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lorenzo s leavitt

1/1/2020

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Lorenzo S Leavitt stone
​LORENZO S LEAVITT, the son of Cyrus (Cyrus, Jacob, Solomon, John, Israel, John) and Sophronia (Sylvester) Leavitt, was born 30 Nov 1837 in Turner, Maine. He died 1 Feb 1907 in Boston, MA [MA vr], and was buried in Newburyport's Oak Hill Cemetery.

​He was married to ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" M BROOKINGS in Newburyport, MA on 19 Jan 1876 [MA vr]. The daughter of Moses P and Adeline Brookings, she was born on 10 Aug 1846 in Haverhill, MA and died on 28 Oct 1890 [MA VR]. She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
In the 1860 census, both Lorenzo and his brother Henry were living in Lawrence, MA, working as laborers. They soon went back home to Turner, as Lorenzo enlisted from there on 29 Sept 1862, to serve in Co D, 23rd Maine Infantry. He was mustered in the same day, aged 25, as a private (later promoted to corporal), and served until 15 Jul 1863, when the nine-month regiment was disbanded. He afterwards returned to Lawrence, and reenlisted with the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Co K, on 11 Jul 1864. Mustered in as a sergeant on 14 July '64, he was mustered out on 27 Oct 1864.

He was a farmer back in Turner for the 1870 census, living together with his brother Henry and his family. Henry was a "canvasser for fruit trees", an occupation Lorenzo took with him when he returned to Mass.

Lorenzo was living in Newburyport by 1877, where he was a seller of fruit and ornamental trees [street directories]. Following the death of his wife, he moved to Boston and sold real estate.
In the book LEAVITT Descendants of John Leavitt, the Immigrant, Through His Son, Israel and Lydia Jackson (pg 46), it is noted that this couple had no issue that lived. They had at least one child:

i. HENRY BROOKINGS LEAVITT, born 28 Sept 1876 in Newburyport, MA. He died 1 Jan 1877 in Newburyport [MA vr vol 292 pg 244].
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