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Elizabeth Leighton 1691–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1691

Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: October 1779

Death Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Capt. Leighton

Mother: Oner Langdon

Spouse(s): Benjamin Wentworth

Children(s): Mary Wentworth, Col. Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Abigail Wentworth

In 1691, Elizabeth Leighton entered the world in Kittery, York, Maine, USA, born to Capt John Leighton And Oner Langdon. Elizabeth Leighton married Benjamin Wentworth, and had children including Abigail Wentworth, Col John Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Mary Wentworth. Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1779 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1691, Elizabeth Leighton entered the world in Kittery, York, Maine, USA, born to Capt John Leighton And Oner Langdon.
  • Elizabeth Leighton married Benjamin Wentworth, and had children including Abigail Wentworth, Col John Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Mary Wentworth.
  • Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1779 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Leighton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Leighton
1691–1779
Birth Place: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Parents
Capt. John Leighton
1663–1724
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Oner Langdon
1664–1737
Grandparents
Capt. (William) Leighton
1625–1666
England
Katherine Frost
1633–1715
Tiverton, Devonshire, England
Tobias Langdon
1630–1664
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1638–1693
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650
Henry Sherburne
1611–1681
Rebecca Gibbons
1617–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Frost
1558–
Anna Hamden
1565–
Joseph Sherburne
1575–1621
Ambrose Gibbons
1592–1656
Rebecca Potter
–1655

Elizabeth Leighton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Leighton (30 May 1691–October 1779) m. Benjamin Wentworth (1691–Abt. 1731)
  1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1725–
  2. 2. Col. (John) Wentworth 1719–1781 m. Elizabeth Wallingford 1736–1776 m. Joannah Gilman 1720–1750 m. Abigail Millet 1737–1767
    1. 1. John (Wentworth) Jr 1745–1787 m. Margaret Frost 1747–1805
      1. 1. John Wentworth 1772–1819
      2. 2. Margaret Wentworth 1773–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1774–1836
      4. 4. Joseph Wentworth 1775–1788
      5. 5. Mesheck (Weare) Wentworth 1777–1800
      6. 6. Dorothy Wentworth 1779–1849
      7. 7. Paul Wentworth 1782–
    2. 2. Benjamin Wentworth 1747–1753
    3. 3. Nicholas Wentworth 1750–1753
    4. 4. Thomas (Millet) Wentworth 1751–1753
    5. 5. Andrew Wentworth 1759–1759
    6. 6. Andrew Wentworth 1764–1813
      1. 1. Paul (R) Wentworth 1805–1887
    7. 7. Abigail Wentworth 1757–1812
    8. 8. Benjamin Wentworth 1754–1754
    9. 9. Joanna (Gillman) Wentworth 1755–1806
    10. 10. Joanna Wentworth 1744–
    11. 11. Paul Wentworth 1743–1781
    12. 12. Susannah Wentworth 1760–1833
    13. 13. Abra Wertworth 1769–1846
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1721–
  4. 4. Abigail Wentworth 1723–

Elizabeth Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1691
30 May 1691
Birth of Elizabeth Leighton in Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
1779
October 1779
Age 88
Death of Elizabeth Leighton in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1691
    Event Place: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1779
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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