Cemetery records
cumberland county, maine
PORTLAND
There are about 78 Leavitt stones in the Portland cemeteries, so a separate page was made for them.
SCARBOROUGH
There are over 100 Leavitt names, including spouses, recorded for this town. They will be getting their own page.
SOUTH PORTLAND
Also with a lot of Leavitt burials in four cemeteries located here, a page will be created to hold these images.
There are about 78 Leavitt stones in the Portland cemeteries, so a separate page was made for them.
SCARBOROUGH
There are over 100 Leavitt names, including spouses, recorded for this town. They will be getting their own page.
SOUTH PORTLAND
Also with a lot of Leavitt burials in four cemeteries located here, a page will be created to hold these images.
ON THIS PAGE, alphabetically you will find: GORHAM, NEW GLOUCESTER, WESTBROOK, WINDHAM, YARMOUTH.
GORHAM - EASTERN Cemetery (Main St Rt 25)
CLICK FIRST PHOTO FOR LARGER PHOTOS AND SLIDESHOW.
Samuel Leavitt Book p127-8: John Samuel Leavitt was born 6 Jan 1829 Tuftonboro NH to Samuel Leavitt b Wolfeboro & Jemima Piper, d 25 Nov 1909 Gorham ME (D/C says age 79,10,19 making the 1830 correct). Married Lydia French of Farmington NH born 1 Apr 1821. Their son John Samuel Leavitt Jr 1852-1923, married Elizabeth B Moore 1856-1899 (D-rec not found; see Moore Section H Lot 88, owned by J S Leavitt). First 2 photos: Front of cemetery along Main Street Rt 25, Section A Lot 16.
Next 4 photos are Section H Lot 284. Stephen & Eliza Patrick (#3)'s daughter Emily Patrick 1835-1918, married George H W Brooks (#4). After George died, at age 70 she married John S Leavitt in photo #1, in Gorham 19 Apr 1908; hence photo #5 - E.B.L. Photo #6 is the lot layout.
Next photos relate to photo #1, John Samuel Leavitt Jr. After his wife Elizabeth died, he married 18 Dec 1901 in Gorham, Clara E Douglass widow Mrs Sturgis. See photos #7-8, she is buried with her first husband Fred Sturgis. Clara 1862-1914, in Sect H Lot 323. After Clara died, John married Bertha (Humphrey) widow of E H F Smith (#9) This stone is in Sect C Lot 43 with a large Smith monument. Mar-rec not found, but her d-cert (says 1859-1930) names parents and is widow of John S Leavitt.
Samuel Leavitt Book p127-8: John Samuel Leavitt was born 6 Jan 1829 Tuftonboro NH to Samuel Leavitt b Wolfeboro & Jemima Piper, d 25 Nov 1909 Gorham ME (D/C says age 79,10,19 making the 1830 correct). Married Lydia French of Farmington NH born 1 Apr 1821. Their son John Samuel Leavitt Jr 1852-1923, married Elizabeth B Moore 1856-1899 (D-rec not found; see Moore Section H Lot 88, owned by J S Leavitt). First 2 photos: Front of cemetery along Main Street Rt 25, Section A Lot 16.
Next 4 photos are Section H Lot 284. Stephen & Eliza Patrick (#3)'s daughter Emily Patrick 1835-1918, married George H W Brooks (#4). After George died, at age 70 she married John S Leavitt in photo #1, in Gorham 19 Apr 1908; hence photo #5 - E.B.L. Photo #6 is the lot layout.
Next photos relate to photo #1, John Samuel Leavitt Jr. After his wife Elizabeth died, he married 18 Dec 1901 in Gorham, Clara E Douglass widow Mrs Sturgis. See photos #7-8, she is buried with her first husband Fred Sturgis. Clara 1862-1914, in Sect H Lot 323. After Clara died, John married Bertha (Humphrey) widow of E H F Smith (#9) This stone is in Sect C Lot 43 with a large Smith monument. Mar-rec not found, but her d-cert (says 1859-1930) names parents and is widow of John S Leavitt.
The family of ASA LEAVITT Section H, Lot 310. Gorham's index says "Moved from Westbrook".
Asa Leavitt, 1810 - 1857 wife Emeline (Frost) Leavitt, 1819 - 1900
Emily F, their dau, 1847 - 1850
William P., their son, 1853 - 1907
Geo. B Leavitt, 1844 - 1922 Elizabeth E (Wescott), his wife, 1843 - 1917
Ida M, their dau., 1878 - 1941
Eva L Hooper, their dau, 1872 - 1935
Click for larger photos; photos by Roland Rhoades of Gorham 2010.
[Family listed in the Descendants of Thomas Leavitt 1953, pg 91, under Robert and Sarah (Chute) Leavitt, with the note: "may not belong to this family" - this is correct. Asa, according to the book "Windham in the Past" (pg 471), was actually the son of James and Margaret (Mitchell) Loveitt. Most of this family, after the 1850 census (see Windham below), changed their last name to Leavitt.
Asa Leavitt, 1810 - 1857 wife Emeline (Frost) Leavitt, 1819 - 1900
Emily F, their dau, 1847 - 1850
William P., their son, 1853 - 1907
Geo. B Leavitt, 1844 - 1922 Elizabeth E (Wescott), his wife, 1843 - 1917
Ida M, their dau., 1878 - 1941
Eva L Hooper, their dau, 1872 - 1935
Click for larger photos; photos by Roland Rhoades of Gorham 2010.
