Thomas Rowell Leavitt

Brief Life History of Thomas Rowell

When Thomas Rowell Leavitt was born on 30 June 1834, in Hatley, Richelieu, Lower Canada, British North America, his father, Jeremiah Leavitt II, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Sturtevant, was 35. He married Ann Eliza Jenkins on 1 March 1857, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 21 May 1891, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 56, and was buried in Cardston Cemetery, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Rowell Leavitt
1834–1891
Ann Eliza Jenkins
1841–1904
Marriage: 1 March 1857
Ann Eliza Leavitt
1858–1933
Martha Ellen Leavitt
1860–1923
Thomas Rowell Leavitt II
1862–1939
Mary Emmerine Leavitt
1865–1932
William Jenkins Leavitt
1867–1945
Franklin Dewey Leavitt
1870–1959
Louisa Hannah Leavitt
1872–1931
Edwin Jenkins Leavitt
1875–1953
Edward Jenkins Leavitt
1875–1958
Joseph Leavitt
1877–1883
Esther Leavitt
1880–1882
Sarah Jenkins Leavitt
1883–1967

Sources (94)

  • Thos Leavitt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Thomas Leavitt in marriage of Thomas D. Leavitt & Dorcas Emelyne Leavitt, 'Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950' on MyHeritage

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple

On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.

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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