Individual Details
Lemuel Sturtevant LEAVITT
(3 Nov 1827 - 28 Oct 1916)
"PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN OF UTAH", comprising Photographs - Genealogies - Biographies. ; photo p. 192; Biography p. 1001 LEMUEL STURDIFONT LEAVITT; (son of Jeremiah Leavitt and Sarah Sturdifont). Born November 3, 1826, Compton, Canada. Came to Utah October 1849.
Married Melvina Thompson, Oct. 15, 1850, by whom he had seven children, among wom was Lovisa b. Oct 22, 1861, m. Myron Abbott Jan 11, 1878. She died 1862. Married Betsy Amelia Mortensen Feb. 1864. She died 1867. Only child; Mary Matilda b. Nov. 6, 1864, m. Myron Alma Abbott April 14, 1881 (son of Myron Abbott above). Married Mrs. Craig, an English widow, who died a year or two after marriage. Married Mary Ann Adams, an English widow, by whom he had one son. Married Mrs. Waite, an English widow, who died a few years later, beariong him one son and one daughter. About 1850 settled near Pine Canyon, Tooele county; in 1856 assisted in planting the first grain in Cache Valley; located at Santa Clara, Utah, 1857. In 1863 drove an ox-team to Omaha, Nebraska and returned with immigrants same year.
This marriage date cannot be correct. Rebecca's first husband did not die until April 1879. I have not been able to find any record of her second marriage.
Note
This other note is correct, there is no record of the marriage of Rebecca and Lemuel. The only thing I have found is from the book The Herb Waite Family by Norman E. Waite. It states in there that " No record has been discovered to date as a proof indicating when the union actually happened. There are some indication the marriage took place in the latter part of 1881." Rebecca received assistance from the church up until that time, in November of 1881 the assistance stopped.
Events
| Residence | From 1827 to Sep 1835 | Resided in the Hatley area - Compton, Lower Canada, British North America | |||
| Birth | 3 Nov 1827 | Compton, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada |  | ||
| Residence | From 1835 to 1838 | Kirtland, Ohio, United States of America | |||
| Christen | 3 Nov 1835 | Compton Township, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Residence | From 1838 to 1841 | Twelve Mile Grove, Will, Illinois, United States | |||
| Residence | From 1839 to 1846 | Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | From 1841 to 1846 | Big Mound, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | From Apr 1846 to Jul 1849 | Mount Pisgah, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Emigration | 10 Jul 1849 | Leaves with Silas Richards Company, Mount Pisgah, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Mormon Pioneer | From 19 Jul 1849 to 29 Oct 1849 | Silas Richards Company | |||
| Immigration | 25 Oct 1849 | Salt Lake Valley, Deseret Territory, United States | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Lemuel Leavitt, 24, Farmer, L(ower) Canada - Tooele, Utah, United States | |||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1850 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - Laura Melvina THOMPSON |  | ||
| Marriage | 13 Oct 1863 | Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States - Betsy Amelia Mortensen SPRECKLER | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1868 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States - Mary Ann Smeal | | ||
| Residence | 25 Jun 1870 | Washington, Utah Territory, United States | |||
| Marriage | 17 Nov 1873 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - Mary Ann MORGAN | | ||
| Residence | 15 Jun 1880 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah Territory, United States | |||
| Residence | 15 Jun 1900 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States | |||
| Death | 28 Oct 1916 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States | |||
| Burial | 31 Oct 1916 | Santa Clara City Cemetery, Plot: 2K10, Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States | |||
| Marriage | Late 1881 | Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States - Rebecca GIBBONS | | | |
| FamilySearch ID | KWJ3-VZH | ||||
| Census | 23 Apr 1910/26 Apr 1910 | Lemuel Leavitt, Head, 82, 2nd mariage, 37years - Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Betsy Amelia Mortensen SPRECKLER (1840 - 1867) |
| Child | Mary Matilda LEAVITT (1864 - 1919) |
| Spouse | Laura Melvina THOMPSON (1833 - ) |
| Child | Orange Decator Leavitt (1859 - 1918) |
| Child | Deborah Jane Leavitt (1856 - 1914) |
| Child | Lovina Leavitt (1861 - 1861) |
| Child | Edward Washington Leavitt (1854 - 1931) |
| Child | Lovisa Leavitt (1861 - 1917) |
| Child | Lemuel Sturdevant Leavitt (1852 - 1883) |
| Child | Laura Melvina Leavitt (1851 - 1922) |
| Child | Tanner Leavitt (1850 - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Ann MORGAN |
| Child | Lemuel Alfred Leavitt (1877 - 1877) |
| Child | Lorenzo Calvin Leavitt (1874 - 1957) |
| Spouse | Rebecca GIBBONS |
| Child | Alonzo Rowell Leavitt (1887 - 1966) |
| Child | Mary Ann Leavitt (1884 - 1937) |
| Child | Joseph Sturtevant Leavitt (1882 - 1883) |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Smeal (1833 - 1870) |
| Father | Jeremiah LEAVITT II (1797 - 1846) |
| Mother | Sarah STURTEVANT ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann LEAVITT ( - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa LEAVITT (1820 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Clarissa LEAVITT ( - 1894) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah LEAVITT III (1822 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Lydia LEAVITT (1823 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Weare LEAVITT ( - ) |
| Sibling | Dudley LEAVITT (1830 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Mary Amelia LEAVITT (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Rowell LEAVITT (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Betsy Jane LEAVITT (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Priscilla LEAVITT (1841 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Varying marriage dates to Laura Melvina Thompson:LL001, LSL-C cites 24 May 1851
FamilySearch cites 15 Oct 1850
Ancestry cites 1851
Conquerors of the West, Daughters of Utah Pioneers cites 1859
Marriage
This marriage date cannot be correct. Rebecca's first husband did not die until April 1879. I have not been able to find any record of her second marriage.Note
This other note is correct, there is no record of the marriage of Rebecca and Lemuel. The only thing I have found is from the book The Herb Waite Family by Norman E. Waite. It states in there that " No record has been discovered to date as a proof indicating when the union actually happened. There are some indication the marriage took place in the latter part of 1881." Rebecca received assistance from the church up until that time, in November of 1881 the assistance stopped.
Endnotes
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Memories page on FamilySearch.
2. Ancestry.com (World Tree Project).
3. David Higbee, "Lemuel S. Leavitt History Parts 1 & 2," 5; , FamilySearch, Family History Center, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
4. Clark L. Cox, "History of Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt," 2; , FamilySearch Family History, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
5. Clark L. Cox, "History of Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt," 2, paragraph 5; , FamilySearch Family History, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
6. Clark L. Cox, "History of Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt," 4 paragraph 5; , FamilySearch Family History, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
7. Clark L. Cox, "History of Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt," 5, paragraph 4; , FamilySearch Family History, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
8. Clark L. Cox, "History of Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt," 5, paragraph 6; , FamilySearch Family History, 35 North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
9. Geneanet, "Family Tree Collections," database, Geneanet, Geneanet (www.geneanet.org: accessed 8 May 2019), Lemuel Sturtevant Leavitt.
10. Geneanet, "Family Tree Collections," database, Geneanet, Geneanet (www.geneanet.org: accessed 8 May 2019), Mary Ann Smeal Craig.
11. Geneanet, "Family Tree Collections," database, Geneanet, Geneanet (www.geneanet.org: accessed 8 May 2019), Mary Ann Morgan.
12. Geneanet, "Family Tree Collections," database, Geneanet, Geneanet (www.geneanet.org: accessed 8 May 2019), Rebecca Gibbons.