Rita
Mildred
Leighton
Born in Machar, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Arthur Leighton
and Margaret Gertrude Ardiel
Sister of
Ruby Maud Leighton, Matilda Gertrude Leighton, Robert Etzel Leighton, Sarah Jane Leighton, Raymond Clifton Leighton, Hazel Irene Leighton, Geo Leonard Leighton, Edna Mary Leighton and Jack Leighton
Wife of
Norman R Hawthorne
— married
1930 [location unknown]
Mother of
[private son (1930s - unknown)], Carl Robert Hawthorne and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at about age 65
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2017
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Biography
Rita was born in 1907. She is the daughter of George Leighton and Margaret Ardiel.
Sources
- 1907 "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-7QNT : 2 March 2021), Rita Mildred Leighton, 05 Nov 1907; citing Birth, Machar, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,407.
- 1973 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180970732: accessed 20 August 2023), memorial page for Rita Mildred Leighton Hawthorne (5 Nov 1907–1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180970732, citing South River Cemetery, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Stephen Meadows-Ryan (contributor 47482458).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rita by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rita:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rita by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rita:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
John Angus 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HM3558081 [compare], FTDNA kit #949117
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~3.12%
James Angus :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z495416 [compare], FTDNA kit #786125
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Michal Angus :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch t646621 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Valorie (Angus) Mays :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T027047 [compare], FTDNA kit #801160
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Justin (Adams) Einwiller :
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