Samuel Leighton

1756–3 December 1831 (Age 75)
Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Leighton was born in 1756, in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Hatevil Nutter Leighton, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Trickey, was 44. He married Betty Frost about 1778, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 December 1831, in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Leighton
1756–1831
Betty Frost
1757–1843
Marriage: about 1778
Samuel Leighton
1779–1864
Lydia Leighton
1793–
John Leighton
1781–1850
Sally Leighton
1783–
Mark Leighton
1785–1868
George Leighton
1787–1818
Alice Leighton
1789–1793
Nancy Leighton
1791–1806

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1778Maine, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (16)

    +11 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1758
    Age 2
    Historical Boundaries: 1758: York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
    1776
    Age 20
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1790
    Age 34
    Historical Boundaries: 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of various places called Leighton or Layton. Most, as for example those in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘settlement’, but Layton in Durham derives from Old English ge-lād ‘road’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English pronunciation of Leighton is usually /lɛ:tən/ or /leitən/ (also spelled Layton and Leaton ), but it can also be heard as /laitən/ or as /li:tən/ (also spelled Leaton ), and occasionally as /lɛtən/ (spelled Letton ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Layton
    Slayton
    Leaton
    Laughton
    Letton

    Sources (2)

    • Samuel Leighton, "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910"
    • Capt. John Frost Family Bible

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