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Genealogist of the National Association of Leavitt Families

Gorham Maine - Leavitts.org@gmail.com 

last update 08 April 2018

                i.    LOUISA LEAVITT, b. 4 Jan 1804, Montville, Lincoln, ME; d. Bef. 1850. She married JOHN F COLBATH 1 Jul 1827 in Montville, Waldo, ME, son of JAMES COLBATH and ABIGAIL SMITH.  He was born 31 May 1800 in Rome, Kennebec, ME, and died Aft. 1860 in Mattamiscontis, Penobscot, ME.

                ii.    SAMUEL LEAVITT, b. 18 Oct 1806, Montville, Lincoln, ME; d. Aft. 1833.
Lincoln ME deeds before 1834 are of this Samuel and his father. See list of deeds in his father's write-up. Left Lincoln 1833 for whereabouts unknown, likely Aroostook with his father, or with his brother.

               iii.    THOMAS LEAVITT, b. Bet. 1809 - 1810, Montville, Lincoln, ME; d. Aft. 1833.
Source for this child is an open space acc to the census, AND a Thomas Leavitt was a signee on the deed of brother Samuel Leavitt in Lincoln 1833, though we don't know for sure that Thomas was Samuel's brother. Note also that brother William named a son Thomas.

              iv.    WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON LEAVITT, b. 29 Oct 1815, Montville, Lincoln, ME; d. May 1888. He married MARTHA ANN MELVIN 13 Nov 1838 (int - Old Town VR).  She was born 16 Jul 1815 in Unity, Lincoln, ME, and died 9 Jun 1874.  Emily Leavitt Noyes acquired these dates 60+ years ago and we would love to know where she got them.  MANY descendants in my family file.

Joseph married MARY ANN JANE WALLS 30 Jan 1826 in Montville, Waldo, ME, daughter of WILLIAM WALLS and SARAH CARTER.  She was born 19 Apr 1808 in Belfast, Hancock, ME (Jackson VR), and died Bet. May 1853 - Oct 1856 (Deeds) in Cambridge, Somerset, ME.  Dates from Cambridge Family Register.        
Children of JOSEPH LEAVITT and MARY ANN WALLS are:

               v.    VILETT ELIZABETH LEAVITT, b. 26 Nov 1826, Montville, Waldo, ME; d. Bet. 1890 - 1891, Monson, Piscataquis, ME. She married LEONARD STONE, son of JESSE STONE & LUCY EMERY, Abt. 1853 in St Albans, Somerset, ME.  He was born 7 Sep 1826 in Ripley, Somerset, ME, and died 21 Dec 1908 in Garland, Penobscot, ME.
STONE COUSINS:  GOT ANY PHOTOS?

              vi.    RALPH CLINTON LEAVITT, b. 18 Jul 1828, Montville, Waldo, ME; d. 6 May 1894, Cornville, Somerset, ME. He married MARY ABIGAIL MORGRIDGE 2 Apr 1858 in Cambridge, Somerset, ME, daughter of CALVIN MORGRIDGE and ELONIA MASON.  She was born 8 Jun 1840 in Cambridge, Somerset, ME, and died 24 Mar 1922 in Salem, Essex, MA.
Photos from my family files.  Ulrich family ones from Valton Wood. Anybody have more?

Ralph C Leavitt 1828-1894,
only stone in Lot 42
Mt Pleasant Cem, Cambridge ME

Buried in Greenlawn Cem, Salem MA, paupers grave per town - no stone.

No known photos of either person.

See Waterville Cemeteries for photos of gravestones of Ralph's son Joseph & family.

Joseph Leavitt, son of Ralph & Mary, born 1858, probably taken about 1900.

Edith & Sina Leavitt & Kitty ca 1910

Joseph Leavitt
Edith Leavitt
Ellura Mae

1915
in Waterville?

Joseph & Ellura ca 1915-1920
in Waterville?

Sina Leavitt before 1910.

3 photos of Edith Maude Leavitt
with her hats.

1914 wedding photo of
Edith Maude Leavitt &
William Lewis Robertson

The Robertson Family 1933:
front left to back to front right:
Muriel
Edith Leavitt
Marguerite
Jeannette
Martha

Robertson girls in 1935
Playhouse in Skowhegan
Rear: Marguerite & Jeannette
Front: Martha & Muriel

Robertson girls in 1985
Jeannette
Martha
Marguerite
at Muriel's in Sanford ME

Ulrich & Daisy Leavitt family in late 1918:
Kenneth Leavitt b 1912
Earl Leavitt b 1914
Ruth Leavitt b 1918

Double line: see Daisy Gage Leavitt below, a desc of Josephine Leavitt

son of Ulrich & Daisy
Kenneth Leavitt b 1912

Bernard Leavitt b 1923

son of Ulrich & Daisy

photo coming when I find it again.

