Jacob
Leighton
Born in Cherryfield, Maine
Ancestors 
Son of Ross Robert Leighton
and Mary (Chandler) Leighton
Brother of
Elizabeth Leighton, John Leighton, Samuel Leighton, Daniel Leighton, David Leighton, William Leighton, James Leighton, Aaron Leighton and Thomas Ross Leighton Jr.
Husband of
Elizabeth Leighton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Everett Thomas Leighton and Pillsbury Leighton
Died
at age 88
in Cherryfield, Maine
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2014
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Biography
Jacob was born in 1795. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Leighton in 1823. He passed away in 1884. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Tibbetts, Leonard F. & Lamson, Darryl B. Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County, Maine. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002. pp. 508-509. online library link
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Leighton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #942377
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~3.12%
Deborah Dresser :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debeeparks
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~1.56%
Anonymous Conlen :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Sandra (Elliott) Robinson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A922353 [compare], Ancestry member serobinson55
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~0.78%
Roger Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UM2790206 [compare], Ancestry member yogaman558
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