Married Charlotte Elizabeth Hall and had 5 children: Charlotte,
Ellen, Emily, Josephine and Thomas.
It appears that Thomas was first buried near his place of death at the Ninth Street Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. In early 1888 his remains were moved to Portland Maine to be buried next to his wife, Charlotte, there. See below for the story of his death while traveling with the family and where his wife lived as a widow before her death in December 1887.
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From the "Willis Record" by Pauline Willis, 1908.
Thomas Leonard, youngest son of Benjamin and Mary
(McKinstry) Willis, was born in Portland, and this
record is there. He was a merchant in Portland and
lived on Park Street. He moved to Illinois in 1839
and tried farming at Greenville, Bond Co., remaining
for about seven years. When quite a young man of
nineteen he made a voyage to India, going to Calcutta
on one of his father's ships. His daughter Ellen Ware
had an interesting journal, or log book, kept by him
on this trip. Sailing from Boston on April 18th, 1831,
they reached Calcutta after a passage of 130 days. He
stayed four months and gives a description of his
experiences. Returning to Boston he landed on Monday
night, April 30th, 1832, at about ten o'clock, and
ends his journal thus: "Went on shore, Father and
Mother had retired, Ben however was up to receive
me." He married on October 11th, 1832, Charlotte
Elizabeth Hall, a daughter of Caleb Brooks Hall of
Bucksport, Maine. She was born in 1812. Thomas
Leonard died on his way to Boston on the canal boat
between Lafayette and Toledo, Ohio, and he was buried
at Logan's Port, Indiana. His wife and family who
were with him continued their journey to Boston, where
they stayed with his father Benjamin Willis, on Fort
Hill; then she went to Portland and was for a time
with her sister Clarissa, who had married her husband's
brother George. Later she bought a house on Pleasant
Street in Portland, and both her daughters were married
from there. Charlotte Willis, after the death of her
daughter Emily, lived with her son-in-law Lewis Pierce
and kept house for him until he married again. Then
she went to Washington and lived until her death with
her other daughter Ellen Ware, and died at her home,
1529 Rhode Island Avenue, on December 29th, 1887.
Ellen Ware had a diary kept by her mother during the
first six months of 1847, when she was living in
Portland.
Ellen, Emily, Josephine and Thomas.
It appears that Thomas was first buried near his place of death at the Ninth Street Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. In early 1888 his remains were moved to Portland Maine to be buried next to his wife, Charlotte, there. See below for the story of his death while traveling with the family and where his wife lived as a widow before her death in December 1887.
=============
From the "Willis Record" by Pauline Willis, 1908.
Thomas Leonard, youngest son of Benjamin and Mary
(McKinstry) Willis, was born in Portland, and this
record is there. He was a merchant in Portland and
lived on Park Street. He moved to Illinois in 1839
and tried farming at Greenville, Bond Co., remaining
for about seven years. When quite a young man of
nineteen he made a voyage to India, going to Calcutta
on one of his father's ships. His daughter Ellen Ware
had an interesting journal, or log book, kept by him
on this trip. Sailing from Boston on April 18th, 1831,
they reached Calcutta after a passage of 130 days. He
stayed four months and gives a description of his
experiences. Returning to Boston he landed on Monday
night, April 30th, 1832, at about ten o'clock, and
ends his journal thus: "Went on shore, Father and
Mother had retired, Ben however was up to receive
me." He married on October 11th, 1832, Charlotte
Elizabeth Hall, a daughter of Caleb Brooks Hall of
Bucksport, Maine. She was born in 1812. Thomas
Leonard died on his way to Boston on the canal boat
between Lafayette and Toledo, Ohio, and he was buried
at Logan's Port, Indiana. His wife and family who
were with him continued their journey to Boston, where
they stayed with his father Benjamin Willis, on Fort
Hill; then she went to Portland and was for a time
with her sister Clarissa, who had married her husband's
brother George. Later she bought a house on Pleasant
Street in Portland, and both her daughters were married
from there. Charlotte Willis, after the death of her
daughter Emily, lived with her son-in-law Lewis Pierce
and kept house for him until he married again. Then
she went to Washington and lived until her death with
her other daughter Ellen Ware, and died at her home,
1529 Rhode Island Avenue, on December 29th, 1887.
Ellen Ware had a diary kept by her mother during the
first six months of 1847, when she was living in
Portland.
