Maj. Leonidas K. Haskell

1823 - 1873  (49 years)

• Name	Leonidas K. Haskell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Maj.
  Birth	Dec 1823	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1873	Washington, District of Columbia   [3]
  Burial	Sumner Street Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I39607	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Abel Haskell,   b. 10 Apr 1785, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. Bef Oct 1832 (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Eunice Harlow,   b. Abt 1786, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts d. 23 Jun 1843, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Intentions	2 Oct 1806	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Marriage	26 Oct 1806	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Family ID	F13345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elisabeth Haskell,   b. 13 Jun 1827, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. 14 Jun 1918, West Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1846	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Hayes Haskell,   b. 5 Jan 1847, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. 30 Jul 1929, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)   2. Susan Nellie Haskell,   b. 12 Jan 1849, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. 7 Mar 1941, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Age 92 years)   3. Laura Ella Haskell,   b. 1858, California d. 3 May 1863 (Age 5 years)   4. Broderick Haskell, Sr.,   b. 10 Jul 1860, San Francisco, San Francisco, California d. 1 Aug 1936, Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)   5. Leonidas Haskell,   b. 26 Dec 1862, San Francisco, San Francisco, California d. 30 Dec 1942, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington (Age 80 years)   6. Frank H. Haskell,   b. 29 Dec 1863, New York City, New York, New York d. 3 Feb 1881, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 17 years)   7. Ortega Haskell,   b. 2 Sep 1865, New York City, New York, New York d. 30 Oct 1890, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 25 years)   8. Harry Haskell,   b. 5 Oct 1866, New York City, New York, New York d. 26 Oct 1928, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)   9. Alice Galacar Haskell,   b. 15 Apr 1868, Stapleton, Staten Island, New York d. 27 Jun 1939, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F20411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Newsletter of the International Haskell Family Society Volume 13, No. 2, June 2004 The House Leonidas Built ______ Leonidas was a cordwainer. He is also listed as a broker and as a trader. The birth and death dates given here are those on the grave marker in the Sumner Street Cemetery, West Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. _____ U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: Leonidas Haskell Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861 State Served: U.S. Volunteers Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Promoted to Full Captain on 20 Sep 1861. Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Aide-de-Camp Infantry Regiment on 20 Sep 1861. Promoted to Full Major on 16 Jun 1862. Mustered out on 04 Jun 1864. Death Date: 15 Jan 1873 Sources: Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903 _____ Civil War Pension File Invalid application # 174787, cert # 163707 Widow application # 208740, cert 163155 Captain of U.S. Volunteers Leonidas Haskell married Sarah Elizabeth Haskell July 26, 1846 Children per sworn statement of Sarah E. Haskell Broderick born in San Francisco, July 10, 1860 Leonidas born in San Francisco, December 26, 1861 Frank born in New York City, December 29, 1863 Ortega born in New York City, September 2, 1865 Henry born in New York City, October 5, 1866 Allie F. born in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, April 15, 1868 _____ San Francisco Chronicle June 1, 1936 Leonidas K. Haskell, sir; major, United States Army, arrived in California 1849 and three years later constructed a cootage which in the following 84 years, was destined to house 36 of the army high commands. Fort Mason Reservation, site of the Generals quarters, was established November 6, 1850, on the location of the old Spanish "Battery San Jose", erected in 1797.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11404] Ira J. Haskell, Chronicles of the Haskell Family, (Ellis Printing Company, Lynn Mass 1943; Reprint Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston Mass. 1976). [S43658] Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S11471] Civil War pension file, invalid and widow, Leonidas K. Haskell and Sarah Elisabeth Haskell. [S10986] Cemetery index, Sumner Street Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S43673] Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.