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James Madison Leighton 1829–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1829

Birth Location: Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1892

Death Location: Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Leighton

Mother: Polly McGaffey

Spouse(s): Maria Gooding

Children(s): James Leighton, Emily Leighton

James Madison Leighton was born in 1829 in Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA, the child of Joseph Leighton And Polly Mcgaffey. In 1860, James Madison Leighton resided in Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois, USA. James Madison Leighton married Maria Amelia Gooding, and had children including Emily S Leighton, James H Leighton. James Madison Leighton passed away in 1892 in Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Madison Leighton was born in 1829 in Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA, the child of Joseph Leighton And Polly Mcgaffey.
  • In 1860, James Madison Leighton resided in Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois, USA.
  • James Madison Leighton married Maria Amelia Gooding, and had children including Emily S Leighton, James H Leighton.
  • James Madison Leighton passed away in 1892 in Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leighton's Ancestors

Self
James Leighton
1829–1892
Birth Place: Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Parents
Joseph Leighton
1806–1873
Maine
Polly McGaffey
1810–1894
Maine
Grandparents
Joseph Leighton
1779–1851
Hannah Pearle
1783–1866
Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA
James McGaffey
1780–1854
Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1748–1849
Sarah Berry
1750–1799
Simeon Pearle
1740–1806
Andrew McGaffey
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1725–1813
Mary Smithson
1721–

James Leighton's Descendants

1.
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James (Madison) Leighton (28 Dec 1829–18 Oct 1892) m. Maria (Amelia) Gooding (9 Aug 1836–28 Dec 1908)
  1. 1. James (H) Leighton 1858–
  2. 2. Emily (S) Leighton 1859–

James Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1829
28 Dec 1829
Birth of James Madison Leighton in Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 31
James Madison Leighton resided here in Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois, USA
Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois, USA
1892
18 Oct 1892
Age 63
Death of James Madison Leighton in Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA
Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois; Roll: M653_227; Page: 1031; Family History
    [2] Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 13 Range 11, Scott, Illinois; Roll: M653_227; Page: 1031; Family History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Lockport Area, Illinois, U.S., Church, Cemetery, and Other Records, 1811-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottawa, Lasalle CO, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Rockport, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

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