Robert Leighton (abt. 1799 - 1873)

Born about 1799 in Steuben, Washington, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Pinkham Willey — married 26 Oct 1821 in Cherryfield, Maine

Died 31 May 1873 at about age 74 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Robert was born about 1799. He is the son of Joseph Leighton and Betsey Jordan. He married Elizabeth Leighton Willey, daughter of William Willey and Elizabeth "Liza" Davis, at Cherryfield 26 Oct 1821; no children but raised one child, Lemuel Guptill (b at Edmunds 18 Mar 1821), son of Nathaniel Guptill and his 4th wife Susan McCullen. ^{[1] [2]} They lived in Steuben, Maine. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} He passed away in 1873. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/734592:7836?_phsrc=RAb22775&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=robert&gsln=leighton&ml_rpos=1&queryId=fa297abdbcb4ca913f44372a6e348051 (Accessed at Ancestry 28 Apr 2021)
2. ↑ Free Ancestry Image for Marriage
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT6-N5T : 8 December 2020), Robert Leighton, Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 165, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-ZLK : 22 December 2020), Robert Leighton, Steuben, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHV-YS6 : 18 February 2021), Robert Leighton, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DW-WZ8 : 2 January 2021), Robert Leighton, 1870.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #60357334, Robert Leighton.
8. ↑ Tibbetts, Leonard F. & Lamson, Darryl B. Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County, Maine. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002. p. 508. online library link
9. ↑ Tibbetts, Leonard F. & Lamson, Darryl B. Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County, Maine. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002. p. 1092 online library link

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