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Walter R. Leighton 1876–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1876

Birth Location: Maine

Death Date: 3 May 1891

Death Location: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Father: Delano Leighton

Mother: Mary Linnell

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Walter R. Leighton was born in 1876 in Maine, the child of Delano Leighton And Mary C Linnell. In 1880, Walter R. Leighton resided in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA. Walter R. Leighton passed away in 1891 in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter R. Leighton was born in 1876 in Maine, the child of Delano Leighton And Mary C Linnell.
  • In 1880, Walter R. Leighton resided in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA.
  • Walter R. Leighton passed away in 1891 in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

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Walter Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Leighton
1876–1891
Birth Place: Maine
Parents
Delano Leighton
1824–1905
Mt Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Mary (C.) Linnell
1831–1908
Ripley, Maine
Grandparents
Joseph Leighton
1779–1851
Hannah Pearle
1783–1866
Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Ira Linnell
1805–
Elvira Carlton
1809–1889
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1748–1849
Sarah Berry
1750–1799
Simeon Pearle
1740–1806
Samuel Linnell
1762–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1725–1813
Mary Smithson
1721–

Walter Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1876
26 Aug 1876
Birth of Walter R. Leighton in Maine
Maine
1880
1880
Age 4
Walter R. Leighton resided here in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA
1891
3 May 1891
Age 15
Death of Walter R. Leighton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 485; Page: 534A; Enumeration District: 013
    [2] Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 485; Page: 534A; Enumeration District: 013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1891
    Record Source: Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999

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