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Benjamin Leighton 1773–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1773

Birth Location: Steuben, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Sep 1868

Death Location: Steuben, Maine

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Margaret Murray

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Benjamin Leighton was born in 1773 in Steuben, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Leighton And Margaret Murray. Benjamin Leighton passed away in 1868 in Steuben, Maine.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Leighton was born in 1773 in Steuben, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Leighton And Margaret Murray.
  • Benjamin Leighton passed away in 1868 in Steuben, Maine.

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Benjamin Leighton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Leighton
1773–1868
Birth Place: Steuben, Massachusetts
Parents
Thomas Leighton
1725–1813
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Margaret Murray
1727–1773
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1670–1744
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1642–1677
Elizabeth Nutter
1627–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1604–1671
Joanna Silsby
1607–1703
Hatevil Nutter
1598–1674
Anne Ayres
–1675

Benjamin Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1773
4 Feb 1773
Birth of Benjamin Leighton in Steuben, Massachusetts
Steuben, Massachusetts
1868
15 Sep 1868
Age 95
Death of Benjamin Leighton in Steuben, Maine
Steuben, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1773
    Event Place: Steuben, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Steuben, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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