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Jefferson Jerome Leighton 1873–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1873

Birth Location: Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 26 November 1965

Death Location: Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Viola Jones

Spouse(s): Kathleen Leighton, Georgia Wright

Children(s): Blanche Leighton

The story of Jefferson Jerome Leighton began in 1873 in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America. Jefferson Jerome Leighton married Georgia E Wright, Kathleen Lenore Leighton, and had children including Blanche Gertrude Leighton. Jefferson Jerome Leighton passed away in 1965 in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jefferson Jerome Leighton began in 1873 in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America.
  • Jefferson Jerome Leighton married Georgia E Wright, Kathleen Lenore Leighton, and had children including Blanche Gertrude Leighton.
  • Jefferson Jerome Leighton passed away in 1965 in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States of America.

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Jefferson Leighton's Ancestors

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Jefferson Leighton
1873–1965
Birth Place: Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
James Alfred Leighton Sr
1840–1918
Freedom, Waldo, Maine, USA
Viola (E) Jones
1842–1884
Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
Grandparents
Moses Leighton
1804–1841
Fairfax, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Abigail Linscott
1802–1892
Albion, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Colby
1772–1848
David Sr.
1779–1845
Sarah Belden
1775–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Linscott
1733–1793
Stephen Belding
1720–1813
Abagail Ramsdell
–1764

Jefferson Leighton's Descendants

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Jefferson (Jerome) Leighton (31 December 1873–26 November 1965) m. Kathleen (Lenore) Leighton (13 June 1885–29 June 1956) m. Georgia (E) Wright (October 1874–1910)
  1. 1. Blanche (Gertrude) Leighton 1897–1981 m. Willis (Durkee) Moffitt 1891–1980
    1. 1. Willis (Jefferson) Moffitt 1918–2006 m. Mildred (Rose) Moffitt 1922–2014

Jefferson Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1873
31 December 1873
Birth of Jefferson Jerome Leighton in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
1965
26 November 1965
Age 92
Death of Jefferson Jerome Leighton in Butte, Montana, USA
Butte, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1873
    Event Place: Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1965
    Event Place: Butte, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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