Colonel David Leonard - West Springfield, MA
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N 42° 06.382 W 072° 37.169
18T E 696826 N 4664328
Colonel David Leonard died of smallpox at Lake George, NY while serving at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War. His grave is located in Park Street Cemetery in West Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMY8PY
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2018
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A brownstone headstone with the image of a winged angel is marks the grave of Colonel David Leonard. His headstone is inscribed:
In Memory of
Col. David Leonard
who, in the service
of his country died of
the small pox at
Lake George, July
1st, 1777 AEt, 39
------
Also of Mary his
his descendant, & daughter
of Mr. David &
Mrs. Elisabeth
Leonard who died
20th Febr. 1795
aged 11 months
A bronze horizontal plaque in front of the headstone is inscribed:
DAVID LEONARD
MAJOR MASS REGT
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1740 1777
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