Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Leighton was born about 1739, in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Leighton, was 42 and his mother, Sarah, was 41. He married Sarah Varney about 1755, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 November 1807, in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Solomon Leighton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1774
Historical Boundaries: 1774: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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 ).
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