Name |
Leonora Levensaler |
Birth |
15 Sep 1806 |
Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
1850 |
Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine |
- aged 42, born in Maine. Her husband is not in the household; he must be in New Orleans at the time.
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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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29 | 295 | Leonora | McLellen | 42 | 1808 | Female | | | Maine | 30 | 295 | Alden | McLellen | 14 | 1836 | Male | | | Maine | 31 | 295 | Sarah A | McLellen | 11 | 1839 | Female | | | Maine | 32 | 295 | Charles Wm | McLellen | 8 | 1842 | Male | | | Maine | 33 | 295 | Awood H | McLellen | 3 | 1847 | Male | | | Maine |
|
Census |
1860 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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16 | 382 | William H | McClellan | 47 | 1813 | Male | | Contractor | Maine | 17 | 382 | Leonora | McClellan | 53 | 1807 | Female | | | Maine | 18 | 382 | Alden | McClellan | 24 | 1836 | Male | | Ship Chandler | Maine | 19 | 382 | Sarah | McClellan | 20 | 1840 | Female | | | Maine | 20 | 382 | Charles W | McClellan | 18 | 1842 | Male | | | Maine | 21 | 382 | Orris | McClellan | 7 | 1853 | Male | | | Louisiana | 22 | 382 | Alsey | Levensaler | 50 | 1810 | Female | | | Maine | 23 | 382 | Matilda | Hawn | 16 | 1844 | Female | | Servant | Louisiana |
Page: 44 ED: Ward 1 Enumerated: 6 June 1860 |
Census |
1870 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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10 | 914 | William | Mclellan | 59 | 1811 | Male | White | President Rail Road | Maine | 11 | 914 | Leonora | Mclellan | 64 | 1806 | Female | White | Keeping House | Maine | 12 | 914 | Horice | Mclellan | 17 | 1853 | Male | White | At Home | Louisiana | 13 | 914 | Callender | Faysoux | 50 | 1820 | Male | White | Keeps Stone Yard | Missouri | 14 | 914 | Sarah | Faysoux | 30 | 1840 | Female | White | Keeping House | Maine | 15 | 914 | Leonora | Faysoux | 7 | 1863 | Female | White | | Louisiana | 16 | 914 | Mourner | Faysoux | 5 | 1865 | Female | White | | Louisiana |
Roll: M593_524 Page: 458A ED: Ward 11 Enumerated: 16 June 1870 |
Census |
1880 |
128 Washington St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Occupation | Street |
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31 | 88 | Wm. H. | Mc Cellan | Self | Male | White | Abt 1813 | 67 | Married | Maine | Maine | Maine | Capitalist | Washington | 32 | 88 | Leonora | Mc Cellan | Wife | Female | White | Abt 1808 | 72 | Married | Maine | Maine | Maine | Keeping House | Washington |
NARA Pub: T9 Roll: 463 Page: 86B ED: 078 Enumerated: 2 June 1880 |
Obituary |
Obituary, Times-Picayune, Sunday 3 Aug 1890, p4:
McLellan—On Saturday, Aug. 2, 1890, at 8 o'clock a.m., Leonora Levensaler, wife of Wm. H. McLellan, a native of Thomaston, Me., aged 83 years 10 months and 17 days.
The funeral will take place at 5 p.m. This Day from her late residence, 128 Washington St. |
Residence |
1890 |
128 Washington St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
|
Death |
2 Aug 1890 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [3] |
Burial |
3 Aug 1890 |
Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Notes |
- Also living in her household in 1860 is her sister Elsie.
A key reference for her family is The Levensalers of Waldoboro Maine, by Walter Levensaler. This is a huge help for the early immigrants, and the family bible records. The study has, however, contains a major mistake in that her husband WHP McLellan is given the 1842 death date of his father William McLellan. As a result, many of the children of WHP and Leonora are not accounted for there.
She is buried in the McLellan tomb in Lafayette Cemetery. She apparently loathed the New Orleans weather, and didn't want to be buried in its soil, so she had some good Maine earth shipped south for her tomb. Here is the inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
LEONORA LEVENSALER
WIFE OF
W.H. McLELLAN
BORN SEPT. 15, 1803
DIED AUG. 2, 1890
|
Person ID |
I54 |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |
Spouse / Partner |
William Henry Paine McLellan b. 30 Sep 1811, Warren, Knox Co., Maine d. 24 Apr 1895, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
10 Nov 1833 |
Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine [1, 4] |
Children |
| 1. Sarah Antoinette McLellan b. Abt Sep 1834 d. 24 Feb 1836 (Age 1 year) |
+ | 2. Alden Miller McLellan b. 28 Jan 1836, Warren, Knox Co., Maine d. 26 Aug 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 84 years) |
| 3. Charles Henry Smith McLellan b. 28 Aug 1836 d. 17 Dec 1839, Warren, Knox Co., Maine (Age 3 years) |
+ | 4. Sarah Antoinette McLellan b. 19 Aug 1839, Warren, Knox Co., Maine d. 25 Apr 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 70 years) |
| 5. Charles William McLellan b. 8 May 1842, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine d. 1 Jun 1864, Meadow Bridge, Henrico Co., Virginia (Age 22 years) |
| 6. Atwood McLellan b. Abt 1847, Maine |
| 7. Frank Jordan "Franky" McLellan b. 26 Jan 1847, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine d. 8 May 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 8 years) |
+ | 8. Orris Irvin McLellan b. 1 Jan 1853 d. 27 Jun 1931, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 78 years) |
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Family ID |
F34 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |