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James Bronson
Parents
- Father: John Bronson (b. about 1670, d. 1749)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- James Bronson was born on 29 November 1713 in Farmington, Connecticut.1
- He married Hannah Peck, daughter of Eleazer Peck and Ann Foster, on 26 April 1737 in Southington, Connecticut+, James and Hannah were second cousins.1
- James Bronson died on 28 March 1775 at age 61.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Ruth Bronson
Parents
- Father: John Bronson (b. about 1670, d. 1749)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- Ruth Bronson was born on 1 February 1715/16 in Farmington, Connecticut.
- She married Abel Barnum in 1737 in New Fairfield, Connecticut.1
- She died on 3 October 1788 in Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 72.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Rachel Buck
Biography
- Rachel Buck was born estimated 1675.1
- Rachel lived in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
- She married John Bronson, son of John Bronson and Sarah Ventris, estimated 1695.1
- John and Rachel lived in Farmington, Connecticut.
- Rachel and John had no children.
- She died on 25 June 1708 at age ~33.
Other Information
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Mary Clement
Child with John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mary Chatterton (b. 28 April 1692, d. 21 September 1774)
Biography
- Mary Clement was born about 1665 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- She married John Chatterton, son of William Chatterton and Mary Clark, on 30 April 1690.
Other Information
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Esther Chatterton
Parents
- Father: John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- Esther Chatterton was born on 23 November 1696 in New Haven, Connecticut.
- She married Thomas Stevens estimated 1716.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Sarah Chatterton
Parents
- Father: John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- Sarah Chatterton was born on 24 January 1697/98 in New Haven, Connecticut.
- She died young.
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Lydia Chatterton
Parents
- Father: John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- Lydia Chatterton was born on 3 April 1699 in New Haven, Connecticut.
- She died before 1718.
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Silence Chatterton
Parents
- Father: John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mother: Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
Biography
- Silence Chatterton was born in 1701.
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
John Chatterton
Parents
- Father: William Chatterton (b. estimated 1634, d. 1700)
- Mother: Mary Clark (b. estimated 1646, d. 3 February 1721/22)
Child with Mary Clement (b. about 1665)
- Mary Chatterton (b. 28 April 1692, d. 21 September 1774)
Children with Mary Peck (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
- Esther Chatterton (b. 23 November 1696)
- Sarah Chatterton (b. 24 January 1697/98)
- Lydia Chatterton (b. 3 April 1699, d. before 1718)
- Silence Chatterton (b. 1701)
Biography
- John Chatterton was born on 21 February 1667/68 in New Haven, Connecticut.
- He married Mary Clement on 30 April 1690.
- He married Mary Peck, daughter of Benjamin Peck and Mary Sperry, estimated 1694.1
- John Chatterton died in 1701 at age ~33.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 7th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Nathaniel Wheeler1
Parents
- Father: Thomas Wheeler (d. 26 November 1672)
- Mother: Jane (née unknown) Wheeler (b. estimated 1613, d. 26 November 1672)
Biography
- Nathaniel Wheeler was baptized on 20 February 1641/42 in Milford, Connecticut.1
- He married Esther Botsford, daughter of Henry Botsford and Elizabeth Woolhead, on 27 June 1665.1
- Nathaniel moved to Newark, New Jersey.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
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Mary Chatterton1
Parents
- Father: John Chatterton (b. 21 February 1667/68, d. 1701)
- Mother: Mary Clement (b. about 1665)
Biography
- Mary Chatterton was born on 28 April 1692 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- She married John Johnson on 2 November 1710 in Wallingford, Connecticut.1
- She died on 21 September 1774 at age 82.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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John Johnson
Biography
- John Johnson was born on 3 March 1687 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- He married Mary Chatterton, daughter of John Chatterton and Mary Clement, on 2 November 1710 in Wallingford, Connecticut.2
- John Johnson died on 17 October 1744 in Wallingford, Connecticut, at age 57.1
Other Information
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Hannah Peck
