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Martha Ann Staples 1831–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1831

Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 4 DEC 1903

Death Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: Jeremiah Staples

Mother: Lydia Leighton

Spouse(s): Levi Leighton

Children(s): Frank Leighton

The story of Martha Ann Staples began in 1831 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland). Martha Ann Staples married Levi Elliot Leighton, and had children including Frank Willis Leighton. Martha Ann Staples passed away in 1903 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Ann Staples began in 1831 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).
  • Martha Ann Staples married Levi Elliot Leighton, and had children including Frank Willis Leighton.
  • Martha Ann Staples passed away in 1903 in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Staples
1794–1840
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Lydia Leighton
1799–1880
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
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Spouses(s)

Levi Leighton
1824–1893
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
LL

Children(s)

Frank Leighton
1854–1905
Birth Location: West Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
FL

Martha Staples's Ancestors

Self
Martha Staples
1831–1903
Birth Place: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
Jeremiah Staples
1794–1840
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Lydia Leighton
1799–1880
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Grandparents
Joseph Staples
1774–
Miriam ((MNU)) Staples
1774–
Stephen Leighton
1764–1847
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Ruth Crague
1758–1843
Windham, Maine (Cumberland)
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Leighton
1733–1803
Marcy Hall
1738–1792
Hugh Crague
1723–1777
Elizabeth Warren
1727–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1696–1763
Susanna Chesley
1696–1786
Hatevil Hall
1708–1797
Sarah Furbish
1706–1790

Martha Staples's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Ann) Staples (13 FEB 1831–4 DEC 1903) m. Levi (Elliot) Leighton (12 JUN 1824–20 APR 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
        1. 1. Donald (Edwin) Huston 1935–2008
        2. 2. Richard (Elton) Huston 1933–2004
        3. 3. Harold (Parker) Huston 1936–2014

Martha Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1831
13 FEB 1831
Birth of Martha Ann Staples in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
1903
4 DEC 1903
Age 72
Death of Martha Ann Staples in Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1831
    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: 4 DEC 1903
    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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