Compendium of New England Descendants (Rev. 5 Dec. 2009)

Jennie L. Legg

b. April 1853

Jennie L. Legg|b. Apr 1853|p1107.htm#i6604|William Lysander Legg|b. 22 Aug 1814\nd. 11 Oct 1889|p1107.htm#i3327|Emma Augusta Howard|b. 14 Aug 1821\nd. 31 Dec 1888|p981.htm#i408|||||||John D. Howard Jr.|b. 31 May 1786\nd. 1838|p982.htm#i115|Sophia Hinckley|b. 22 Sep 1785\nd. 6 Apr 1851|p936.htm#i116|

Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine.
Reference=0052gg

Charts: Descendants of Samuel and Martha Appleton
Descendants of Lyonell Chilton
Descendants of John and Judith (Bourne) Everard
Descendants of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart

Jennie L. Legg was born in April 1853 in Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of William Lysander Legg and Emma Augusta Howard.¹ The census of 1860 shows Jennie L. Legg, 8, at school, in the household of Wm. L. Legg and Emma A. Legg, at Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹

She married Charles W. Drummond.³ The census of 1900 shows Jennie L. Drummond, sister, 47, widowed mother of two, one living, in the household of Charles A. Legg, at Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited=4 Oct 2009

Child of Jennie L. Legg and Charles W. Drummond

Chester Arthur Drummond+³ b. 14 Mar 1882, d. 1966

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1860 United States. Census Office. 8th census, Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1950, 1967) , Census Place: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_531; Page: 176; Image: 179. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1900 United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of the Census Micro-Film Laboratory, ([197-]) , Census Place: Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T623_694; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1692.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, , Vol: 595 ; Page: 741.

Luther D. Legg¹

b. 1845 or 1846

Luther D. Legg|b. 1845 or 1846|p1107.htm#i6602|William Lysander Legg|b. 22 Aug 1814\nd. 11 Oct 1889|p1107.htm#i3327|Emma Augusta Howard|b. 14 Aug 1821\nd. 31 Dec 1888|p981.htm#i408|||||||John D. Howard Jr.|b. 31 May 1786\nd. 1838|p982.htm#i115|Sophia Hinckley|b. 22 Sep 1785\nd. 6 Apr 1851|p936.htm#i116|

Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine.
Reference=0052gd

Charts: Descendants of Samuel and Martha Appleton
Descendants of Lyonell Chilton
Descendants of John and Judith (Bourne) Everard
Descendants of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart

Luther D. Legg was born in 1845 or 1846 in Massachusetts.³ He was the son of William Lysander Legg and Emma Augusta Howard.² The census of 1850 shows Luther O. Legg, 5, at school, in the household of William L. Legg and Emma A. Legg, at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² The census of 1860 shows Luther E. Legg, 14, at school, in the household of Wm. L. Legg and Emma A. Legg, at Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts.³

He married Martha ---(?)---.¹

The census of 1870 shows Luther D. Legg, 25, a brakeman, and Martha Legg, 19, keeping house, listed with Ella G. Legg and Frederick L. Legg living at Worcester. Also in the house, but listed seperate from the family, was Nancy N. Whipple, 62, keeping house, with $2000 real estate.¹

Last Edited=19 Sep 2009

Child of Luther D. Legg and Martha ---(?)---

Ella G. Legg¹ b. 1867 or 1868

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1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Worcester Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll M593_659; Page: 318; Image: 116.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Worcester Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 239; Image: 277. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1860 United States. Census Office. 8th census, Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1950, 1967) , Census Place: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_531; Page: 176; Image: 179. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

Mary Emma Legg

b. May 1878

Mary Emma Legg|b. May 1878|p1107.htm#i6166|Charles A. Legg|b. 14 Mar 1840\nd. Feb 1921|p1106.htm#i6160|Alice Letita Haleyn|b. 27 Feb 1836\nd. Oct 1897|p857.htm#i6161|William L. Legg|b. 22 Aug 1814\nd. 11 Oct 1889|p1107.htm#i3327|Emma A. Howard|b. 14 Aug 1821\nd. 31 Dec 1888|p981.htm#i408|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine.
Reference=0052gaa

Charts: Descendants of Samuel and Martha Appleton
Descendants of Lyonell Chilton
Descendants of John and Judith (Bourne) Everard
Descendants of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart

Mary Emma Legg was born in May 1878 in Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Charles A. Legg and Alice Letita Haleyn.¹

She married James Harrington.¹

Last Edited=4 Oct 2009

Children of Mary Emma Legg and James Harrington

Mabel Gertrude Harrington¹ b. 3 Feb 1892
Merrill Taylor Harrington¹ b. 10 Apr 1893
Constance Howard Harrington¹ b. 19 Apr 1898
Mary Wendel Harrington¹ b. 13 Apr 1901
James Edward Harrington¹ b. 29 Dec 1904
Charles Francis Harrington¹ b. 1 Sep 1907

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Chester A. Rev. Drummond, The Howard Genealogy, , "This genealogy was put together by Rev. Chester A. Drummond for himself and for a Legg family reunion sometime in the 1950's. (He died in 1966.)" Anson Drummond Abele, March 2004.
1900 United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of the Census Micro-Film Laboratory, ([197-]) , Census Place: Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T623_694; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1692.

