Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Leighton was born on 12 November 1753, in Eliot, York, Maine, United States, her father, Deacon William Leighton II, was 30 and her mother, Mary Bane, was 30. She married William Raitt on 16 December 1773, in Eliot, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Kittery, York, Maine, United States for about 1 years. She died on 27 February 1828, in Eliot, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Sarah Leighton, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Sarah in entry for Isabella Raitt, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Sarah Leighton, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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.
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