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Alexander Leighton 1589–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 MAR 1646

Death Location: Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sampson Learned

Mother: Eleanor Creswell

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The story of Alexander Leighton began in 1589 in Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom. Alexander Leighton married Hannah Silsbee, Musgrave. Alexander Leighton passed away in 1646 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Leighton began in 1589 in Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander Leighton married Hannah Silsbee, Musgrave.
  • Alexander Leighton passed away in 1646 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.

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Alexander Leighton's Ancestors

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Alexander Leighton
1589–1646
Birth Place: Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sampson Learned
1550–1633
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Eleanor Creswell
1559–1620
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Grandparents
William Leonard
1510–1588
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Ann Perkins
1513–1585
Chevening, Kent, England
Thomas Cresvile
1508–1600
Hampshire, England
Juliana Tichborne
1531–
Odiham, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lennard
1479–1554
Katherine Weston
1481–1555
John Perkins
1480–1541
Anne Annesley
1480–1580
Robert Creswell
1486–1534
Elizabeth Lumley
1488–1547
Nicholas Esq.,
1508–1555
Juliana Fenrother
1503–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lennard
1459–1530
Mary Byrd
1458–1485
Thomas Weston
1442–1490
Cecilia Irmingland
1445–1491
Ralph Annesley
1453–
Ralph Annesley
1458–
George Cresswell
1445–1509
Thomas Lumley
1457–1487
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1464–1503
Nicholas Hindon
1480–1535
Anne White
1482–1543
Robert Fenrother
1458–1524
Lady Sandes
1460–1524

Alexander Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Alexander Leighton in Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom
Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom
1646
5 MAR 1646
Age 57
Death of Alexander Leighton in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1646
    Event Place: Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

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