Esther Louisa LEIGHTON

1831 - 1893  (62 years)

• Name	Esther Louisa LEIGHTON  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Feb 1831	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	6775B21883D34B58A1A5313DB172EEB11503
  Census	1840	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [5]
  Ward 7, Household of: Jeremiah Leighton with 1 male under 5 years (Willard), 2 males from 5 -10 ( Algernon & Ichabod), 2 males from 10-15 (Charles & Henry) , 1 male from 15-20 (Joseph), 1 male from 20-30 (George), 1 male from 40-50 (Jeremiah), 1 female from 5-10 (Esther), 1 female from 15-20 (Ann Marie), 1 female from 40-50 (Sarah). 1 person employed in Agriculture.
  Census	1850	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [6]
  Ward 7 1) Jereh. Leighton, age 47, m, Joiner, born in ME) 2) Sarah Leighton, age 52, f, born in Me 3) John Trenholm, age 26, m, Tailor, born in Germany; immigrated 1847; Convict 4) Ann Trenholm, age 26, f, born in Me 5) Sarah E Trenholm, age 4, f, born in Me 6) Evelina Trenholm, age 2, f, born in Me 7) Esther Leighton, age 19, f, born in Me 8) Ichabod Leighton, age 17, m, born in Me 9) Algernon Leighton, age 15, m, born in Me
  Census	1860	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [7]
  1) Edwin Boyden, age 28, m, Mariner ,born in Massachusetts. 2) Esther L Boyden, age 29, born in Maine. 3) Ann M Webber, age 36, born in Maine. 4) Evelina Leighton, age 12,  born in Maine. Ann M. seems to have remarried since last census - first husband was named John Trenholm and appeared with her and their daughter on the 1850 census. Has also changed Evelina's last name from Trenholm to Leighton. Also older daughter Sarah who would be 14 is not here.
  Census	1870	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [8]
  1) Leighton, Jeremiah, age 77, m, w, Joiner, born in Maine 2) _______, Sarah, age 74. f. w. Keeping house, born in Maine 3) Boyden, Edwin, age 38, m, w, Seaman, Real Estate $2000, Personal $500, born in Massachusetts 4) ______, Esther L., age 39, f. w. Keepin house, born in Maine
  Census	1880	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [9]
  18[?] Morning Street 1) Boyden, Edwin, w, m, age 47, Married, Grocer, 12 months unemployed, born in Massachusetts as were both parents 2) ______, Esther L., w, f, age 49, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in Maine as were both parents 3) ______, Addie L., w, f, age 9, Daughter, Single, At School, born in Maine, father born in Mass., mother born in Me. 4) Leighton, Jeremiah, w, m, age 87, Father-in-Law, Widowed, Carpenter, Rupture, born in Maine, father born in Mass., mother born in Me. 5) _______, Ichabod W., w, m, age 47, Brother-in-Law, Married, Blacksmith, born in Maine as were both parents
  Death	19 Dec 1893	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I4819	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah LEIGHTON,   b. 21 May 1793, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 1 Mar 1884, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Sarah T. FIELD,   b. 26 Feb 1796, Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 2 May 1872, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1818	Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
  Family ID	F1418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin BOYDEN,   b. 1833, , , Massachusetts, United States d. Aft 1880 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Between 1850 and 1860  [3, 10]
  Children	1. Addie L. BOYDEN,   b. 1871, , , Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Feb 1831 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Census - 1840 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Census - 1850 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Census - 1860 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Census - 1870 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Census - 1880 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Death - 19 Dec 1893 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4819&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Esther Louisa LEIGHTON."