Josiah Leavitt

Brief Life History of Josiah

When Josiah Leavitt was born on 22 December 1823, in Compton, Compton, Quebec, Canada, his father, John Leavitt, was 25 and his mother, Lucy Rowell, was 20. He married Charlotte Lane on 25 December 1851, in Township of Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1850. In 1869, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as served as city councilman in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 24 June 1896, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Leavitt
1823–1896
Charlotte Lane
1829–1916
Marriage: 25 December 1851
Flora Leavitt
1854–1936
Clara Armedia Leavitt
1856–1936
Albert Levi Leavitt
1858–1939
Mary Leavitt
1862–1939
Josiah Elliott Leavitt
1866–1887
Clara Leavitt
1868–1869

Sources (26)

  • Josiah Leavitt, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Josiah Leavitt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Josiah Leavitte, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English:

(of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).

habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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My Mother--A Pioneer of 1860

Things My Mother Told Me and Things I Remember about My Mother – a Pioneer of 1860 By Mae Clark Arave My mother, Flora Leavitt Poulter Clark, was born on July 17th, 1854 at Cambria, Hillsdale, Michi …

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