Samuel Leffingwell, Jr.

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Samuel Leffingwell, Jr.

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Birthplace: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death: March 25, 1799 (80)
Bozrahville, New London, Connecticut, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Leffingwell and Hannah Leffingwell
Husband of Mercy Leffingwell
Father of Benjamin Leffingwell; Samuel Leffingwell, III; Roswell Leffingwell and Abigail Leffingwell
Brother of Caleb Leffingwell; Hannah Leffingwell; Ann Vibber; Dea. Andrew Leffingwell; Mary Nobles and 5 others

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About Samuel Leffingwell, Jr.

He was an active, public spirited citizen, and in the management of its civil affairs was frequently in the service of his native town. At the division of Norwich, in 1786, he represented his section of the town, Bozrah. He married Feb. 6, 1740, Mercy Gorton, who died at Norwich in 1794, after a union of fifty four years.

Source: The Leffingwell Record, Albert Leffingwell and Charles Wesley Leffingwell, 1897

DAR Ancestor #: A069022 Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 5-28-1718 NORWICH NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT Death: 1799 BOZRAH NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT Service Source: CTSDAR, NON-MILITARY SERV IN THE REV 1774-1784, P 63 Service Description: 1) TOWN MODERATOR, 1777, 1780, 1781; COMM 2) BOWRROWERS SUBSCRIPTION 1779; COMM CARE OF SOLDIERS FAMILIES 1780

Origins

  • “Leffingwell record : a genealogy of the descendants of Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, one of the founders of Norwich, Conn.” Albert Leffingwell and Charles Wesley Leffingwell, 1897 Page 50. Archive.Org Samuel Leffingwell, son of Nathaniel Leffingwell & Mary Smith, b June 1692, d unknown. Married Hannah Gifford, daughter of Samuel Gifford and Mary Calkins. 10 children.
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Samuel Leffingwell, Jr.'s Timeline

1718
May 28, 1718
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
1743
February 2, 1743
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
1745
April 4, 1745
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
1747
June 28, 1747
Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony
1752
April 2, 1752
Norwich, CT
1799
March 25, 1799
Age 80
Bozrahville, New London, Connecticut, USA