Leonard Bartlett (1779 - 1854)

Born 18 Aug 1779 in Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Jewett) Bartlett — married 30 Aug 1800 in Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine, United States of America

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1854 at age 74 in Waweig, Saint Croix, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Bartlett Name Study.

Leonard Bartlett was born on 18 August 1779, in Whitefield, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Caleb Bartlett Sr (1755–1819) and Molly Cooper (1759–1819).

Leonard married Anna Jewett. There were multiple marriage records showing different dates and places. The same names were listed.
The Civil or Courthouse marriage was on 30 Aug 1800 in Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine, United States.^[1][2] The second set of records just state marriage, 10 Apr 1801 in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States. ^[3][4][5]

Note: This is a common custom in many cultures - A Civil or Legal Wedding comes first, and a Church or Religious Wedding comes second. It may also be the common custom to "Post Banns, Intention Posted - Engagement Announced", with a cultural, church or legal expectation on how many times it must be posted, followed by a marriage ceremony at a later date. ^[6]

From the published "The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick": The town Bartletts Mills, Located on Goldsmiths Stream, 5.71 km SSW of Waweig: Saint Croix Parish, Charlotte County: named for Leonard Bartlett (1779-1854) from Alma, Maine who built a dam, carding mill, sawmill, grist mill and a lumber finishing mill in 1808: PO 1877-1915 was located at the mill with Jesse Bartlett as the first postmaster: in 1898 Bartletts Mills was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 2 sawmills, 1 grist mill, 1 church and a population of 150.^[7]

Leonard Bartlett and Anna Jewett Bartlett had at least 13 children:

1. John Jewett Bartlett (1801-1821), Male.
2. David Cooper Bartlett (1802-1803), Male.
3. Enoch Bartlett (1803-1821), Male.
4. Leonard C. Bartlett (1803-1869), Male.
5. Elizabeth Jane Bartlett (1806-1888), Female.
6. Mary C (Bartlett) Greenlaw (1808-1884), Female.
7. Caleb Bartlett (1809-1869), Male.
8. Moses Jewett Bartlett (1811-1821), Male.
9. Richard Bartlett, Male, 1813–Deceased
10. Jesse Cecil Bartlett (1815-1902), Male.
11. David Bartlett (1818-1904), Male.
12. Sarah Ann Bartlett, Female, 1819–Deceased
13. John Jewett Bartlett (1821-1882), Male.

Leonard Bartlett lived in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851.

Leonard Bartlett died on 24 January 1854, in Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Waweig, Saint Croix, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Burial: Bartlett Mills Cemetery. ^[8]

Residences, Events, and Family

In the 1851 census, Leonard (age 72) was in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.^[9]

Leonard died on 24 January 1854 and was buried in Waweig, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.^[10]

Research

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch ( : 14 January 2020), Leonard Bartlet, 1800.
2. ↑ Leonard married Anna Jewitt on 30 August 1800 in Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
   Civil Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007596939; FHL microfilm: 12312; Record number: 1113; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: F4X7-WN5 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Leonard Bartlet marriage to Anna Jewitt on 30 Aug 1800 in Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907" Digital Folder Number: 007592468, Microfilm Number: 10406, Originating System: ODM Indexing Batch: M50634-2, Citing this Record , database, FamilySearch ( : 14 January 2020), Leonard Bartlett, 1801.
4. ↑ Leonard married Anna Jewett on 10 April 1801 in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
   Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007592468; FHL microfilm: 10406
   FamilySearch Record: F4X5-3MS (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Leonard Bartlett marriage to Anna Jewett on 10 Apr 1801 in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007592468; FHL microfilm: 10406
   FamilySearch Record: F4X5-3MS (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Leonard Bartlett marriage to Anna Jewett on 10 Apr 1801 in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
6. ↑ Bartlett-4864, knowledge through travel, family overseas, and Anthropology Studies.
7. ↑ https://archives.gnb.ca/exhibits/communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=178
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 22 April 2023), memorial page for Leonard Bartlett (18 Aug 1779–24 Jan 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #26378279, citing Bartlett Mills Cemetery, Waweig, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Nat Woo (contributor 48195282).
9. ↑ 1851 Census: "Canada Census, 1851"
   citing Page: 102; Line: 14
   FamilySearch Record: MW51-PS7 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Leonard Barttett (72) in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
10. ↑ Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
    citing record ID 26378279, Find a Grave
    FamilySearch Record: QVV5-WVSS (accessed 24 April 2024)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #26378279
    Leonard Bartlett burial (died on 24 Jan 1854) in Waweig, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Born on 18 Aug 1779.