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Edna Christine Leighton 1906–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1906

Birth Location: British Columbia

Death Date: 11 Nov 1981

Death Location: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Christine Sampare

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Edna Christine Leighton was born in 1906 in British Columbia, the child of William Manson Leighton And Christine Sampare. Edna Christine Leighton passed away in 1981 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Edna Christine Leighton was born in 1906 in British Columbia, the child of William Manson Leighton And Christine Sampare.
  • Edna Christine Leighton passed away in 1981 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.

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Edna Leighton's Ancestors

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Edna Leighton
1906–1981
Birth Place: British Columbia
Parents
William Manson Leighton
1871–1937
British Columbia
Christine Sampare
1878–1968
Babine, British Columbia, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edna Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1906
Apr 1906
Birth of Edna Christine Leighton in British Columbia
British Columbia
1981
11 Nov 1981
Age 75
Death of Edna Christine Leighton in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1906
    Event Place: British Columbia
    Record Source:
    [1] Edna Christine Leighton, "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938", "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 24 04:58:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Gysbertus Van Der Wouden and Peter Van Der Wouden, 12 Dec 1924.
    [2] Christina Edna Vander Wouden, "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), Christina Edna Vander Wouden, 1981.
    [3] Christine Leighton in household of Willie Leighton, "Canada Census, 1911", "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Christine Leighton in entry for Willie Leighton, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Cana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Christina Edna Vander Wouden, "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), Christina Edna Vander Wouden, 1981.

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