Leonidas Hamlin Kennard

Brief Life History of Leonidas Hamlin

When Leonidas Hamlin Kennard was born on 26 October 1869, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Leonidas Hamlin Kennard, was 27 and his mother, Joanna Louisa Gleason, was 17. He married Frances Catherine Frankland on 15 May 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sunset, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900 and Riverside, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 28 November 1948, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leonidas Hamlin Kennard
1869–1948
Frances Catherine Frankland
1875–1953
Marriage: 15 May 1901
John Gleason Kennard
1902–1974
Frankland James Kennard
1903–1995
Gordon Keith Kennard
1905–1943
Marguerite Kennard
1906–1978
Joanna Kennard
1909–1954
Varua Kennard
1911–1995
Leonidas Hamlin Kennard III
1913–2000
Esther Kennard
1916–1979
Geneva Kennard
1918–1970

Sources (111)

  • Leonidas Hamlin Kennard, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Leonidas H. Kennard, Jr., "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed

Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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Story Highlight

Kennard Family Song by James R. Kennard - July 1939 - Tune: I Like Mountain Music

We like Logan Canyon, good old Logan Canyon, We come trailing back here every year. Everytime we come here we have lots of fun here; Kennard folks are full of cheer. We've heard of other camps and oth …

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