Parents
- Father: Eleazer Peck (b. about 1688)
- Mother: Ann Foster (b. 9 July 1694, d. about 1735)
Biography
- Hannah Peck was born on 20 January 1716/17 in Wallingford, Connecticut.1
- She married James Bronson, son of John Bronson and Mary Peck, on 26 April 1737 in Southington, Connecticut+, James and Hannah were second cousins.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Abel Barnum1
Biography
- Abel Barnum was born in 1703 in Danbury, Connecticut.1
- He married Ruth Bronson, daughter of John Bronson and Mary Peck, in 1737 in New Fairfield, Connecticut.1
- Abel Barnum died on 26 May 1799 at age ~96.1
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Benjamin Peck
Parents
- Father: Henry Peck (b. estimated 1613, d. after 20 October 1651)
- Mother: Joan (née unknown) Peck (b. estimated 1615)
Children with Mary Sperry (b. 14 March 1649/50)
- Mehitabel Peck
- Benjamin Peck (b. 4 January 1670/71, d. 3 March 1721/22)
- Mary Peck+ (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
- John Peck (b. about 1674/75)
- Joseph Peck (b. 26 February 1676/77, d. 1704)
- Esther Peck (b. 1679)
- Ebenezer Peck (b. 24 April 1681, d. 1681)
- Lydia Peck (b. about 1683)
- Ebenezer Peck (b. 5 January 1683/84, d. 20 March 1768)
- Desire Peck+ (b. 26 August 1687, d. 1724)
Biography
- Benjamin Peck was baptized on 5 September 1647 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- He married Mary Sperry, daughter of Richard Sperry and Dennis (née unknown) Sperry, on 29 March 1669/70 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- Benjamin Peck died in March 1729/30 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 8th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury (#1), Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury (#2)
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Mary Sperry
Parents
- Father: Richard Sperry (b. 16 February 1606, d. 1698)
- Mother: Dennis (née unknown) Sperry (b. estimated 1624, d. 1707)
Children with Benjamin Peck (d. March 1729/30)
- Mehitabel Peck
- Benjamin Peck (b. 4 January 1670/71, d. 3 March 1721/22)
- Mary Peck+ (b. 23 September 1672, d. after 1749)
- John Peck (b. about 1674/75)
- Joseph Peck (b. 26 February 1676/77, d. 1704)
- Esther Peck (b. 1679)
- Ebenezer Peck (b. 24 April 1681, d. 1681)
- Lydia Peck (b. about 1683)
- Ebenezer Peck (b. 5 January 1683/84, d. 20 March 1768)
- Desire Peck+ (b. 26 August 1687, d. 1724)
Biography
- Mary Sperry was born on 14 March 1649/50 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- She married Benjamin Peck, son of Henry Peck and Joan (née unknown) Peck, on 29 March 1669/70 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 8th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury (#1), Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury (#2), Kingsbury Family, Thomas Alva Edison and Tasha
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Thomas Stevens
Biography
- Thomas Stevens was born estimated 1691.1
- Thomas lived in Danbury, Connecticut.
- He married Esther Chatterton, daughter of John Chatterton and Mary Peck, estimated 1716.1
Other Information
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Elisha Ferry1
Parents
- Father: Gershom Ferry (b. 19 March 1672, d. 13 February 1747)
- Mother: Abigail Merrick (b. 7 September 1673)
Biography
- Elisha Ferry was born on 7 February 1707 in Springfield, Massachusetts.2
- He married Rachel Bronson, daughter of John Bronson and Mary Peck, about 2 June 1737.2
Other Information
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Frederick Leavenworth
Parents
- Father: Jesse Leavenworth (b. 22 November 1740, d. 12 December 1824)
- Mother: Katherine Conkling (b. about 1732)
Children with Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
- Lucia Leavenworth+ (b. 24 March 1797, d. 10 April 1873)
- Eliza Leavenworth+ (b. 17 December 1798, d. 16 November 1852)
- Frederick Augustus Leavenworth (b. 13 June 1801, d. 24 December 1809)
- Abner Johnson Leavenworth+ (b. 12 July 1803, d. 12 February 1869)
- Fanny Augusta Leavenworth+ (b. 1 June 1812, d. 1892)
- Elisha Leavenworth (b. 15 March 1814)
Biography
- Frederick Leavenworth was born on 4 September 1766 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
- He graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, estimated 1786.1
- He married Fanny Johnson, daughter of Abner Johnson and Lydia Bunnell, on 19 May 1796.2
- Frederick lived in Waterbury, Connecticut.
- Frederick Leavenworth was a physician, businessman, merchant & farmer.1
- He was a physician - began his practice with an uncle (by marriage) Dr. Isaac Baldwin. He had a reputation of being an authority in treatment of children's diseases. Later he retired from medical field and went in for various commercial enterprises, finally dealing in drugs and medicine. He was postmaster of Waterbury for 20 years.
