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Stephen Leonard

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Stephen Leonard Veteran

Birth
Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Death
25 Mar 1831 (aged 77)
Onondaga County, New York, USA
Burial
DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of Joshua Leonard of Morris County, NJ.

Stephen served in Revolutionary War 1 Jun 1778 to 1 Mar 1779 in Captain Richard Cox's Company in the Third New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Elias Dayton. Engaged in the Battle of Monmouth 22 Jun 1778.

He married 1) Sybil Hurd, and 2) Lois Wilcox. Children by Sybil: Hannah Brown Leonard (who married Levi Goodrich), David Hurd Leonard and Stephen Leonard.

After war, the family moved to Lee, Berkshire Co., MA (abt 1787-1797), then to Herkimer, NY (abt 1799-1802), then to Manlius, NY (abt 1807).
Son of Joshua Leonard of Morris County, NJ.

Stephen served in Revolutionary War 1 Jun 1778 to 1 Mar 1779 in Captain Richard Cox's Company in the Third New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Elias Dayton. Engaged in the Battle of Monmouth 22 Jun 1778.

He married 1) Sybil Hurd, and 2) Lois Wilcox. Children by Sybil: Hannah Brown Leonard (who married Levi Goodrich), David Hurd Leonard and Stephen Leonard.

After war, the family moved to Lee, Berkshire Co., MA (abt 1787-1797), then to Herkimer, NY (abt 1799-1802), then to Manlius, NY (abt 1807).

Inscription

To the memory | of Stephen Leonard, | who departed this | life March | 25,1831, | aged 77 years. | 8 mo's & 8 days. You readers of this stone, | Must quickly hither come. |

Source: Beauchamp, William Martin, and Franklin H. Chase. Revolutionary Soldiers Resident or Dying in Onondaga County, N.Y.; with Supplementary List of Possible Veterans, Based on a Pension List of Franklin H. Chase, Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse, NY: McDonnell, 1913.



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  • Maintained by: Tracelines
  • Originally Created by: af
  • Added: Jun 13, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38281832/stephen-leonard: accessed ), memorial page for Stephen Leonard (17 Jul 1753–25 Mar 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38281832, citing DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tracelines (contributor 47209036).