342. Leland⁷ Ramsdell (Gideon⁶, John⁵, Gideon⁴, Thomas³, Daniel², Joseph¹) was born 12 JAN 1816. Leland died 19 February 1876 in Elkhart County, IN, at 60 years of age.

He married Phebe King 28 March 1841 in Trumbull, Ashtabula, OH. Mr. Ramsdell was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, which were the best that country afforded. In his 20th year he went to Trumbull county, Ohio, where he lived till 1865, when he came to this county. [Elkhart Co., Indiana] He was married March 31, 1841 to Phebe King, and had 7 children; of these, 5 are living, viz.: Henry, Addison (who married Lizzie Mock), Lyman, Albert and Milton. Mr. Ramsdell was quite a prominent man in the county. He left a farm of 240 acres, which was all accumulated by his own industrious efforts. He died Feb. 19, 1876, aged 60 years and 28 days. He had been a member of the Evangelical Church for several years. The respect in which he was held by the Church and community was attested by the large attendance at his funeral. He leaves a wife and five children, all of whom except one are members of some church. [From History of Elkhart County, Indiana by Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881]

Leland Ramsdell and Phebe King had the following child:

+ 605 i. Albert⁸ Ramsdell was born ca 1857.

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