Sherwood Leavitt

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From an address at the 1898 Leavitt Reunion;

Sherwood G. Leavitt, the second son of Josiah Leavitt, Sr., was born in the year 1780, and it is his descendants that make up this gathering on the part of the Leavitt's. On January 8th, 1800, he was married to Hannah Bennett and located in Saratoga county, but afterward removed to Stratford, Fulton county, N. Y., and spent the most of his life in these two counties, with the exception of a short time when they lived in Herkimer county, and at one time occupying the farm now known as the General Herkimer place.

Their children were Joseph B. Leavitt, Justus B. Leavitt, Anson S. Leavitt, David Leavitt, Ormel Leavitt, Polly Leavitt, Eliza Leavitt and Hannah M. Leavitt.

He died in the year 1869, at the advanced age of 89 years, and is buried in the family burial plot at Stratford, N. Y., on the farm now owned by one of his grand-children, David S. Leavitt.