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Aaron Hanscom Leighton 1830–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 NOV 1830

Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine

Death Date: 25 SEP 1913

Death Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine

Father: Henry Leighton

Mother: Ann Hanscom

Spouse(s): Dorcas Cobb

Children(s): Charles Leighton, Lionel Leighton, Frederick Leighton, Leona Leighton

In 1830, Aaron Hanscom Leighton entered the world in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, born to Henry Harry Leighton And Ann Nancy Hanscom. In 1850, Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA. In 1860, Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Aaron Hanscom Leighton married Dorcas Ellen Cobb, and had children including Charles H Leighton, Frederick W Leighton, Leona Lizett Leighton, Lionel Leighton. Aaron Hanscom Leighton passed away in 1913 in Windham, Cumberland, Maine.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Aaron Hanscom Leighton entered the world in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, born to Henry Harry Leighton And Ann Nancy Hanscom.
  • In 1850, Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • In 1860, Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • Aaron Hanscom Leighton married Dorcas Ellen Cobb, and had children including Charles H Leighton, Frederick W Leighton, Leona Lizett Leighton, Lionel Leighton.
  • Aaron Hanscom Leighton passed away in 1913 in Windham, Cumberland, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Leighton
1806–1870
Birth Location: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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Ann Hanscom
1806–1856
Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Dorcas Cobb
1831–1905
Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland Co., Maine
DC

Children(s)

Charles Leighton
1855–1925
Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
CL
Lionel Leighton
1862–1893
Birth Location: Maine
LL
Frederick Leighton
1872–
Birth Location: Maine
FL
Leona Leighton
1860–
Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
LL

Aaron Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Leighton
1830–1913
Birth Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine
Parents
Henry "Harry" Leighton
1806–1870
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Ann ("Nancy") Hanscom
1806–1856
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Paul LEIGHTON
1770–1847
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Phoebe GILMAN
1763–1816
Standish,Cumberland County,Maine
Aaron Hanscom
1774–1853
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Rebecca Akers
1768–1850
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine
Great-Grandparents
George Leighton
1727–1807
Dorothy Hall
1733–1777
Edward Gilman
1745–1792
Agnes Stevens
1748–1800
Zimri Hanscom
1745–
Moses Akers
1732–
Hannah Mosher
1733–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1696–1763
Susanna Chesley
1696–1786
Hatevil II
1708–1797
Sarah Furbush
1706–1790
Edward V
1703–1748
Phebe Hall
1706–1797
Uriah Hanscom
1717–1778
Mary Hearl
1722–1780

