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Elizabeth Leighton 1776–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Mass

Death Date: 3 May 1871

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Gorham

Spouse(s): Benjamin Lee

Children(s): Emily Lee, Elizabeth Adams, Mary Lee, Thomas Lee, Benjamin Lee, Pitt Lee, Alfred Lee, Constantine Lee, Edmund Lee

Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1776 in Lunenburg, Mass, the child of John Leighton And Elizabeth Gorham. Elizabeth Leighton married Benjamin Lee, and had children including Alfred Lee, Benjamin Lee, Constantine Lee, Edmund Lee, Elizabeth Adams, Emily Lee, Mary Lee, Pitt Lee, Thomas Lee. Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1871 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1776 in Lunenburg, Mass, the child of John Leighton And Elizabeth Gorham.
  • Elizabeth Leighton married Benjamin Lee, and had children including Alfred Lee, Benjamin Lee, Constantine Lee, Edmund Lee, Elizabeth Adams, Emily Lee, Mary Lee, Pitt Lee, Thomas Lee.
  • Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1871 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leighton
1740–1784
Birth Location: United States of America
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Elizabeth Gorham
1745–1822
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Lee
1765–1828
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Emily Lee
1815–1864
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Adams
1801–1865
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary Lee
1805–1839
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Lee
1798–1866
Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts USA, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Lee
1809–1809
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Pitt Lee
1804–1804
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Alfred Lee
1807–1887
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Constantine Lee
1819–1819
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Edmund Lee
1810–1836
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Leighton
1776–1871
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Mass
Parents
John Leighton
1740–1784
United States of America
Elizabeth Gorham
1745–1822
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Leighton
1715–1772
Georgetown, Massachusetts
Mary Boynton
1719–1798
Newbury, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Gorham
1709–1761
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Soley
1717–1800
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1687–1727
Abigail Elithorpe
1686–1765
Stephen Gorham
1683–1743
Elizabeth Gardner
1683–1763
John Soley
1690–1735
Dorcas Coffin
1693–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1651–1715
Mary Otis
1654–1733
James I
1664–1723
Mary Pinkham
1663–1696
John President)
1660–1696
Abigail SHUTE
1662–

Elizabeth Leighton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Leighton (1776–3 May 1871) m. Benjamin Lee (26 February 1765–15 August 1828)
  1. 1. Emily Lee 1815–1864 m. Daniel Tyler 1799–1882
    1. 1. Augustus (Cleveland) Tyler 1851–1908
    2. 2. Alfred (Lee Tyler) Sr 1834–1907
    3. 3. Mary (Law) Moore 1840–1916
    4. 4. Edmund (Leighton) Tyler 1838–1906
    5. 5. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Tyler 1836–1896 m. Charles Caron 1826–1883
      1. 1. Emily (Tyler) Caron 1865–1939
      2. 2. Robert (Kermit) Carow 1860–1860
      3. 3. Edith (Kermit Carow) (Roosevelt) 1861–1948 m. Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt 1859–
        1. 1. Archibald (B) Roosevelt 1894–
        2. 2. Quentin Roosevelt 1898–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1801–1865
  3. 3. Mary Lee 1805–1839
  4. 4. Thomas Lee 1798–1866
  5. 5. Benjamin Lee 1809–1809
  6. 6. Pitt Lee 1804–1804
  7. 7. Alfred Lee 1807–1887
  8. 8. Constantine Lee 1819–1819
  9. 9. Edmund Lee 1810–1836

Elizabeth Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Elizabeth Leighton in Lunenburg, Mass
Lunenburg, Mass
1871
3 May 1871
Age 95
Death of Elizabeth Leighton in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1871
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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