Orsin Squire Fowler Legg

b. 18 February 1848, d. 30 July 1848

Orsin Squire Fowler Legg|b. 18 Feb 1848\nd. 30 Jul 1848|p1107.htm#i6181|William Lysander Legg|b. 22 Aug 1814\nd. 11 Oct 1889|p1107.htm#i3327|Emma Augusta Howard|b. 14 Aug 1821\nd. 31 Dec 1888|p981.htm#i408|||||||John D. Howard Jr.|b. 31 May 1786\nd. 1838|p982.htm#i115|Sophia Hinckley|b. 22 Sep 1785\nd. 6 Apr 1851|p936.htm#i116|

Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine.
Reference=0052gb

Charts: Descendants of Samuel and Martha Appleton
Descendants of Lyonell Chilton
Descendants of John and Judith (Bourne) Everard
Descendants of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart

Orsin Squire Fowler Legg was born on 18 February 1848.¹ He was the son of William Lysander Legg and Emma Augusta Howard.¹

He died on 30 July 1848 What a shame that such a beautiful name was wasted!¹

Last Edited=2 May 2005

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Chester A. Rev. Drummond, The Howard Genealogy, , "This genealogy was put together by Rev. Chester A. Drummond for himself and for a Legg family reunion sometime in the 1950's. (He died in 1966.)" Anson Drummond Abele, March 2004.

William Lysander Legg

b. 22 August 1814, d. 11 October 1889

Reference=0052gs

Charts: Descendants of Samuel and Martha Appleton
Descendants of Lyonell Chilton
Descendants of John and Judith (Bourne) Everard
Descendants of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart

William Lysander Legg was born on 22 August 1814 in Massachusetts.^1,2

He married Emma Augusta Howard, daughter of John Day Howard Jr. and Sophia Hinckley, in 1839.¹

The census of 1850 shows William L. Legg, 36, a dyer, and Emma A. Legg, 29, listed with Charles A. Legg, Wm. H. Legg, Luther O. Legg and Frederick L. Legg living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.³

The census of 1860 shows Wm. L. Legg, 45, a farmer with $2000 real estate and $350 personal estate, and Emma A. Legg, 38, listed with Charles A. Legg, Wm. H. Legg, Luther E. Legg, Frederick L. Legg, Emma E. Legg, Jennie L. Legg and Gertrude A. H. Legg living at Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts.²

He died on 11 October 1889 at age 75.¹

Last Edited=2 Nov 2007

Children of William Lysander Legg and Emma Augusta Howard

Charles A. Legg+¹ b. 14 Mar 1840, d. Feb 1921
William H. Legg³ b. 1842 or 1843
Luther D. Legg+³ b. 1845 or 1846
Frederick L. Legg³ b. 1848 or 1849
Orsin Squire Fowler Legg¹ b. 18 Feb 1848, d. 30 Jul 1848
Emma E. Legg² b. 1850 or 1851
Jennie L. Legg+² b. Apr 1853
Gertrude A. H. Legg² b. 1854 or 1855

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Chester A. Rev. Drummond, The Howard Genealogy, , "This genealogy was put together by Rev. Chester A. Drummond for himself and for a Legg family reunion sometime in the 1950's. (He died in 1966.)" Anson Drummond Abele, March 2004.
1860 United States. Census Office. 8th census, Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1950, 1967) , Census Place: Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_531; Page: 176; Image: 179. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Worcester Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_342; Page: 239; Image: 277. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

Elizabeth Leids

b. 1605, d. 1 November 1674

Elizabeth Leids was born in 1605 in Malford, Worcester, England.

She married Nicholas Browne, son of Edward Browne and Jane Lyde, in England.

She died on 1 November 1674.

Last Edited=2 Dec 2009

Children of Elizabeth Leids and Nicholas Browne

Cornelius Browne+ b. 1632, d. 1701
Edward Brown+ b. 15 Aug 1640, d. 26 Apr 1685
Josiah Brown+ b. 1642, d. 29 Jan 1690
Elizabeth Brown+ b. 10 Dec 1647, d. 27 Feb 1698
Joseph Brown+ b. 10 Dec 1647, d. 16 Oct 1723
Sarah Browne b. 28 Jun 1650, d. 1696
Capt. John Brown+ b. s 1655, d. 12 Mar 1717

---(?)--- Leighour

b. say 1903

Charts: Descendants of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote

---(?)--- Leighour was born say 1903.

He married Mary Louise Merritt, daughter of Louis Gilbert Merritt and Anna Hayward.

