Sophia Leavitt
Sophia Leavitt (maiden name: Freeman) was born around 1805 in New York to Rufus Freeman and Phoebe Mason. Her father was a minister. She moved to Ohio by the 1820s, and she married Daniel Leavitt there on September 28, 1828. They had at least eight children: Ellen, born around 1830; Solon, born around 1834; Cyrus, born around 1836; Maria, born around 1838; Cornelia, born around 1840; Panthea, born around 1842; Enoch, born around 1844; and Samuel, born around 1846. They lived in Spencer, Ohio, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $4,000 of real estate. Her husband died around 1851. She moved to North Fairfield, Ohio, in the early 1860s, and she died there in October 1866.
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(1004)Leavitt, Sophia ~ Freeman, Sophia18051866-10
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (1601) [recipient] ~ Enoch Leavitt to Sophia Leavitt, 18 September 1862

People - Records: 1

  • (1004) Leavitt, Sophia is the [parent of] (1003) Leavitt, Enoch

Places - Records: 2

  • (67) [birth] ~ New York
  • (925) [death] ~ North Fairfield, Huron County, Ohio

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1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriages, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com.