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Thomas Bell Leighton 1805–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Death Date: 1866

Death Location: Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA

Father: Mark Leighton

Mother: Deborah Seavey

Spouse(s): Eliza Rymes

Children(s): Oscar Leighton, Celia Leighton, Cedric Leighton

The story of Thomas Bell Leighton began in 1805 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Thomas Bell Leighton married Eliza Rymes, and had children including Cedric Leighton, Celia Leighton, Helen Leighton, Oscar Leighton. Thomas Bell Leighton passed away in 1866 in Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Bell Leighton began in 1805 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
  • Thomas Bell Leighton married Eliza Rymes, and had children including Cedric Leighton, Celia Leighton, Helen Leighton, Oscar Leighton.
  • Thomas Bell Leighton passed away in 1866 in Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Leighton
1805–1866
Birth Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Parents
Mark Leighton
1780–1832
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Deborah Seavey
1780–1862
Grandparents
Paul Leighton
1739–1814
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Mary Mills
1747–1823
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1706–1756
Abigail Ham
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1670–1744
Samuel Ham
–1731

Thomas Leighton's Descendants

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Thomas (Bell) Leighton (1805–1866) m. Eliza Rymes (abt 1804–19 Nov 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–

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Thomas Bell Leighton in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1866
10 Mar 1866
Age 61
Death of Thomas Bell Leighton
None
1866
1866
Age 61
Burial of Thomas Bell Leighton in Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, New Hampshire Archives and Records Management; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969
    [2] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1866
    Record Source: Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Isle of Shoals Kittery, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

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