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Edwin Wesley Leighton 1889–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1968

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Father: Francis Leighton

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Nelda Halliday

Children(s): William Leighton, George Leighton, Edna Leighton, Evern Leighton, Elva Leighton, Mary Leighton

The story of Edwin Wesley Leighton began in 1889 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA. In 1900, Edwin Wesley Leighton resided in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA. In 1910, Edwin Wesley Leighton resided in MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA. Edwin Wesley Leighton married Nelda Halliday, and had children including Edna May Leighton, Elva June Leighton, Evern Leighton, George Edwin Leighton, Harold Richard Leighton, Mary Julia Leighton, William F Leighton. Edwin Wesley Leighton passed away in 1968 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Wesley Leighton began in 1889 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
  • In 1900, Edwin Wesley Leighton resided in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
  • In 1910, Edwin Wesley Leighton resided in MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
  • Edwin Wesley Leighton married Nelda Halliday, and had children including Edna May Leighton, Elva June Leighton, Evern Leighton, George Edwin Leighton, Harold Richard Leighton, Mary Julia Leighton, William F Leighton.
  • Edwin Wesley Leighton passed away in 1968 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Leighton
1857–1937
Birth Location: Maine
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Mary Johnson
1864–1921
Birth Location: Maine
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Spouses(s)

Nelda Halliday
1903–1959
Birth Location: Norridgewock
NH

Children(s)

William Leighton
1926–2013
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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George Leighton
1923–1992
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Maine
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Edna Leighton
1929–2010
Birth Location: Maine
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Evern Leighton
1931–2020
Birth Location: Mt Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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Elva Leighton
1938–2000
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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Mary Leighton
1936–2018
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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Edwin Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Leighton
1889–1968
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Parents
Francis Benjamin Leighton
1857–1937
Maine
Mary (Etta) Johnson
1864–1921
Maine
Grandparents
Benjamin (R.) Leighton
1815–1886
Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Lucinda Batchelder
1822–1914
Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA
Edwin (Levere) Johnson
1841–1918
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Amelia (T.) Johnson
1845–1883
Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Leighton
1779–1851
Hannah Pearle
1783–1866
Moses Batchelder
1769–1844
Lucinda Ladd
1801–1864
Joseph Johnson
1812–1859
Hannah Erskine
1809–1880
James Johnson
1815–
Susan Littlefield
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1748–1849
Sarah Berry
1750–1799
Simeon Pearle
1740–1806
Nathaniel Batchelder
1741–1817
Dorothy Currier
1745–1773
Joses Ladd
1764–1843
Rachel Fifield
1766–1850
Thomas Esq
1764–1819
Sarah Davis
1768–1857
George Erskine
1760–1812
Huldah Whitmarsh
1762–1837

Edwin Leighton's Descendants

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Edwin (Wesley) Leighton (31 Aug 1889–26 Dec 1968) m. Nelda Halliday (29 Mar 1903–26 September 1959)
  1. 1. William (F) Leighton 1926–2013 m. Dorothy (Louise) Hall 1931–1982
  2. 2. George (Edwin) Leighton 1923–1992 m. Rose (M) Struck 1932–2012
  3. 3. Edna (May) Leighton 1929–2010 m. Oliver (E) Hall 1919–2007
  4. 4. Evern Leighton 1931–2020
  5. 5. Elva (June) Leighton 1938–2000 m. Richard (Joseph) Rackleff 1935–1999
  6. 6. Mary (Julia) Leighton 1936–2018

Edwin Leighton's Timeline

10 Records

1889
31 Aug 1889
Birth of Edwin Wesley Leighton in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Kennebec, Maine
Kennebec, Maine
1920
1920
Age 31
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
1935
1935
Age 46
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Edwin Wesley Leighton resided here in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1968
26 Dec 1968
Age 79
Death of Edwin Wesley Leighton in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T627_1481; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-45
    [2] Maine, Military Index, 1917-1920
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 1084
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 834; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 319.0; FHL microfilm: 2340569
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Kennebec; Roll: 1653909; Draft Board: 2
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 594; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1240594
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374554
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mount Vernon, Kenneb

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 594; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1240594

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374554

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Kennebec; Roll: 1653909; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 1084

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 834; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 319.0; FHL microfilm: 2340569

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T627_1481; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-45

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T627_1481; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 6-45

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mount Vernon, Kenneb

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Vernon, ME
    Record Source: Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT. Vernon
    Record Source: Maine, Military Index, 1917-1920

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1985
    [2] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1968
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 007-20-8004; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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