Joseph LEIGHTON

1733 - 1803  (70 years)

• Name	Joseph LEIGHTON
  Birth	23 Apr 1733	Dover, , New Hampshire,   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8F5A18DE9ED0450E878E3B3A80A77112D4DB
  Census	1800	Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  Household of Joseph Leighton
  Census Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Household of Joseph Laten (Leighton) with 2 males under 10 years (Jeremiah & ? ), 1 male 16-25 ( Robert), 1 male 26-44 (Daniel ), 1 male over 45 (Joseph), 2 females under 10 (Ann & Jane ), 1 female 10-15 ( ?), 1 female 16-25 (Sarah) (Hannah missing - would be 40 in 1800)
  Death	14 Jun 1803	Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I4159	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas LEIGHTON,   b. 1696, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 16 Jan 1763, Gouldsboro, Lincoln, Maine, (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Susannah CHESLEY,   b. Abt 1696, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 19 Jan 1786, Gouldsboro, Lincoln, Maine, United States (Age ~ 90 years)
  Marriage	1718	Dover, , New Hampshire,
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mercy HALL,   b. 6 Oct 1738, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 2 Mar 1792, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1757	Falmouth, York, Maine,   [1]
  Children	1. Susannah LEIGHTON,   b. 1 May 1758, Falmouth, York, Maine, d. 25 Nov 1836, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 78 years) + 2. Andrew LEIGHTON,   b. 7 Jun 1762, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 16 Jun 1830, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 68 years)   3. Stephen LEIGHTON,   b. 7 May 1764, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 2 Jul 1847, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 83 years)   4. Mary LEIGHTON,   b. 9 Dec 1765, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 9 Sep 1815, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, (Age 49 years)   5. Ezekiel LEIGHTON,   b. 19 Jul 1767, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 24 Nov 1819, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 52 years)   6. Elizabeth "Betsey" LEIGHTON,   b. 20 Jun 1776, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 4 Jan 1843, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 66 years)   7. Sarah LEIGHTON,   b. 15 Aug 1780, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 24 Feb 1844, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah WILSON,   b. 4 Feb 1760, Kittery, York, Maine, United States d. Aft 1820, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1792	Kittery, York, Maine, United States   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Jeremiah LEIGHTON,   b. 21 May 1793, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 1 Mar 1884, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 90 years)   2. Jane LEIGHTON,   b. 28 Jul 1794, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Dorcas LEIGHTON,   b. 2 Mar 1796   d. 2 Dec 1798 (Age 2 years) + 4. Ann LEIGHTON,   b. 1797, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 17 Jul 1893, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 96 years)   5. Dorcas LEIGHTON,   b. 2 Oct 1801, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 24 Nov 1832 (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F1408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Apr 1733 - Dover, , New Hampshire, Marriage - 6 Oct 1757 - Falmouth, York, Maine, Marriage - 13 Dec 1792 - Kittery, York, Maine, United States Census - Household of Joseph Leighton - 1800 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States Death - 14 Jun 1803 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4159&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Joseph LEIGHTON."