Background
George was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the son of Nathaniel Leonard and Priscilla Rogers.
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George Leonard
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During the American Revolutionary War, he was a Loyalist and commanded a fleet of ships which raided coastal towns in 1779. He took his family to Canada when the British evacuated Boston in 1775. He settled in Parrtown (later Saint John) in 1783.
In 1786, he was named superintendent of trade and fisheries at Canso, Nova Scotia.
He was also lieutenant colonel for the Kings County militia and quartermaster for the provincial militia. He founded the Masonic lodge at Saint John.
Membership
He served as a member of the Council for New Brunswick, serving until his death at Sussex Vale at the age of 83.
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April 1, 1826 (aged 83) -
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Canada