Brief Life History of Leonard
When Leonard Maxwell was born on 13 February 1789, in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Philip Maxwell, was 35 and his mother, Abigail Rice, was 30. He married Betsy Melendy on 3 January 1811, in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Vermont, United States in 1870. He died on 23 January 1874, in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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- Leonard Maxwell in household of John L Maxwell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Leonard Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Desmond Maxwell, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (8)
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Kelso, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, the name of a salmon pool on the Tweed near Kelso Bridge. The placename is first recorded in 1144 in the form Mackeswell ‘Mack's spring or stream’ (Old English well(a)).
Irish: adopted for Ó Meisceall, see Miskell . This surname is common in Ulster.
Jewish: arbitrary adoption of the Scottish name, or Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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