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Robert Leighton 1630–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 27 Mar 1689

Death Location: Alderbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Alexander Leighton

Mother: Abigail Stephens

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Robert Leighton was born in 1630 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Abigail Stephens. Robert Leighton passed away in 1689 in Alderbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Leighton was born in 1630 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, the child of Alexander Leighton And Abigail Stephens.
  • Robert Leighton passed away in 1689 in Alderbury, Shropshire, England.

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Robert Leighton's Ancestors

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Robert Leighton
1630–1689
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Parents
Alexander Leighton
1608–1680
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Abigail Stephens
1606–1630
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander Leighton
1568–1649
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Hannah Silsby
1574–1604
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1515–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Robert Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
1689
27 Mar 1689
Age 59
Death of Robert Leighton in Alderbury, Shropshire, England
Alderbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1689
    Event Place: Alderbury, Shropshire, England

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