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William Capt. Leighton 1625–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Sep 1666

Death Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot)

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Joanna Silsby

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In 1625, William Capt. Leighton entered the world in England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Leighton And Joanna Silsby. William Capt. Leighton passed away in 1666 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot).

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Biography

  • In 1625, William Capt. Leighton entered the world in England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Leighton And Joanna Silsby.
  • William Capt. Leighton passed away in 1666 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot).

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William Leighton's Ancestors

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William Leighton
1625–1666
Birth Place: England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Leighton
1604–1672
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Joanna Silsby
1606–1703
England
Grandparents
Robert Leighton
–1672
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne Devereau
1572–1675
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of William Capt. Leighton in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1666
Sep 1666
Age 41
Death of William Capt. Leighton in Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot)
Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1666
    Event Place: Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Eliot)

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