Married Charlotte Elizabeth Hall and had 5 children: Charlotte,
Ellen, Emily, Josephine and Thomas.
It appears that Thomas was first buried near his place of death at the Ninth Street Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. In early 1888 his remains were moved to Portland Maine to be buried next to his wife, Charlotte, there. See below for the story of his death while traveling with the family and where his wife lived as a widow before her death in December 1887.
=============
From the "Willis Record" by Pauline Willis, 1908.
Thomas Leonard, youngest son of Benjamin and Mary
(McKinstry) Willis, was born in Portland, and this
record is there. He was a merchant in Portland and
lived on Park Street. He moved to Illinois in 1839
and tried farming at Greenville, Bond Co., remaining
for about seven years. When quite a young man of
nineteen he made a voyage to India, going to Calcutta
on one of his father's ships. His daughter Ellen Ware
had an interesting journal, or log book, kept by him
on this trip. Sailing from Boston on April 18th, 1831,
they reached Calcutta after a passage of 130 days. He
stayed four months and gives a description of his
experiences. Returning to Boston he landed on Monday
night, April 30th, 1832, at about ten o'clock, and
ends his journal thus: "Went on shore, Father and
Mother had retired, Ben however was up to receive
me." He married on October 11th, 1832, Charlotte
Elizabeth Hall, a daughter of Caleb Brooks Hall of
Bucksport, Maine. She was born in 1812. Thomas
Leonard died on his way to Boston on the canal boat
between Lafayette and Toledo, Ohio, and he was buried
at Logan's Port, Indiana. His wife and family who
were with him continued their journey to Boston, where
they stayed with his father Benjamin Willis, on Fort
Hill; then she went to Portland and was for a time
with her sister Clarissa, who had married her husband's
brother George. Later she bought a house on Pleasant
Street in Portland, and both her daughters were married
from there. Charlotte Willis, after the death of her
daughter Emily, lived with her son-in-law Lewis Pierce
and kept house for him until he married again. Then
she went to Washington and lived until her death with
her other daughter Ellen Ware, and died at her home,
1529 Rhode Island Avenue, on December 29th, 1887.
Ellen Ware had a diary kept by her mother during the
first six months of 1847, when she was living in
Portland.
Ellen, Emily, Josephine and Thomas.
It appears that Thomas was first buried near his place of death at the Ninth Street Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. In early 1888 his remains were moved to Portland Maine to be buried next to his wife, Charlotte, there. See below for the story of his death while traveling with the family and where his wife lived as a widow before her death in December 1887.
=============
From the "Willis Record" by Pauline Willis, 1908.
Thomas Leonard, youngest son of Benjamin and Mary
(McKinstry) Willis, was born in Portland, and this
record is there. He was a merchant in Portland and
lived on Park Street. He moved to Illinois in 1839
and tried farming at Greenville, Bond Co., remaining
for about seven years. When quite a young man of
nineteen he made a voyage to India, going to Calcutta
on one of his father's ships. His daughter Ellen Ware
had an interesting journal, or log book, kept by him
on this trip. Sailing from Boston on April 18th, 1831,
they reached Calcutta after a passage of 130 days. He
stayed four months and gives a description of his
experiences. Returning to Boston he landed on Monday
night, April 30th, 1832, at about ten o'clock, and
ends his journal thus: "Went on shore, Father and
Mother had retired, Ben however was up to receive
me." He married on October 11th, 1832, Charlotte
Elizabeth Hall, a daughter of Caleb Brooks Hall of
Bucksport, Maine. She was born in 1812. Thomas
Leonard died on his way to Boston on the canal boat
between Lafayette and Toledo, Ohio, and he was buried
at Logan's Port, Indiana. His wife and family who
were with him continued their journey to Boston, where
they stayed with his father Benjamin Willis, on Fort
Hill; then she went to Portland and was for a time
with her sister Clarissa, who had married her husband's
brother George. Later she bought a house on Pleasant
Street in Portland, and both her daughters were married
from there. Charlotte Willis, after the death of her
daughter Emily, lived with her son-in-law Lewis Pierce
and kept house for him until he married again. Then
she went to Washington and lived until her death with
her other daughter Ellen Ware, and died at her home,
1529 Rhode Island Avenue, on December 29th, 1887.
Ellen Ware had a diary kept by her mother during the
first six months of 1847, when she was living in
Portland.
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