Subject: [BRANT] Warner and Beers History of Brant CO, 1883
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In reply to:
Frederick Sovereign London Dist 1805
8/29/99
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LEONARD A. SOVEREIGN,retired farmer, Paris, was born in the County of
Norfolk, Ontario, on 29th Dec., 1825, and is a son of William and Diana
(Bloomfield) Sovereign. The former, who was engaged in farming through
life, was born in Pennsylvania March 28, 1791, died March 12, 1868; the
latter was born in Genessee Co., N.Y., Dec. 23, 1795, died Jan. 2, 1867.
They were married in Norfolk Co., Ont., April 25, 1819, he coming into
Canada and settling in Norfolk Co. in 1799, where they both remained
until 1834, when they removed to Brant County for the remainder of their
lives. Leonard, the subject of our sketch, lived with his parents up to
the time of their death, and came to Paris in 1876. He had a good sound
common school education, and has been engaged in farming most of his
lifetime, and met with success. He is a justice of the Peace, and has
filled the office of Councillor for South Dumfries. He had three
brothers and four sisters, of whom three are living- Mary, Eliza and
Jane; and the names of the deceased are Horace, Jeremiah, David and
Levina.
Subject: [BRANT] Warner and Beers History of Brant County 1883