Joseph Leonard of Middleborough

Not the same as Joseph Leonard of Pomfret & not the husband of Hannah Leonard

Joseph Leanard
Male
22 January 1692–4 March 1775

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Joseph Leanard
Male
22 January 1692–4 March 1775

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MTL4-SQB

Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Leanard was born on 22 January 1692, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Leonard, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Thrasher, was 38. He married Eunice Cushman in 1715, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 4 March 1775, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 83.

Spouse

Joseph Leanard
Male
1692–1775

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Male

Eunice Cushman
Female
1692–1775

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Female

Marriage
1715
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (6)

Phillip Leonard
Male
1718–1785

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Male

Henry Leonard
Male
1719–1800

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Male

Joseph Leonard Jr
Male
1721–1813

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Male

Benjamin C Leonard
Male
1725–1818

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Male

Ichabod Leonard
Male
1729–1810

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Male

Hannah Leonard
Female
1731–Deceased

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Female

Parents

Benjamin Leonard
Male
1650–1725

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Male

Sarah Thrasher
Female
1655–1695

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Female

Siblings (7)

Sarah Leonard
Female
1680–1715

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Female

Benjamin Leonard
Male
1682–1753

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Male

Hannah Leonard
Female
1685–1691

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Female

Jerusha Leonard
Female
1689–Deceased

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Female

Hannah Leonard
Female
1691–Deceased

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Female

Joseph Leanard
Male
1692–1775

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Male

Henry Leonard
Male
1695–1714

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Male

56. Joseph LEONARD was born on 22 January 1693 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.34 He died on 4 March 1775 at the age of 82 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA.

He was masterworkman at the Norton Forge, which his father started. He was at Raynham Forge in 1724.

Parents: Benjamin Leonard & Sarah Thrasher

Wife: see notes

Children

• i. Joseph LEONARD.
• ii. Capt. Philip LEONARD.
• iii. Henry LEONARD.
• iv. Benjamin LEONARD.
• v. Capt. Ichabod LEONARD. Married Hannah Barney.
• vi. Hannah LEONARD.

notes

From http://bradsport.com/aJamesLeonard1620/b2786.htm#P2786

ECL notes that he was never able to find out who Joseph's wife was. She died only a few months before Joseph passed away. ECL wanted very much to know who she was, for her boys "righted up" and became very respectable men and he supposes were indebted to her for their early training.

ECL notes in Plymouth Co. land records May 6, 1796, Joseph Leonard's children Betsey Briggs and Lucy Leonard of Middleboro sell his homestead in Middleboro to Jonathan Leonard of Middleboro. These are children of another Joseph Leonard. There are a number of Joseph Leonards in Middleboro and surrounding towns, and their records have frequently been mixed up.

His death doesn't appear to be in Middleborough VR's. He's listed as "Old" Joseph," dying 4 Mar 1774 in the Taunton VR's.

Hannah Jennings was not his wife. Joseph Leonard3 of the Solomon Leonard line was married to Hannah Jennings.

Mary Packard was not his wife. She married a Joseph Leonard b. 1696 in Bridgewater who was a descendant of Solomon Leonard.

Badger, The Leonard Dictionary, notes a clipping from the American Newspaper in Providence that "Benjamin, son of Joseph and Hodges or Harvey..."

He is listed as having 4 more children in Colonial Families of the United States, p. 332: Mary, Levi, Sylvester, Peleg. This is apparently an error, but they do show on Fanny Leonard Koster's Chart 4.

Fanny Leonard Koster's Chart 4 shows Harvey or Hodges as Joseph's wife. Standing's line of descent shows Eunice Cushman.

Joseph LEONARD and Eunice CUSHMAN were married in 1715 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. Eunice CUSHMAN, daughter of Thomas CUSHMAN and Mary WHITE, was born about 1695. She died on 12 February 1775 at the age of 80 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Taunton VR's don't list her name. The name of Joseph's wife has been a mystery to all. First mention of a name is from Standing, who was researching his Leonard line. Source unknown.

Joseph Leanard
Male
22 January 1692–4 March 1775

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https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MTL4-SQB/joseph-leanard-1692-...

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Leanard was born on 22 January 1692, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Leonard, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Thrasher, was 38. He married Eunice Cushman in 1715, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 4 March 1775, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 83.

Spouse

Joseph Leanard
Male
1692–1775

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Male

Eunice Cushman
Female
1692–1775

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Female

Marriage
1715
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (6)

Phillip Leonard
Male
1718–1785

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Male

Henry Leonard
Male
1719–1800

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Male

Joseph Leonard Jr
Male
1721–1813

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Male

Benjamin C Leonard
Male
1725–1818

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Male

Ichabod Leonard
Male
1729–1810

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Male

Hannah Leonard
Female
1731–Deceased

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Female

Parents

Benjamin Leonard
Male
1650–1725

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Male

Sarah Thrasher
Female
1655–1695

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Female

Siblings (7)

Sarah Leonard
Female
1680–1715

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Female

Benjamin Leonard
Male
1682–1753

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Male

Hannah Leonard
Female
1685–1691

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Female

Jerusha Leonard
Female
1689–Deceased

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Female

Hannah Leonard
Female
1691–Deceased

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Female

Joseph Leanard
Male
1692–1775

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Male

Henry Leonard
Male
1695–1714

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Male