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Benjamin Leighton 1735–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1735

Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 08 Jan 1824

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Sarah 1701

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Children(s): David Leighton

Benjamin Leighton was born in 1735 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John L Leighton Ii And Sarah Chesley Ham Leighton 1701. Benjamin Leighton had children including David Leighton. Benjamin Leighton passed away in 1824 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Leighton was born in 1735 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John L Leighton Ii And Sarah Chesley Ham Leighton 1701.
  • Benjamin Leighton had children including David Leighton.
  • Benjamin Leighton passed away in 1824 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

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Benjamin Leighton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Leighton
1735–1824
Birth Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
John L Leighton II
1698–1772
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Sarah (Chesley Ham Leighton) 1701
1712–1742
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Grandparents
John (J) Leighton
1673–1718
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Sarah Cromwell
1668–1754
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr.
1642–1677
Mary Nutter
1641–1674
Phillip Dover
1634–1708
Elizabeth Cromwell
1634–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Allaiton
1604–1672
Hatevil Nutter
1603–1675
Anne Nutter
1600–1674
Giles Cromwell
1600–1673
Dorothy Ernst
1620–1663

Benjamin Leighton's Descendants

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Benjamin Leighton (Jan 1735–08 Jan 1824)
  1. 1. David Leighton 1785–1876 m. Lydia Rogers 1787–1856
    1. 1. Lucinda Leighton 1810–1866 m. John (B.) Hammond 1810–1900
      1. 1. JAMES ((J.B.)) Hammond 1840–1927 m. Julia (A. TRACY) Hammond 1843–1914
        1. 1. Rose (Alma) Hammond 1862–1926 m. James (Bailey) Smith 1857–1932
      2. 2. Ira Hammond 1831–
      3. 3. Mary (M) Hammond 1835–1921
      4. 4. Henry (F) Hammond 1837–1918
      5. 5. John Hammond 1841–
      6. 6. Julia (Ann) Hammond 1843–

Benjamin Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1735
Jan 1735
Birth of Benjamin Leighton in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1824
08 Jan 1824
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Leighton in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1735
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

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