Cousins
Donna Bickford Farnham,
dau of Ruth Leavitt Bickford
Carole Hanson Guentert, dau of Marguerite Robertson Hanson

Cousins
Roland Rhoades, son of Muriel Robertson Rhoades
Diane Pinkham, dau of Dale Bickford Giroux

             vii.    JOSEPH DANIEL LEAVITT, b. 30 Dec 1829, Lincoln, Penobscot, ME; d. Bef. 1910, possibly Billings, MT. He married LOANN MARIA ROGERS, daughter of Gardner Rogers & Elvira Littlefield, 22 Nov 1855 in Cambridge, Somerset, ME.  She was born 2 Dec 1839 in Cambridge, ME, and died 20 Jan 1912 in Parkman, Piscataquis, ME.
Thank you to cousin Ginga Furlotte for the photos. Anybody have more?

Same photo, with Daniel Leavitt inserted.

Cousin Ginga Furlotte sent these photos and notes May 2006:  This is a photo of Daniel's sister Florence F Leavitt Merrill (confirmed) [both children of Joseph D & Loann], his niece Viva D. Merrill (confirmed), and quite possibly his mother Loann (supposition). Thus, the woman in the middle of the photo is Florence F. Leavitt Merrill.  The child is her daughter. 

Viva appears to be approximately 7 years old in the photo.  If so, the year would have been 1895.  Florence would have been age 35 and Loann age 56 (note: Loann died at age 73).  The two women appear to resemble one another, particularly on close-up view in Adobe PhotoShop.  I am also attaching a photo of Daniel that I have added to the original.  Look at the shape of the face.

Clinton Joseph Leavitt, WWI, son of Daniel Leavitt, who was son of Joseph & Loann. Cropped from a postcard from Paris.

and Cambridge Mt Pleasant Cemetery also.

            viii.    MARY LODEMA LEAVITT, b. 30 Aug 1831, Lincoln, Penobscot, ME; d. 11 Sep 1880, Cambridge, Somerset, ME. She married DANIEL DENIS RING, son of Daniel Ring Jr & Elizabeth Dennis, Abt. 1853 in Cambridge, ME.  He was born 29 Feb 1820 in Litchfield, Kennebec, ME, and died 9 Oct 1903 in Cambridge, ME. Gravestones are in Cambridge Memorial Garden Cem.
RING COUSINS:  GOT ANY PHOTOS?  

               ix.    LAURA EMELINE LEAVITT, b. 18 Dec 1836, "at the Aroostook", ME; d. 1846, Cambridge, Somerset, ME.

                x.    JOHN LEAVITT, b. 22 Jan 1839, "at the Aroostook", ME; d. Bet. 1846 - May 1849, Cambridge, ME.

              xi.    JOSEPHINE AUGUSTA LEAVITT, b. 30 Jun 1844, Cambridge, Somerset, ME; d. 29 May 1927, Mercer, Somerset, ME. She married KENDALL DECKER, JR, son of Kendall Decker & Mercy Ellis, 5 Mar 1864 in Smithfield, Somerset, ME.  He was born 24 Oct 1843 in Smithfield, Somerset, ME, and died 12 Apr 1917 in Mercer, Somerset, ME.  Thank you to cousin Valton Wood for the photos, and his grandmother's scrapbook (on loan). Lots more from Daisy Gage Leavitt's family coming.

CLICK ON THE PHOTO 'THUMBNAILS' FOR LARGER COPIES BEFORE COPYING.

<<BEFORE & AFTER>>

Josephine Leavitt Decker
born 1844 Cambridge ME

only person in this generation of the family with known photos.
We got this photo restored at www.JustBlackandWhite.com >>>

Here is the same photo after David Mishkin did his magic.

I strongly recommend Just B&W for your problem photos. Tell David that Roland sent you.

Compare the similar facial features with her nephew Joseph Leavitt 1858.

Josephine Leavitt 1844-1927
Kendall Decker 1843-1917

Josephine Leavitt Decker 1844 &
Josephine Decker Savage 1884

Dorothy's photo

Josephine Decker 1884, dau of Kendall & Josephine

3 photos of
Anna Decker Gage
1870-1946.
dau of Josephine Leavitt
& Kendall Decker

L to R
Dexter Decker 1887-1952, son of Josephine Leavitt & Kendall Decker
Ernest Wood
Frank Gordon

Mercy's summer cottage

Mercy Decker &
Charles Varney 1861-1928

Mercy Decker Varney
1867-1957
daughter of Josephine Leavitt
& Kendall Decker

Daughters of Anna Decker &
Reuben Gage: L to R
Carolyn, Lola, Daisy

Lola & Carolyn Gage

Josephine Decker
1884-1952
daughter of Josephine Leavitt &
Kendall Decker

and Alden Allen Savage
1884-1964

Cousins
Roland Rhoades &
Valton Wood, grandson of
Carolyn Gage

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