Brief Life History of Leonidas Hamlin
When Leonidas Hamlin Kennard was born on 29 January 1842, in Swan Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States, his father, James R. Kennard, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Martin, was 29. He married Joanna Louisa Gleason on 29 January 1869, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 11 daughters. He lived in Sunset, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900 and Riverside, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1879. He died on 29 May 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Leonidas H Kennard, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
- Legacy NFS Source: Leonidas Hamlin Kennard - Individual or family possessions: birth: 29 January 1842; Mount Pleasant, Swan Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States
- Leonidas H. Kennard, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Kent): variant of Kenward or Kinnard , or perhaps Kenwood, a habitational name from Kenwood in Kenton (Devon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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My name was chosen by my great grandparents
My name, LEONIDAS HAMLIN KENNARD, was chosen by my great grandparents, James R Kennard and Elizabeth Ann Martin, for their son because it represented for them the great qualities of character, courage …
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