Aaron Leighton's Descendants

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Aaron (Hanscom) Leighton (7 NOV 1830–25 SEP 1913) m. Dorcas (Ellen) Cobb (13 Aug 1831–26 Apr 1905)
  1. 1. Charles (H) Leighton 1855–1925 m. Clara (Mabel) Cobb 1863–1945 m. Alice (L (Stevens)) Verrill 1873–1956
    1. 1. Horace (Isaac) Leighton 1883–1921 m. Helena ("Lena" Ester) Goodridge 1901–1960
      1. 1. Lillian (Maybelle) Leighton 1919–1967 m. Richard (J (James Harry)) Dalton 1907–1996 m. Harold (Dresser Clark) Sr. 1911–1996
        1. 1. David (Anthony Dalton) SR 1945–2023
        2. 2. Richard (Arthur) Dalton 1938–
        3. 3. Susan (Frances) Dalton 1941–1989
        4. 4. Steven (James) Dalton 1943–1987
        5. 5. Dianne (L) Dalton 1948–2011
        6. 6. Kenneth (Richard) Dalton 1936–2020 m. Barbara (Lois) Stewart 1938–1999
      2. 2. Edward (M) Leighton 1920–1981
      3. 3. Kenneth (H) Leighton 1921–1976 m. Mary (C) Spain 1917– m. Mae (Elizabeth) Dellinger 1917–1993
    2. 2. Howard (A) Leighton 1885–1964
  2. 2. Lionel Leighton 1862–1893 m. Mimmie (E) Leighton 1861–1912
    1. 1. Lewis (Johnson) Leighton 1891–1972 m. Marzilla (H.) Verrill 1895–1974
      1. 1. Lewis (W) Leighton 1919–
      2. 2. Yvonne (H) Leighton 1934–2003 m. Walter (C Haycock) Jr. 1931–2014 m. John (W.) McInnis 1937–2016
    2. 2. George (Frederick) Leighton 1887–1969 m. Eva ((Evie) L) Bickford 1891–1956
      1. 1. Eva ((Evie) M) Leighton 1907–1980 m. Peter (D) Latham 1899–1972 m. Harold (E.) Woodman 1911–1965
        1. 1. Ilene (Eunice) Latham 1923–2002
        2. 2. Lorraine (Loie) Latham 1929–1990 m. Kenneth (E Sanborn) Sr 1926–1996
        3. 3. Dorothy Latham 1924–1994 m. Orville (Eugene) Heck 1922–2002
        4. 4. Marguerite Latham 1926– m. Walter (J) Tatarcuzk 1923–1988
        5. 5. Peter (D.) Latham 1928–2022 m. Nadine Atchison –2014
        6. 6. Harold (J.) Woodman 1938–1995
        7. 7. John (F) Woodman 1944–2005
        8. 8. Jane (Ruth) Latham 1935–2004 m. Ronald (I) Mishio 1935–2017
      2. 2. George (E) Leighton 1908–1987 m. Irene (L) Hamm 1903–
      3. 3. Margarite (M) Leighton 1910–1995 m. John (S Wildes) Sr 1902–1965
        1. 1. John (S Wildes) Jr 1927–2013 m. Annie (Laurie) Reynolds 1930–2019
        2. 2. Charlotte (B) Wildes 1928–2019 m. Charles (H) Hersey 1928–2004
        3. 3. Eva (L) Wildes 1930–2013 m. Leslie (Edward) Nutting 1930–2009
      4. 4. Chester (L) Leighton 1914–1959 m. Glenys (A) Jones 1914–1974
        1. 1. Chester (L Leighton) Jr 1934–2006 m. Gloria (H) Deschaine –2017
        2. 2. Benjamin (F) Leighton 1937–2002
        3. 3. Norman (R) Leighton 1935–2017 m. Josephine (C) Viscone 1936–2020
        4. 4. Shirley (A) Leighton 1945–2007
        5. 5. Charles (Aaron) Leighton 1943–2019
        6. 6. James (E) Leighton 1946–2016
      5. 5. Lionel (M.) Leighton 1918–1975 m. Rita (W) Lefevor 1916–1994
        1. 1. Lionel (M) Leighton 1944–2013
        2. 2. Marcella (R) Leighton 1946–2011
      6. 6. Harold (J) Leighton 1920–1922
  3. 3. Frederick (W.) Leighton 1872–
  4. 4. Leona (Lizett) Leighton 1860–

Aaron Leighton's Timeline

10 Records

1830
7 NOV 1830
Birth of Aaron Hanscom Leighton in Windham, Cumberland, Maine
Windham, Cumberland, Maine
1850
1850
Age 20
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 30
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 33
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Maine, United States
Windham, Maine, United States
1870
1870
Age 40
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1900
1900
Age 70
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1904
1904
Age 74
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Maine
Windham, Maine
1910
1910
Age 80
Aaron Hanscom Leighton resided here in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1913
25 SEP 1913
Age 83
Death of Aaron Hanscom Leighton in Windham, Cumberland, Maine
Windham, Cumberland, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1830
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 478; Page: 565B; Enumeration District: 065
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M593_542; Page: 543A; Family History Library Film: 552041
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240591
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 170; Family History Library Film: 803436
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T624_538; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374551
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 170; Family History Library Film: 803436

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Windham, Maine, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M593_542; Page: 543A; Family History Library Film: 552041

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 478; Page: 565B; Enumeration District: 065

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240591

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Windham, Maine
    Record Source: Maine City Directories

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T624_538; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374551

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1913
    Event Place: Windham, Cumberland, Maine
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