[Family listed in the Descendants of Thomas Leavitt 1953, pg 91, under Robert and Sarah (Chute) Leavitt, with the note: "may not belong to this family" - this is correct. Asa, according to the book "Windham in the Past" (pg 471), was actually the son of James and Margaret (Mitchell) Loveitt. Most of this family, after the 1850 census (see Windham below), changed their last name to Leavitt.
Click for larger photos; photos by Roland Rhoades of Gorham 2019.
Section E, Lot 10 - Henry Jackson Leavitt 1838 - 1907; Mary Harriman his wife 1838 - 1921. Mary's mother Cynthia Harriman is buried in Section H Lot 264, lot owned by William Leavitt. Thomas Leavitt line, son of Joseph Leavitt & Eliza Jackson.
E Lot 23 - 4-sided monument. This is another Loveitt "intruder" in the Thomas book, see story under Asa above. Main side with large extruded LEAVITT; Freemason William H Leavitt 1832 - 1907; his wife Mary E Sturgis 1845 - 1935. Side 2 - Walter J Leavitt 1858 - 1898 (single). Side 3 - Sturgis E Leavitt 1888 - 1976; his wife Alga E Webber died 1964. Side 4 - Louis B Woodward 1886 - 1965; his wife Edna J Leavitt 1890 - 1992.
Section E, Lot 10 - Henry Jackson Leavitt 1838 - 1907; Mary Harriman his wife 1838 - 1921. Mary's mother Cynthia Harriman is buried in Section H Lot 264, lot owned by William Leavitt. Thomas Leavitt line, son of Joseph Leavitt & Eliza Jackson.
E Lot 23 - 4-sided monument. This is another Loveitt "intruder" in the Thomas book, see story under Asa above. Main side with large extruded LEAVITT; Freemason William H Leavitt 1832 - 1907; his wife Mary E Sturgis 1845 - 1935. Side 2 - Walter J Leavitt 1858 - 1898 (single). Side 3 - Sturgis E Leavitt 1888 - 1976; his wife Alga E Webber died 1964. Side 4 - Louis B Woodward 1886 - 1965; his wife Edna J Leavitt 1890 - 1992.
Gorham White Rock Cemetery - North Gorham Road off Rt 237.
Section B Lot 55-57, middle section near the rear. These Leavitts appear to be Lovetts who changed their name. See notes under Westbrook and Windham below.
NEW GLOUCESTER - PINELAND PATIENTS MEMORIAL Cemetery
Edward Leavitt, 1843 - 1910; Usually a resident of Limerick, Maine, he was sent to the Maine School for the Feeble Minded in New Gloucester shortly before his death there on 3 Oct, from nephritis. His body, unclaimed by family, was buried on site. [Desc of Thomas Leavitt, pg 134]
WESTBROOK - SACCARAPPA Cemetery
In the Record of Burials for this cemetery [pg. 128 on Family Search], this family is listed in "Section H, Lot 10". The heir was listed as George B. Leavitt of Portland (Asa's son, and husb. of the Elizabeth buried there in 1917). These are the same names as listed in the Asa Leavitt plot in Eastern Cemetery in Gorham (see above). As of 1962, Asa still had a stone in this plot, and is likely still there (probably with dau. Emily, who may not have had a marker). - Cemetery needs to be revisited, and the Asa stone found.
Asa Leavitt, died 17 Nov 1857, aged 47 yrs [note: 1962 transcription (on Family Search) wrote "age 17 yrs"].
Emily F. Leavitt, dau of Asa and Emeline, aged 3 yrs
Elizabeth Leavitt, buried 1 Jul 1917 [in Portland], aged 73 "removed to Gorham"
Asa Leavitt, died 17 Nov 1857, aged 47 yrs [note: 1962 transcription (on Family Search) wrote "age 17 yrs"].
Emily F. Leavitt, dau of Asa and Emeline, aged 3 yrs
Elizabeth Leavitt, buried 1 Jul 1917 [in Portland], aged 73 "removed to Gorham"
WINDHAM - LOVEITT Cemetery
This cemetery has at least 13 members of the Loveitt family buried there with grave markers. There are also many members of this family who began using the "Leavitt" surname following the 1850 census, and their gravestones indicate such.
Benjamin Leavitt, died 30 Jan 1857
Betsey (Files) Leavitt, died 25 Jan 1859
Benjamin Leavitt, died 30 Jan 1857
Betsey (Files) Leavitt, died 25 Jan 1859
YARMOUTH - RIVERSIDE Cemetery
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NOTE: I visited this cemetery in June, 2015, but a rainstorm followed me there, so none of my pictures of these Leavitt stones came out clearly. I need to return here for retakes. - Steve D.
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Henry Leavitt, 9/24/1833 - 2/27/1908
Fannie (Berry) Leavitt, his wife, 1/3/1832 - 3/11/1890 James H Leavitt, 10/8/1860 - 9/6/1868 Eugene Leavitt, 2/4/1863 - 10/1/1902 [Family can be found in the Descendants of Thomas Leavitt, pg 177]. |
The son of Daniel and Sarah (Sands) Leavitt. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving as a corporal in Company C, 27th Maine Volunteers. He was promoted to Sgt on 1 Mar 1863, and served until being mustered out on 17 Jul 1863.
He removed from Buxton, Maine to Yarmouth between 1863 and 1870, and lived there until his death, working as a mill wright/machinist. |