Milton Leavitt (1839 - 1923)

Born 26 Mar 1839 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Samantha Jane (Nash) Leavitt — married about Jul 1864 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1923 at age 83 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Milton Leavitt was born at Livermore, Maine, on 26 Mar 1839, the son of Stephen Leavitt and Sarah "Sally" (Ellis) Leavitt.^[1]

Civil War Service

During the American Civil War, Milton Leavitt served with the 23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.^[2][3] His veterans' cemetery record says he served as a corporal in Company I of the 23rd Maine, that he enlisted on 29 Sep 1862, and that he was discharged on 4 Feb 1863.^[4]

Marriage

Milton Leavitt married Samantha Jane Nash.^[5] Her father, James S. Nash, had been Milton's company commander during his Civil War service.^[3] On 3 Jul 1864, Jane's 24th birthday, Milton Leavitt and Jane Nash, both of Livermore, Maine, published at Livermore their intention to marry.^[6]

Children

Milton and Samantha Jane (Nash) Leavitt were the parents of six known children, born at Livermore, Maine, between 1865 and 1881. as listed in the 1928 history of Livermore.^[5]

1. Fred Volney Leavitt, born in 1865
2. Addie M. Leavitt, born in 1866
3. Ida M. Leavitt, born in 1868
4. Charles D. Leavitt]], born in 1871
5. Lillie M. Leavitt]], born in 1874
6. Bertha J. Leavitt]], born in 1881

Death

Milton Leavitt died in 1923.^[5] A gravestone at the Lakeside Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, is inscribed with the dates 1839-1923.^[7] His veterans' cemetery record says he died from Brights disease at Livermore on 25 Jan 1923.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record of Milton Leavitt, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862 > page 62 > Image 241 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
2. ↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 247
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Company K in the 23rd Maine Regiment, in Reginald H. Sturtevant, A History of Livermore, Maine, Second Edition (Trafford Publishing, n.p., 2010), page 160
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Veterans' cemetery record for Milton Leavitt, in Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918, database with images, FamilySearch > King Philip's War to Spanish-American War > Jeffers-Lyman, H. > image 2390 of 3746; State Archives, Augusta.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 162
6. ↑ Marriage intention of Milton Leavitt and Jane Nash, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1841 to 1876, Book No. 3 > unpaginated; > image 559 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
7. ↑ Photo of gravestone of the Leavitt family (Find A Grave: Memorial #7438661)