Leavitt, William B. (1812-1895)

Name:

Leavitt, William B. (1812-1895)

Title:

Treasurer, Town of Grantham
Clerk, Town of Grantham

Other Names:

Leavitt, William Burnham

Born:

08/07/1812

Birthplace:

Grantham, NH

Died:

09/19/1895

Death Location:

Grantham, NH

Residence:

Grantham, NH

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Farmer
Mathematician
Almanac editor/publisher, 1851-1895

Father:

Leavitt, John (1769-1854)

Mother:

Story, Susan Burnham (1775-1839)

Relations:

Cousin of Dudley Leavitt (1772-1851)

Spouse:

Merrill, Frances B. (1817-1893), November 25, 1841

Children:

Mandana Lizetta, born August 3, 1843; died July 28, 1869; m. Daniel Hanson
Mary Marcella, born November 14, 1845; died 1941; m. Oscar F. Buswell
Malana E., born August 28, 1847; died March 24, 1932; m. Moses P. Burpee
Phylura Melvena, born August 24, 1850; died 1933; m. Daniel Hanson
William M., born April 23, 1853; died September 5, 1932; m. (1) Ella Hines; m. (2) May Renner
Fred Alexander, born November 14, 1856; died 1944; m. Mary Brown
Frank W., born August 14, 1858; died 1941; m. (1) Addie Pinney; m. (2) Nellie Worthley; m. (3) Belle Hastings

Notes:

Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire. Biographical Review Volume 22 (Boston, MA: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897), 475.

Emily Leavitt Noyes, Leavitt: Descendants of John, the Immigrant Through His Son, Moses. (Concord, NH: Evans Printing Company, 1941), 67, 74, 117-118.

Marriages, Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Hill Dale Cemetery, East Grantham, NH