Last Edited=18 Oct 2009

Children of ---(?)--- Leighour and Mary Louise Merritt

Derrick Leighour b. a 1935
Ann French Leighour b. 5 Feb 1935

Ann French Leighour

b. 5 February 1935

Ann French Leighour|b. 5 Feb 1935|p1107.htm#i7951|---(?)--- Leighour|b. s 1903|p1107.htm#i7913|Mary Louise Merritt|b. 21 Feb 1903\nd. a 1970|p1187.htm#i7950|||||||Louis G. Merritt|b. 28 Nov 1865|p1187.htm#i7921|Anna Hayward|b. 20 Feb 1866|p903.htm#i7924|

Relationship=11th cousin of Steven George Levine.

Charts: Descendants of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote

Ann French Leighour was born on 5 February 1935. She is the daughter of ---(?)--- Leighour and Mary Louise Merritt.

Last Edited=26 Jan 2009

Derrick Leighour

b. after 1935

Derrick Leighour|b. a 1935|p1107.htm#i7906|---(?)--- Leighour|b. s 1903|p1107.htm#i7913|Mary Louise Merritt|b. 21 Feb 1903\nd. a 1970|p1187.htm#i7950|||||||Louis G. Merritt|b. 28 Nov 1865|p1187.htm#i7921|Anna Hayward|b. 20 Feb 1866|p903.htm#i7924|

Relationship=11th cousin of Steven George Levine.

Charts: Descendants of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote

Derrick Leighour was born after 1935. He is the son of ---(?)--- Leighour and Mary Louise Merritt.

Last Edited=26 Jan 2009

Clara Leighton¹

b. 26 February 1831

Clara Leighton was born on 26 February 1831 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.¹

She married William Hastings Strickland, son of Hastings Strickland and Clarinda Brettun of Livermore, on 26 December 1855 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.¹

Last Edited=16 Sep 2009

Children of Clara Leighton and William Hastings Strickland

Frederic Hastings Strickland¹ b. 1856
Lillian March Strickland¹ b. 1861

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M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 193.

John F. Leighton

b. 27 May 1832, d. 9 November 1903

Charts: Descendants of Matthewe and Mary Colby
Descendants of Richard and Ursula North
Descendants of Henry Pindor

John F. Leighton was born on 27 May 1832 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹

He married Emma L. Colby, daughter of Leonard Colby and Mary Ann Page, on 9 February 1888 in Franklin.¹

He died on 9 November 1903 in Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at age 71.¹

Last Edited=2 Sep 2008

Children of John F. Leighton and Emma L. Colby

Leonard C. Leighton² b. 13 Jun 1889
Mary Emma Leighton³ b. 12 Mar 1895

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COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS, at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 108.
COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam, /d116.html.

Leonard C. Leighton

b. 13 June 1889

Leonard C. Leighton|b. 13 Jun 1889|p1107.htm#i2615|John F. Leighton|b. 27 May 1832\nd. 9 Nov 1903|p1107.htm#i2614|Emma L. Colby|b. 29 Dec 1852\nd. 1933|p390.htm#i2611|||||||Leonard Colby|b. 13 Feb 1816\nd. 12 Sep 1887|p414.htm#i1507|Mary A. Page|b. 2 Apr 1815\nd. 13 May 1903|p1300.htm#i1513|

Relationship=4th cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine.

Charts: Descendants of Matthewe and Mary Colby
Descendants of Richard and Ursula North
Descendants of Henry Pindor

Leonard C. Leighton was born on 13 June 1889.¹ He was the son of John F. Leighton and Emma L. Colby.¹

Last Edited=9 Feb 2000

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Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 108.

Mary Emma Leighton

b. 12 March 1895

Mary Emma Leighton|b. 12 Mar 1895|p1107.htm#i3934|John F. Leighton|b. 27 May 1832\nd. 9 Nov 1903|p1107.htm#i2614|Emma L. Colby|b. 29 Dec 1852\nd. 1933|p390.htm#i2611|||||||Leonard Colby|b. 13 Feb 1816\nd. 12 Sep 1887|p414.htm#i1507|Mary A. Page|b. 2 Apr 1815\nd. 13 May 1903|p1300.htm#i1513|

Relationship=4th cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine.

Charts: Descendants of Matthewe and Mary Colby
Descendants of Richard and Ursula North
Descendants of Henry Pindor

Mary Emma Leighton was born on 12 March 1895.² She was the daughter of John F. Leighton and Emma L. Colby.¹

Last Edited=7 Mar 2004

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COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS, at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam /d116.html.
COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam, /d355.html.

Phebea Leighton

b. about 1807

Charts: Descendants of Matthewe and Mary Colby
Descendants of Richard and Ursula North
Descendants of Henry Pindor

Phebea Leighton was born about 1807 in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire.^1,2 She married Hazen Dunklee, son of Joseph Dunklee and Jane Worth Eastman, in 1829. They had eleven children.¹

Last Edited=7 Mar 2004

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Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 96.
COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS, at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam /d355.html.

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