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Eva May Leighton 1907–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1907

Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 4 JAN 1980

Death Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: George Leighton

Mother: Eva Bickford

Spouse(s): Peter Latham, Harold Woodman

Children(s): Harold Woodman, John Woodman, Arlene Latham, Dorothy Latham, Margeurite Latham, Lorraine Latham

Eva May Leighton was born in 1907 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), the child of George Frederick Leighton And Eva Evie Lowie Bickford. In 1920, Eva May Leighton resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland). In 1922, Eva May Leighton resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland). Eva May Leighton married Harold Earl Woodman, Peter Debroder Gammon Latham, and had children including Arlene Latham, Dorothy Latham, Harold James Woodman, Joan Ella Woodman, John Francis Woodman, Lorraine Loie Latham, Margeurite Latham, Peter Latham. Eva May Leighton passed away in 1980 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • Eva May Leighton was born in 1907 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), the child of George Frederick Leighton And Eva Evie Lowie Bickford.
  • In 1920, Eva May Leighton resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).
  • In 1922, Eva May Leighton resided in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).
  • Eva May Leighton married Harold Earl Woodman, Peter Debroder Gammon Latham, and had children including Arlene Latham, Dorothy Latham, Harold James Woodman, Joan Ella Woodman, John Francis Woodman, Lorraine Loie Latham, Margeurite Latham, Peter Latham.
  • Eva May Leighton passed away in 1980 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eva Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Eva Leighton
1907–1980
Birth Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
George Frederick Leighton
1888–1969
South Windham, Maine (Cumberland)
Eva ((Evie) Lowie) Bickford
1891–1956
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Grandparents
Lionel (E.) Leighton
1862–1893
Windham, Maine (Cumberland)
Minnie (E.) Farnham
1861–1916
Gorham, Maine (Cumberland)
James (Edwin) Bickford
1853–1940
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Eunice Verrill
1849–1935
prob. Turner, Maine (Androscoggin)
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Leighton
1836–1913
Dorcas Cobb
1837–1905
George Farnham
1827–1863
Lucy Duran
1833–
Joshua Bickford
1820–1871
Sarah Walker
1820–1899
Andrew Verrill
1813–
Louisa Metcalf
1826–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Leighton
1807–
Ann Hanscom
1806–
Samuel Cobb
1790–1871
Mary Leighton
1798–1864
John Farnham
1790–1868
Ann March
1801–1892
Matthew Duran
1814–
Jerusha Berry
1807–1881
Joseph Bickford
1793–1862
Mary Whitehouse
1795–
Jeremiah Verrill
1774–1834
Lydia Tripp
1781–1858
David Metcalf
1767–1808
Patty Fairbanks
1772–1817

Eva Leighton's Descendants

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Eva (May) Leighton (8 MAR 1907–4 JAN 1980) m. Peter (DeBroder Gammon) Latham (25 MAR 1900–1 MAR 1972) m. Harold (Earl) Woodman (21 MAY 1911–29 SEP 1965)
  1. 1. Harold (James) Woodman 1938–1995
  2. 2. John (Francis) Woodman 1944–2005
  3. 3. Arlene Latham 1924–
  4. 4. Dorothy Latham 1925–
  5. 5. Margeurite Latham 1926–
  6. 6. Lorraine (Loie) Latham 1929–1990 m. Kenneth (Earl) Sanborn 1926–1996

Eva Leighton's Timeline

8 Records

1907
8 MAR 1907
Birth of Eva May Leighton in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1920
20 JAN 1920
Age 13
Eva May Leighton resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1922
1922
Age 15
Eva May Leighton resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1938
1938
Age 31
Eva May Leighton resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1939
1939
Age 32
Eva May Leighton resided here in Scarborough, Maine (Cumberland)
Scarborough, Maine (Cumberland)
1942
1942
Age 35
Eva May Leighton resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1944
1944
Age 37
Eva May Leighton resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1980
4 JAN 1980
Age 73
Death of Eva May Leighton in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1907
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 Census, Dist 1 Enum 28 Sht 22b ----- 20 January 1920
    [2] Maine Birth Records, Harold James Woodman's birth record
    [3] Maine Marriages, Marriage Certificate, Harold Woodman and Mrs. Eva May Leighton's marriage record
    [4] Maine Birth Records, Joan Ella Woodman's birth record
    [5] Maine Birth Records, John Francis Woodman's birth record
    [6] Ancestry.com Family Trees, Family Tree Jfoley011(J. Sanborn) DNA Match 2nd cousin to Margurite Decker

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Dist 1 Enum 28 Sht 22b ----- 20 January 1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977- 2009 ONLINE

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Birth Records, Harold James Woodman's birth record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Scarborough, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Marriages, Marriage Certificate, Harold Woodman and Mrs. Eva May Leighton's marriage record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Birth Records, Joan Ella Woodman's birth record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Birth Records, John Francis Woodman's birth record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1980
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Family Tree Jfoley011(J. Sanborn) DNA Match 2nd cousin to Margurite Decker

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