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Isaiah Leighton (1788 - 1857)

Isaiah Leighton
Born in Steuben, Washington, Maine District of Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 69 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Isaiah was born in 1788. He was the son of Thomas Leighton and Lydia Tracy. [1]

Isaiah married Mary Small, daughter of Elisha and Priscilla (Strout) Small, on 14 March 1811.[2]

In the 1850 census Isaiah (age 61) was in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States.[3]

1850 Household
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Isaiah Leighton M 61 Maine
Mary Leighton F 61 Maine
Lydia Leighton F 30 Maine
Walter D Hutchinson M 28 Maine
Robert Steel M 12 Maine

He passed away at age 69 on 23 November 1857, and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Cherryfield, Washington County, Maine.[4]


Sources

  1. ↑ Leighton Genealogy: Leighton, Perley M; Cornman, Julia Leighton; A Leighton genealogy : descendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire; Pub 1989; Boston MA; Page 45-46 https://archive.org/details/leightongenealog01leig/page/44/mode/2up?view=theater
  2. ↑ Leighton Genealogy: Leighton, Perley M; Cornman, Julia Leighton; A Leighton genealogy : descendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire; Pub 1989; Boston MA; Page 83 https://archive.org/details/leightongenealog01leig/page/82/mode/2up?view=theater
  3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch (accessed 16 January 2022)
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    Isaiah Leighton (61) in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States.
  4. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56931698/isaiah-leighton : accessed 16 January 2022), memorial page for Isaiah Leighton (1788–23 Nov 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #56931698, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Cherryfield, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by John W. Van Dyke (contributor 47060899).




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