Caleb Francis Leonard

Biography

Caleb Francis Leonard, born in 1778, devoted his years to tending the lands near Mount Prospect and guiding a household through an era of rapid change. He held fast to the values of industry and neighborliness, helping to sustain the local farms that supplied the growing region.

His sense of duty and warm hospitality remain part of the village memory, a testament to the quiet perseverance that saw his family through unsettled times.