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Eliza B. Leonard, white, female, 40, daughter, single, school teacher, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Mary Sullivan, white, female, 25, servant, single, servant, cannot read or write, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland

[248] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 427, p. 543, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Boston, and her parents Samuel H. and Eliza Babcock, born respectively in Milton and Boston.

[249] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #102186915; per the 1900 federal census.

[250] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., dwelling #391, family #500.

[251] 1870 Federal Census, Greenfield, Franklin Co., NY, Page No. 37, dwelling #269, family #298.

[252] 1880 Federal Census, That part of Greenfield east of the Connecticut River Railroad, Franklin Co., MA, Page No. 11, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 268, dwelling #112, family #138.

[253] 1900 Federal Census, Greenfield Town, Franklin Co., MA, Supervisors Dist. 115, Enumeration Dist. 481, Sheet No. 6 A, dwelling #96, family #130:

Eliza B. Leonard, head, white, female, born Aug. 1841, age 58, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, boarding mistress, can read, write and speak English, owns house

Hannah B. Jenks, boarder, white, female, born Apr. 1815, age 85, widow, married 32 years, 3 children born, 1 child living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

Eliza A. Newcomb, boarder, white, female, born July 1824, age 75, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

Frederick D. Root, boarder, white, male, born Aug. 1876, age 23, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, clerk in store, can read, write and speak English

Clara P. Root, boarder, white, female, born July 1850, age 49, widow, married 19 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns house

Clifford W. Root, boarder, white, male, born Oct. 1878, age 21, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, clerk in store, can read, write and speak English

Catherine Cowles, boarder, white, female, born Nov. 1865, age 34, single, born MN, father born CT, mother born CT, trained nurse, can read, write and speak English

Mary A. Sullivan, servant, white, female, born Aug. 1850, age 49, single, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, immigrated in 1863, resident 36 years, housework, can read, write and speak English

[254] www.findagrave.com, memorial #102186915, from her gravestone in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.

[255] Sandwich VRs, p. 355; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #68887745.

[256] Sandwich VRs, p. 1148, her parents identified in her death record; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #16570401.

[257] Sandwich VRs, p. 461, marriage intentions recorded 13 Dec. 1834 in Sandwich, her middle name from her gravestone; Boston, MA, Church Records, 1630-1895, First Church, p. 426, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

[258] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #16570401.

[259] 1850 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, p. 355, dwelling #174, family #181:

Jonathan Leonard, 45, male, no occupation, $3000, born MA

Alice C. Leonard, 38, female, born MA

Samuel B. H. Leonard, 14, male, born MA, attending school

Alice C. Leonard, 6, female, born MA, attending school

Theodore C. Leonard, 2, male, born MA

[260] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., dwelling #179, family #208:

Jonathan Leonard, 50, male, physician, born MA

Allice C. Leonard, 48, female, born MA

Allice C. Leonard Jr., 13, female, born MA

Ellen Neagle, 18, female, born Ireland

Thomas Barker, 62, male, gardener, born Ireland

[261] 1860 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #285, family #312:

Jonathan Leonard, 54, male, physician, $3400, $3000, born MA

Alice C. Leonard, 47, female, born MA

Alice C. Leonard, 16, female, born MA, attending school

Catharine Bucks, 23, female, serving, born MA

[262] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., dwelling #118, family #124:

Jonathan Leonard, 60, male, born MA, married, physician

Alice C. Leonard, 52, female, born MA, married

Alice C. Leonard Jr., 21, female, born MA, single

Barqly Brady, 23, male, born Ireland, married, laborer

Ann Brady, 25, female, born Ireland, single, domestic

[263] Sandwich VRs, pp. 1148, 1590; www.findagrave.com, memorial #16570401, from her gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[264] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887777; her father’s name from her 1868 marriage record, her parents’ names from her death record.

[265] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887777; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 87, p. 17, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, the marriage of John W. Jarves, of Sandwich, a chemist, born in Boston, son of Deming Jarves, and Mary T. Waterman, of Sandwich, born in Sandwich, daughter of Chas C. P. Waterman, on 5 Sept. 1855 in Sandwich.

[266] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 208, p. 22, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both second marriages, his occupation a physician, his birthplace Sandwich, his parents Dr. Jonathan and Temperance Leonard, her birthplace Sandwich, and her father Charles C. P. Waterman.

[267] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887777, her birthplace from her death record; Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, daughter of Charles C. C. P. and Charlotte Waterman.

