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Note: Leonard moved to Boonville, NY at the age of ten with his family. During the Civil War Leonard enlisted in Company F, 14th Regiment of the New York Volunteers. He filed for benefits as an invalid on 6 Oct 1905. The New York reformer (Watertown), January 14, 1862, Page 3: Corporal Leonard Doig of Lewis County, of Co. F. 14th New York Regiment, has been appointed clerk of the Judge Advocte's Court. It is a compliment to his ability, and well deserved. In 1870 Leonard was an unmarried bookkeeper with his brother Edward and boarding with the Orrin A. North family and 3 others in New Britain, Hartford Co., CT (page 124). In 1880 he was a bookkeeper living with his brother Augustes in New Britain, Hartford Co., CT (page 446). The Lowville times., June 23, 1881, Page 3: The Boonville Herald says: We notice that our friend and quondam pupil, Mr. Leonard Doig, of New Britain, Ct., long in the employ of the Russell & Erwin manufacturing company, has been promoted lately and received the appointment as agent of a branch of the company to represent their interests in England where he will hereafter reside. We are always pleased to chronicle the good fortune of any of our Boonville boys abroad. Leonard left America on 24 July 1881 to travel on the European continent. In 1884 and 1885 he was a merchant at Cleveland Villa, Church Road, London. In 1888 he lived in London, England. returning to the US shortlay after that time. Leonard departed Southampton and the ship "New York" and arrived at Ellis Island, NY on 14 Apr 1894. He returned to England and came back with his son Leonard Elliott on the ship "St. Paul" arriving alone at Ellis Island on 12 Apr 1897. He again went to England, returning with son Leonard on 7 Nov 1903 at Boston on the ship "Columbus." Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), 28 Oct 1901: The case of Leonard Doig against the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company was tried in the mayor's court, London, on Tuesday, October 8, before Sir Forest Fulton, K. C the recorder for the city of London, and a special jury. Frank Dodd appeared for the plaintiff and Lewis Glynn, K. C, and Mr. Glasgow for the defendants. It was an action brought for dismissal of the plaintiff from the defendant's employ. The company, which is located at New Britain, has a branch in London, of which branch the plaintiff was the manager. He had been in the employ of the defendants for upwards of thirty years and was appointed manager of the London branch of the defendant's business in July, 1881, and was summarily dismissed without any notice in the month of June, 1900, no reason being given whatever. The defendants raised various defenses, but before the jury were sworn withdrew the same and consented to Judgment for L100 and costs. In 1901 Leonard was a manager of hardware residing at 76 Hurstbourne Road, Lewisham, London with his wife Magdeline, children Florence and Leonard (chartered accountant clerk), and mother-in-law Harriet T. Elliott. In 1905 Leonard and his son Leonard were living with Augustus R. Doig at 26 High Street, New Britain, CT. In 1910 he was a bank accountant lodging at 96 Flushing Avenue, Queens, Queens Co., NY. Obituary: "Watertonw Daily Time," Wednesday, 30 Oct 1913: FORMER OGDENSBURG MAN DIED IN EAST - LEONARD DOIG, VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR, DEAD IN MASSACHUSETTS - Boonville, October 30. - A telegram was recieved Tuesday morning by J. H. Doig announcing the death at 10 Monday night at Ashmont, Mass. of his oldest brother Leonard Doig. Leonard Doig was the eldest son of James and Betsey Murray Doig. He was born in Lowville, Sept. 19, 1843, and came to Boonville with the family when he was ten years old, where he resided until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Company F, under Capt. Charles Muller, 14th Regiment, N.Y.S.V., under Col., James McQuade of Utica. He served faithfully the two years that regiment was in active service, participating in every skirmish and battle during the bloody peninsula campaign, under Gen. George B. McClellan. After returning from the war he entered the banking house of Mr. Mirriam at Ogdensburg, where he remained for several years, and then removed to New Britain, Conn., where he was bookkeeper for the manufacturing firm of Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. Afterwards he was transferred to London, England where he officiated as manager of the firm's London and continental business for many years. He returned to this country about 10 years ago, and has since resided in New Britain, Conn., and New York city. Mr. Doig was married three times and is survived by one son, Leonard Doig, and one daughter, Mrs. Florence D. Frost of Galveston, Tex. He is also survived by a sister Mrs. Angus C. Davies of Ashmont, Mass., and five brothers, James of New York, Edwin Murray of Denver, Colo., Augustus of New Britain, Conn., and Walter and John Howard of Boonville, N.Y. [Repeated in - The Journal and Republican and Lowville times., October 31, 1912, Page 5] Website on Leonard at https://sparedshare7.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/1861-corporal-leonard-doig-to-cousin/.
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