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Thomas Leighton 1604–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1672

Death Location: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Robert Leighton

Mother: Ann Devereux

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The story of Thomas Leighton began in 1604 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Thomas Leighton passed away in 1672 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Leighton began in 1604 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Thomas Leighton passed away in 1672 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

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Thomas Leighton
1604–1672
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Leighton
1570–1672
Glascow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann Devereux
1586–1604
Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1514–1604
Of, Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Gerrard
1556–1626
St James, Garlickhithe, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Leighton
–1593
Anne Dayrell
–1571
William Gerrard
1536–1607
Elizabeth Rowe
1538–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1490–1532
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1604
1604
Birth of Thomas Leighton in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1672
22 Jan 1672
Age 68
Death of Thomas Leighton in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1672
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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