[268] 1870 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #296, family #348:

Jonathan Leonard, 65, male, white, physician, $4000, $15,000, born MA, a male citizen

Mary ? Leonard, 32, female, white, keeping house, $9000, born MA

Alice C. Leonard, 26, female, white, at home, $900, born MA

[269] 1880 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, Page No. 16, Supervisor’s Dist. No. 60, Enumeration Dist. 18, dwelling #176, family #181:

Jonathan Leonard, white, male, 75, married, physician, born MA

Mary T. Leonard, white, female, 43, wife, married, keeping house, born MA

Alice C. Leonard, white, female, 36, daughter, single, at home, born MA

Jonathan Leonard, white, male, 5, son, single, born MA

Mary Conlan, white, female, 17, domestic, single, servant, born MA

[270] Sandwich VRs, p. 1591, from his gravestone; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 337, p. 16, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a physician, his birthplace Sandwich, his parents Jonathan and Temperance Leonard, born respectively in Bridgewater and Sandwich; www.findagrave.com, memorial #68887745, from his gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[271] 1900 Federal Census, Sandwich Town, Barnstable Co., MA, Supervisors Dist. 115, Enumeration Dist. 16, Sheet No. 4 A, dwelling #70, family #72:

Mary T. Leonard, head, white, female, born Mar. 1837, age 63, widow, married 32 years, 3 children born, 1 child living, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English, owns house

Alice C. Leonard, sister [sic], white, female, born Mar. 1844, age 56, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

[272] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 503, p. 33, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, widow of Jonathan Leonard, her birthplace Sandwich, and her parents Chas. C. P. Waterman, born Wareham, and Charlotte Chapouil, born Boston; www.findagrave.com, memorial #68887777, from her gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[273] Sandwich VRs, p. 489; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #16563448.

[274] Sandwich VRs, p. 1591, from his gravestone, which doesn’t say where he died; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 86, p. 83, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a clerk, his birthplace Sandwich, and his parents Jonathan and Alice C. Leonard; www.findagrave.com, memorial #16563448, from his gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[275] Sandwich VRs, p. 690; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887710.

[276] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., dwelling #118, family #124.

[277] 1870 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, Page No. 38, dwelling #296, family #348.

[278] 1880 Federal Census, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, Page No. 16, Supervisor’s Dist. No. 60, Enumeration Dist. 18, dwelling #176, family #181.

[279] 1900 Federal Census, Sandwich Town, Barnstable Co., MA, Supervisors Dist. 115, Enumeration Dist. 16, Sheet No. 4 A, dwelling #70, family #72.

[280] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Vol. 1915/70, p. 309, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Death, Sandwich, p. 309, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Alice Cordelia Leonard, single, her birth date 15 Mar. 1844 in Sandwich, her father Jonathan Leonard, born Sandwich, and her mother Alice C. Babcock, born Milton, MA, the informant Jonathan Leonard, of Sandwich; www.findagrave.com, memorial #68887710, which gives the date as 28 Feb. 1915, from her gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[281] Sandwich VRs, p. 718; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #16563392.

[282] Sandwich VRs, pp. 1590, from his gravestone; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 57, p. 13, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his parents Jonathan and Alice Leonard, his father’s occupation a physician; www.findagrave.com, memorial #16563392, from his gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[283] Sandwich VRs, Vol. 2, p. 861; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 268, p. l9, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his parents Jonathan d Mary (Waterman) Leonard, his father’s occupation a physician, both parents born in Sandwich; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #68887687.

[284] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #68887687.

[285] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887661; her parents’ names from her marriage record.

[286] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1916-1920, Amended Marriages 1841-1920, Vol. 6, p. 483, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation teaching, his birthplace Sandwich, his parents Jonathan Leonard and Mary T. Waterman, her birthplace New York, and her parents Charles L. Norton and Electa M. Richards.

[287] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #68887661, her marriage record gives her birthplace as NY, but the 1900 federal census says she was born in MA.

[288] 1900 Federal Census, Sandwich Town, Barnstable Co., MA, Supervisors Dist. 115, Enumeration Dist. 16, Sheet No. 19 B, dwelling #408, family #412:

Jonathan Leonard, head, white, male, born May 1875, age 25, married 1 year, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, school teacher, can read, write and speak English, renting house

Bessie Leonard, wife, white, female, born Dec. 1864, age 35, married 1 year, no children, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, can read, write and speak English

[289] www.findagrave.com, memorial #68887661, from her gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[290] www.findagrave.com, memorial #68887687, from his gravestone in Bay View Cemetery in Sandwich, MA.

[291] Sandwich VRs, p. 355; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #102186880.