- His father-in-law Abner died on 21 June 1817 in Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 78.
- After his father-in-law (Dr. Abner Johnson) died he inherited the apothecary business. Later it went to his son Elisha Leavenworth, who became partner of Leavenworth and Dikeman.
- Frederick Leavenworth died on 17 May 1840 in Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 73.
- He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.3
Gravestone - Leavenworth St in downtown Waterbury is named in his honor.3
Story
Dr. Frederick Leavenworth - from A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family
When quite young his parents moved to New Haven. His father resided for some years
in a house on the sourthward or water side of Water street, nearly opposite to the building known for
many years as the 'Pavillion Hotel'. Jesse L. [the father] was engaged in commerce, and owned the ferry to
East Haven, where Tomlinson's Bridge and Wharf now are, (Steamboat wharf). He once lost a sloop in
Hurlgate laden with flax seed. He was Lieutenant in a militia company, of whilch Benedick Arnold was Captain. Frederick remembered when the company left for the American army at Cambridge, in 1775, and followed them to the outskirts of the town. The father returned not long after. The mother, was a resolute and fearless woman. When the British troops landed at New Haven, her husband was absent. She refused to leave the house, which stood directly by the water; the British sailors landed there, pillage the house, took her silver buckles off her shoes, ripped open her feather beds and emptied them into the sea, while she took what reveng a woman could, by giving them 'a piece of her mind.'
She is said to have had, at times, a sharp tongue. Perhaps her husband found it so, for before Frederick was sventeen years of age, the father left the mother, taking with him a part of the children, and never returned. Frederick, being thus left to himself, and being desirous to assist his mother, shipped on board a vessel belonging to Capt. Helms, of New Haven. He made several voyages as mate and super-cargo, to the southern ports of the US, to the West India Islands, and to what was then called the 'Spanish Main'. On his last voyage he entered into the employment of a Scotch merchant named Anderson, in the Island of Trididad, where he remained some time. A portion of this time he was several miles inland, on a small river, where for months he did not see a white face. He located some government lands, in connection with a brother-in-law of Anderson's, and proposed to make a permanent settlement; but he was attacked by the yellow fever, and his constitution so much affected that he did not anticipate an ultimate recovery. In this condition he embarked for home, hoping for nothing more than to die among his friends. He was greatly benefitted, however, by the voyage, and before long entirely recovered.
He pursued the study of medicine, first with a Dr. Phelps, at or near Danville, VT, and afterwards with Dr. Isaac Baldwin, of Waterbury, his uncle by marriage, and a man of superior ability. He practiced a short time in connection with Dr. Baldwin. He then married and located in West Stockbridge, MA. At the end of about two years, Dr. Baldwin having decided to leave Waterbury, Dr. Leavenworth returned to take his place, and practiced his profession for several years. He was considered skillful, and had especial repute for treating the diseases of children, more than ordinary knowledge of (italics) materia medica (cancel italics) for those times, and much mechanical ingenuity. He was not fond, however, of the drudgery of practice, and probably through the influence of his brother Melines, who then resided in Georgia, he undertook various commercial adventures, dealing in horses, cotton, etc., or what was then known as 'Southern trade'. For some years his winters were spent in Georgia, and his summers with his family in CT.
In 1811, he engaged in manufacturing in Waterbury, and subsequently in mercantile business in connection therewith. He did not entirely relinquish his southern trade, and at the close of the war of 1812, met with a wevere loss by the fall in the price of cotton, in which he had invested somewhat largely. He was not, however, a man to be daunted by reverses, and he pursued his business with industry; but he had nothing more to do with southern trade. In 1827 he sold out his manufacturing interest, and thenceforward was engaged exclusively in mercantile business, mainly dealing in drugs and medicines. He, however, carried on farming somewhat extensively and successfully.
He held the office of post master in Waterbury for upwards of twenty years prior to his death. He was a man of extensive and varied knowledge, gained by reading and observation, and possessed of quick insight into men and things. He had a keen sarcastic wit, and a strong sense of humor. His opinions were deliberately formed, but were expressed decidedly, and held with much tenacity. Though very independent in his judgements and action, he was a man of quick sympathies, and prized the respect and esteem of his fellows. His religious opinions, very positively held, were not those of most of his friends and associates, and the writer of this sketch is of the opinion that a want of sympathy arising from this fact, was keenly felt by him, and probably resulted in his later years, in a certain studied disregard of some conventionalities, amounting to something like eccentricity.
