Bertha Hattie (Strout) Leighton (1926 - 1986)

Born 25 Feb 1926 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Weston Leighton — married 11 Apr 1946 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States

Died 25 Sep 1986 at age 60 in Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Biography

Bertha was born in 1926. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Marcia Strout.

Bertha married Harry Leighton on Apr 11, 1946 in Maine.^[1]

She passed away in 1986.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJQ-CMB : 27 November 2014), Harry W Leighton and Bertha H Strout, 11 Apr 1946; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
2. ↑ "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCVL-FVM : 27 November 2014), Bertha H Leighton, 25 Sep 1986; citing Death, Orono, city code 19490, certificate 8607875, Maine State Archives, Augusta.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDD-2PP : accessed 18 February 2019), Bertha H Strout in household of Kenneth S Strout, Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 1A, line 23, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 840; FHL microfilm 2,340,575.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMB-YX7 : 15 March 2018), Bertha H Strout in household of Kenneth S Strout, Cherryfield, Cherryfield Town, Washington, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-22, sheet 6B, line 59, family 135, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1493.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSCQ-74D : 20 May 2014), Bertha Leighton, Sep 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-7XJT : 16 March 2018), Bertha H Strout Leighton, ; citing Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Cemetery Riverside, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,171,136.

• "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-4TPY : 16 March 2018), Bertha Strout Leighton, ; citing Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Cemetery Riverside, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,184,905.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-C27W : 11 July 2016), Bertha Hattie Strout Leighton, 1986; Burial, Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery; citing record ID 60183134, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

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