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Elisha Leighton 1615–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 9 Jan 1684

Death Location: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Hannah Silsby

Spouse(s):

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Elisha Leighton was born in 1615 in England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Hannah Jones Silsby. Elisha Leighton passed away in 1684 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Elisha Leighton was born in 1615 in England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Hannah Jones Silsby.
  • Elisha Leighton passed away in 1684 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Hannah Silsby
1570–1604
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elisha Leighton's Ancestors

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Elisha Leighton
1615–1684
Birth Place: England
Parents
Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hannah (Jones) Silsby
1570–1604
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1515–1609
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Leighton
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of Elisha Leighton in England
England
1684
9 Jan 1684
Age 69
Death of Elisha Leighton in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1684
    Event Place: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
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