Lacrosse-Racine County WI Archives Biographies.....Leavitt, George 1816 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com May 29, 2007, 11:09 pm Author: Unknown GEORGE LEAVITT, farmer, Section 30; P. O. Bangor; born in Canada in 1816; he is a son of Jonathan Leavitt, a native of Vermont. He came to Wisconsin from Canada on Oct. 11, 1853; settled in Racine Co., came to La Crosse Co. in 1854. He married Miss S. Whitcomb, born in Canada; her parents were also from Vermont. They have six children - Dr. J. J. Leavitt, of Salem; Rev. Isaac S., graduate of the State University at Madison, minister of the M. E. Church; Edson, George W., Achsah and Hattie. Fidelia, wife of James Hewitt, died Feb. 18, 1881. Mr. Leavitt is a very successful farmer; his improvements are among the best in the town of Burns. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 845. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/leavitt675gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb