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Paul Leighton 1739–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1739

Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1814

Death Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Abigail Ham

Spouse(s): Mary Mills

Children(s): Mark Leighton

Paul Leighton was born in 1739 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John Leighton And Abigail Ham. Paul Leighton married Mary Mills, and had children including Mark Leighton. Paul Leighton passed away in 1814 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

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Biography

  • Paul Leighton was born in 1739 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA, the child of John Leighton And Abigail Ham.
  • Paul Leighton married Mary Mills, and had children including Mark Leighton.
  • Paul Leighton passed away in 1814 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

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Paul Leighton's Ancestors

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Paul Leighton
1739–1814
Birth Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
John Leighton
1706–1756
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Abigail Ham
1710–
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1670–1744
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Samuel Ham
–1731
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1642–1677
Elizabeth Nutter
1627–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1604–1671
Joanna Silsby
1607–1703
Hatevil Nutter
1598–1674
Anne Ayres
–1675

Paul Leighton's Descendants

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Paul Leighton (3 Apr 1739–9 Mar 1814) m. Mary Mills (28 Mar 1747–28 May 1823)
  1. 1. Mark Leighton 1780–1832 m. Deborah Seavey 1780–1862
    1. 1. Thomas (Bell) Leighton 1805–1866 m. Eliza Rymes 1804–1877
      1. 1. Oscar Leighton 1839–1939
      2. 2. Celia Leighton 1836–1894 m. Levi (Lincoln) Thaxter 1824–1884
        1. 1. Roland Thaxter 1859–
      3. 3. Cedric Leighton 1840–1899
        1. 1. Margaret (Laighton) Forbes 1885–

Paul Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1739
3 Apr 1739
Birth of Paul Leighton in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1814
9 Mar 1814
Age 75
Death of Paul Leighton in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1739
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1814
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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