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Eric Douglas Leighton 1897–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1897

Birth Location: Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

Death Date: March 8, 1927

Death Location: Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Christine Sampare

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The story of Eric Douglas Leighton began in 1897 in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada. Eric Douglas Leighton passed away in 1927 in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Eric Douglas Leighton began in 1897 in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Eric Douglas Leighton passed away in 1927 in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada.

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Eric Leighton's Ancestors

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Eric Leighton
1897–1927
Birth Place: Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
Parents
William Manson Leighton
1871–1937
British Columbia
Christine Sampare
1878–1968
Babine, British Columbia, Canada
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Eric Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1897
1897
Birth of Eric Douglas Leighton in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
1927
March 8, 1927
Age 30
Death of Eric Douglas Leighton in Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Eric Leighton in household of Willie Leighton, "Canada Census, 1911", "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Eric Leighton in entry for Willie Leighton, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, L
    [2] Eric Douglas 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 05:58:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Eric Douglas Leighton and William Manson Leighton, 15 May 1924.
    [3] Eric Leighton, "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), Eric Leighton, 1927.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 8, 1927
    Event Place: Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Eric Leighton, "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), Eric Leighton, 1927.

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