Category Archives: Greenleaf

Silhouette: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 – 1892)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

John Greenleaf Whittier, son of John Whittier and Abigail Hussey Whittier, was born December 17, 1807 near Haverhill.  The poet’s paternal great grandmother was Sarah Greenleaf, of Newbury, third cousins to my direct ancestors, James Coffin and Sarah Greenleaf who … Continue reading →

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The Greenleaf Genealogy

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

The following article was taken from a magazine published in 1882 entitled The Literary World (Vol. 28).  It is basically a book review on a newly published (at the time!) tome on the genealogy of the Greenleaf family.  In reading … Continue reading →

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