For this notice of Dr. Frederick, I am again indebted to his grandson, the Hon. Frederick J. Kingsbury, or Waterbury.
Other Information
- Relationship: 4th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury, Kingsbury Family, Richrd Gere - a Kingsbury, Yale Alumns
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Fanny Johnson
Parents
- Father: Abner Johnson (b. 26 August 1738, d. 21 June 1817)
- Mother: Lydia Bunnell (b. 26 January 1753)
Children with Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Lucia Leavenworth+ (b. 24 March 1797, d. 10 April 1873)
- Eliza Leavenworth+ (b. 17 December 1798, d. 16 November 1852)
- Frederick Augustus Leavenworth (b. 13 June 1801, d. 24 December 1809)
- Abner Johnson Leavenworth+ (b. 12 July 1803, d. 12 February 1869)
- Fanny Augusta Leavenworth+ (b. 1 June 1812, d. 1892)
- Elisha Leavenworth (b. 15 March 1814)
Biography
- Fanny Johnson was born on 28 February 1776 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
- Her name at birth was Her birth name was Frances Johnson.2
- She married Frederick Leavenworth, son of Jesse Leavenworth and Katherine Conkling, on 19 May 1796.1
- Fanny Johnson died on 14 May 1852 in Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 76.1
- She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.2Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 4th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury, Kingsbury Family, Thomas Alva Edison and Tasha
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Lucia Leavenworth
Parents
- Father: Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Mother: Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
Children with Asa Milton Train (b. 26 July 1800, d. 14 June 1863)
- Augustus Leavenworth Train (b. 1828, d. 1828)
- Abner Leavenworth Train (b. 1830, d. 1891)
- Ann Eliza Train (b. 1833, d. 1857)
- Frances Rebecca Train (b. 27 October 1835, d. 28 June 1836)
Biography
- Lucia Leavenworth was born on 24 March 1797 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
- She married Asa Milton Train on 22 November 1826.2,1
- She died on 10 April 1873 in Milford, Connecticut, at age 76.3
- She was buried in Milford Cemetery, Milford, Connecticut. Plot: Sec D-2.3
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 3rd great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Frederick Augustus Leavenworth
Parents
- Father: Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Mother: Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
Biography
- Frederick Augustus Leavenworth was born on 13 June 1801 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
- He died on 24 December 1809 in Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 8.1
- He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.2Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Abner Johnson Leavenworth
1803-1869
Parents
- Father: Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Mother: Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
Children with Elizabeth Manning Peabody (b. 30 March 1809, d. 25 June 1841)
- Frederick P Leavenworth (b. 1833, d. 1920)
- Helen Elizabeth Leavenworth (b. 1836, d. 1913)
- Abner Augustus Leavenworth (b. 1838, d. 1841)
- Mary Frances Virginia Leavenworth (b. 25 April 1841, d. 1842)
Biography
- Abner Johnson Leavenworth was born on 12 July 1803 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
- He married Elizabeth Manning Peabody, daughter of John Peabody and Elizabeth Manning, on 14 June 1831.1,2
- Abner Johnson Leavenworth was a minister in Virginia.3
- He died on 12 February 1869 in Petersburg, Virginia, at age 65.4
- He was buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. Plot: Ward B-OG, Square 5, Sec 3.4
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Fanny Augusta Leavenworth
Parents
- Father: Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Mother: Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
Children with Nathaniel Sherwood Wordin (b. 1813, d. 1889)
- Frederick Augustus Wordin (b. 1840, d. 1843)
- Helen Caroline Wordin (b. 1842)
- Nathaniel Eugene Wordin (b. 25 May 1844, d. 10 March 1915)
- Fanny Leavenworth Wordin (b. 1848)
- Thomas Cooke Wordin (b. 15 October 1853, d. 6 April 1905)
Biography
- Fanny Augusta Leavenworth was born on 1 June 1812 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
- She married Nathaniel Sherwood Wordin on 29 May 1839 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
- She died in 1892 in Connecticut at age ~80.1
- She was buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mauroleum, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Plot: Section1.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 3rd great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Elisha Leavenworth
Parents
- Father: Frederick Leavenworth (b. 4 September 1766, d. 17 May 1840)
- Mother: Fanny Johnson (b. 28 February 1776, d. 14 May 1852)
Biography
- Elisha Leavenworth was born on 15 March 1814 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
- After his father ran the apothecary business, it went to Elisha and he became partner of Leavenworth and Dikeman.
- He never married.
Other Information
- Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29