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James Blethen LEIGHTON 1901–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1901

Birth Location: Dover, New Hampshire

Death Date: 23 MAR 1991

Death Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: Charles LEIGHTON

Mother: Lulah BLETHEN

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James Blethen LEIGHTON was born in 1901 in Dover, New Hampshire, the child of Charles Warren Leighton And Lulah Louise Blethen. In 1910, James Blethen LEIGHTON was recorded in the census in Dover Ward 1, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. In 1910, James Blethen LEIGHTON established residence. James Blethen LEIGHTON passed away in 1991 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Blethen LEIGHTON was born in 1901 in Dover, New Hampshire, the child of Charles Warren Leighton And Lulah Louise Blethen.
  • In 1910, James Blethen LEIGHTON was recorded in the census in Dover Ward 1, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
  • In 1910, James Blethen LEIGHTON established residence.
  • James Blethen LEIGHTON passed away in 1991 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James LEIGHTON's Ancestors

Self
James LEIGHTON
1901–1991
Birth Place: Dover, New Hampshire
Parents
Charles Warren LEIGHTON
1852–1929
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, Usa
Lulah (Louise) BLETHEN
1860–1947
Alameda County, California, United States
Grandparents
Nahala (Davis) Leighton
1818–1862
New Durham, NH
Sarah (A.) Edgerly
1816–
James (Edwin) Blethen
1828–1909
Dover, Piscataquis Co, ME
Lydia (Norcross) Fall
1830–1867
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Leighton
1798–1847
Nancy Edgerly
1796–
Jonathan Edgerly
1777–
Sarah Edgerly
1789–1840
Isaac Blethen
1801–1881
Susannah Longley
1799–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James LEIGHTON's Timeline

8 Records

1901
17 JUL 1901
Birth of James Blethen LEIGHTON in Dover, New Hampshire
Dover, New Hampshire
1910
1910
Age 9
James Blethen LEIGHTON appeared in census in Dover Ward 1, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover Ward 1, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
James Blethen LEIGHTON resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 19
James Blethen LEIGHTON appeared in census in Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
James Blethen LEIGHTON resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 34
James Blethen LEIGHTON resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 39
James Blethen LEIGHTON resided here
None
1991
23 MAR 1991
Age 90
Death of James Blethen LEIGHTON
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1901
    Event Place: Dover, New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dover Ward 1, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States of America

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