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Lydia Leighton 1799–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1799

Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 10 APR 1880

Death Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: Stephen Leighton

Mother: Ruth Crague

Spouse(s): Jeremiah Staples

Children(s): Martha Staples

The story of Lydia Leighton began in 1799 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland). Lydia Leighton married Jeremiah Staples, and had children including Martha Ann Staples. Lydia Leighton passed away in 1880 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Leighton began in 1799 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).
  • Lydia Leighton married Jeremiah Staples, and had children including Martha Ann Staples.
  • Lydia Leighton passed away in 1880 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Leighton
1764–1847
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Ruth Crague
1758–1843
Birth Location: Windham, Maine (Cumberland)
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Spouses(s)

Jeremiah Staples
1794–1840
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Children(s)

Martha Staples
1831–1903
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Lydia Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Leighton
1799–1880
Birth Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
Stephen Leighton
1764–1847
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Ruth Crague
1758–1843
Windham, Maine (Cumberland)
Grandparents
Joseph Leighton
1733–1803
Dover, New Hampshire (Strafford)
Marcy Hall
1738–1792
Dover, New Hampshire (Strafford)
Hugh Crague
1723–1777
Elizabeth Warren
1727–1810
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1696–1763
Susanna Chesley
1696–1786
Hatevil Hall
1708–1797
Sarah Furbish
1706–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1675–1718
Sarah Cromwell
1668–
Thomas Chesley
1664–1708
Ann Huntress
1675–
Hatevil Hall
1687–1709
Marcy Cromwell
1672–1733
Daniel Furbish
1663–1744
Dorothy Pray
1675–

Lydia Leighton's Descendants

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Lydia Leighton (6 APR 1799–10 APR 1880) m. Jeremiah Staples (25 JUN 1794–2 MAY 1840)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Staples 1831–1903 m. Levi (Elliot) Leighton 1824–1893
    1. 1. Frank (Willis) Leighton 1854–1905 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mountfort 1863–1932
      1. 1. Martha (Louise) Leighton 1881–1972 m. Frank (Elton) Huston 1873–1964
        1. 1. Earl (L.) Huston 1905– m. Elsie (L.) Kuch 1905–
        2. 2. Frank (Elton) Huston 1908–1962 m. Dorothea (Estelle) Parker 1909–1995

Lydia Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1799
6 APR 1799
Birth of Lydia Leighton in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
1880
10 APR 1880
Age 81
Death of Lydia Leighton in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1799
    Event Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Cindy's Tree 05 11 14 rjgeiner DNA Match with Margie Decker Jul 2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 APR 1880
    Event Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Cindy's Tree 05 11 14 rjgeiner DNA Match with Margie Decker Jul 2014
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