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Rev Jonathan Leavitt

Birth	:	11 Jan 1731 Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	9 Sep 1802 Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	South Cemetery, Heath, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6542015, -72.8321991
Plot	:	2-R-16-12
Inscription	:	In memory of the Rev'd Jonathan Leavitt who died the 9th of Sep 1802 in the 72 year of his age He was A Follower of those who through faith & patience inherit the promises
Description	:	son of Joshua Leavitt (1687-1732) & 2nd wife Mary (Winchell) Leavitt m. 1) Sarah Hooker 1761 Sarah d. 1791 m. 2) Widow Tirzah (Field) Ashley 27 August 1792 Tirzah d. 1797 m. 3) Widow Mary (Todd) Foote 28 March 1798 Mary d. 1816 Congregational minister; was of Suffield Ct., graduated Yale 1758; ordained at Walpole, N.H. 21 May 1761, dismissed after two years; installed at Charlemont 1767, dismissed 1775, continued to live in the same spot until his death at age 71 in 1802; lived in the part of Charlemont... Read More	son of Joshua Leavitt (1687-1732) & 2nd wife Mary (Winchell) Leavitt m. 1) Sarah Hooker 1761 Sarah d. 1791 m. 2) Widow Tirzah (Field) Ashley 27 August 1792 Tirzah d. 1797 m. 3) Widow Mary (Todd) Foote 28 March 1798 Mary d. 1816 Congregational minister; was of Suffield Ct., graduated Yale 1758; ordained at Walpole, N.H. 21 May 1761, dismissed after two years; installed at Charlemont 1767, dismissed 1775, continued to live in the same spot until his death at age 71 in 1802; lived in the part of Charlemont that became part of Heath in 1785; married Miss Sarah Hooker of Farmington, Ct., they had eleven sons and one daughter; Rev. Joshua Leavitt, office agent of the Independent, is his grandson; married for his second wife the widow of Rev Jonathan Ashley of Deerfield; he was a man of talent, hospitable, sociable, and Christian in his deportment; sound in his theology but his prayers were long and his sermons dry; the church became extinct after his dismissal and the West church was then organized 6 June 1788 [published Biographical sketches of the Congregational pastors of New England by Emerson Davis (1798-1866) Volume: v.1 pg 276] [The descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 : being an account of what is known of Rev. Thomas Hooker's family in England : and more particularly concerning himself and his influence upon the early history of our country : also all items of interest which it has been possible to gather concerning the early generations of Hookers and their descendants in America by Hooker, Edward; Hooker, Margaret Huntington, published 1909 pg 68]

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Rev Jonathan Leavitt's memorial is located at: South Cemetery, Heath, Franklin County, USA.
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Rev Jonathan Leavitt death on 9 Sep 1802 in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 42.6542015
Longitude: -72.8321991

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah Hooker Leavitt

(1742 - 1791)

Tirzah Field Leavitt

(1749 - 1797)

Siblings

Children

Clarissa Leavitt

(1762 - 1798)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. South Cemetery
Heath, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6542015, -72.8321991

2. Center Cemetery
Heath, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6819000, -72.8167038

3. Old Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6213111, -72.8333681

4. Old Cemetery #01
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6175731, -72.8341600

5. Leavitt Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6175003, -72.8332977

6. Shurtleff Family Plot
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6670200, -72.8791500

7. Village Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6274185, -72.8711929

8. East Charlemont Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6197853, -72.7932739

9. Moses Rice Family Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6279040, -72.8829570

10. Hawks Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6355370, -72.9054880

11. Bozrah Cemetery
Hawley, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6097679, -72.8877258

12. North Cemetery
Heath, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7191940, -72.8220070

13. East Cemetery
Rowe, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7085991, -72.8833008

14. Taylor Cemetery #02
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5932808, -72.7915039

15. Trow Cemetery #04
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5932800, -72.7915000

16. Center Cemetery #03
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5926950, -72.7898960

17. Old Cemetery #01
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5918580, -72.7906890

18. Upper City Cemetery
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5832640, -72.8355360

19. Zoar Cemetery
Charlemont, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6516330, -72.9310010

20. Old East Buckland Cemetery
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5969400, -72.7677900

21. North Cemetery
Rowe, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7115750, -72.8982110

22. Doane Cemetery
Hawley, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5844002, -72.8739014

23. West Cemetery
Rowe, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7016983, -72.9139023

24. East Buckland Cemetery
Buckland, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5962500, -72.7610600