[292] Per the Ancestry.com Seaman-Peirce Family Tree file submitted by kerrye27.

[293] Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927, online database at www.FamilySearch.org; Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, George K. Leonard and Caroline Ayers, Boston.

[294] Calculated from her age and birthplace in the 1855 state census.

[295] Sandwich VRs, p. 1657; www.findagrave.com, memorial #102186880, from his gravestone in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA, but his death record was not found in the Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

[296] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 89, p. 123, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both second marriages, his birthplace Scituate, his father Thomas M. Jacobs, her birthplace Portsmouth, NH, and her father Jonathan Ayers.

[297] Calculated from his age in the 1855 state census, his birthplace from his death record.

[298] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., dwelling #325, family #502:

David H. Jacobs, 36, male, mason, born MA

Caroline Jacobs, 38, female, born NH

Francis D. Leanerd, 20, male, clerk, born MA

Martha A. Leanerd, 13, female, born MA

James A. Jacobs, 6, male, born MA

[299] 1860 Federal Census, Ward Eleven Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 91, dwelling #511, family #593:

David H. Jacobs, 40, male, mason, $9000, $2000, born MA

Caroline Jacobs, 43, female, born NH

Martha A. Leonard, 18, female, born MA

James A. Jacobs, 11, female [sic], born MA, attending school

Mark Millen, 20, male, apprentice to mason, born ME

Winifred Kilroy, 20, female, domestic, born England

[300] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, City of Boston Ward 11, Suffolk Co., dwelling #268, family 3391:

David H. Jacobs, 45, male, born MA, married, mason

Caroline Jacobs, 48, female, born MA, married

James A. Jacobs, 16, male, born MA, single, school

George F. Loynd, 5, male, born MA, single

Margaret Curry, 35, female, born NS, single, servant

[301] 1870 Federal Census, Ward 9 Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 61, dwelling #294, family #418:

David H. Jacobs, 50, male, white, builder, born MA, a male citizen

Caroline Jacobs, 46 [sic], female, white, keeping house, born NH

James A. Jacobs, 21, male, white, builder, born MA, a male citizen

[302] 1880 Federal Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 28, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 726, dwelling #146, family #274:

David H. Jacobs, white, male, 60, married, brick & stone mason, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Caroline Jacobs, white, female, 64, wife, married, keeping house, born NH, father born NH, mother born NH

Annie Marshall, white, female, 20, servant, single, servant, born NS, father born NS, mother born NS

[303] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 393, p. 171, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, her birthplace Portsmouth, NH, and her parents Jonathan and Sarah R. Ayers.

[304] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 393, p. 176, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a mason, his birthplace W. Scituate, and his parents Thomas M. and Hannah Jacobs, born respectively in W. Scituate and Petersham.

[305] Calculated from his age and birthplace in his death record, but the 1855 state census says he was born in MA.

[306] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., dwelling #325, family #502.

[307] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 400, p. 234, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his occupation a bookkeeper, his birthplace Portsmouth, NH, and his parents Geo. K. and Caroline (Ayers) Leonard, born respectively in Sandwich and Portsmouth, NH.

[308] Calculated from her age in the 1855 state census and at marriage, her birthplace from her marriage record.

[309] His parents’ names from his marriage record.

[310] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 173, p. 62, online image database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a painter, his birthplace Boston, his parents Joseph N. and Susannah B. Pierce, her birthplace Boston, and her parents George and Caroline Leonard.

[311] Calculated from his age and birthplace in his marriage record.

[312] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, City of Roxbury, Ward 4, Norfolk Co., dwelling #154, family #170:

Joseph N. Pierce, 60, male, born MA, married, artist

Susan B. Pierce, 56, female, born MA, married

Mary C. Kendall, 35, female, born MA, widow, no occupation

William F. Pierce, 28, male, born MA, married, artist

Martha F.[sic] Pierce, 23, female, born MA, married

Joseph N. Pierce, 21, male, born MA, single, clerk

Susan F. Pierce, 23, female, born MA, single, no occupation

Arthur S. Kendal, 12, male, born MA, single

[313] 1880 Federal Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Page No. 37, Supervisors Dist. 60, Enumeration Dist. 693, dwelling #239, family #356:

William F. Pierce, white, male, 42, married, painter, born MA, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Martha A. Pierce, white, female, 37, wife, married, housewife, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH

Bertha Pierce, white, female, 13, daughter, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

Frederick J. Pierce, white, male, 6, son, single, at school, attending school, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA

[314] Sandwich VRs, p. 355.

[315] Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, Charles C. Leonard and Mary E. Kates.