Ichabod Wilson LEIGHTON b. 16 Mar 1833 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 11 Mar 1892 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1833 - 1892 (58 years)

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Name	Ichabod Wilson LEIGHTON [1]
Birth	16 Mar 1833	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
_UID	8F7CD08298D743E38BF104C59D0ABD5DF86D
Census	1840	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [4]
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 [5]
Ward 7 1) Jere^h. 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	1880	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [6]
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	11 Mar 1892	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Burial	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [7]
Person ID	I4820	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	27 May 2020

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 1 Sarah F. BACON, b. 9 Jan 1830, Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 31 Jan 1874 (Age 44 years)

Marriage 16 Nov 1859 Portland, York, Maine, United States [2, 8]

Children

	1. Walter Ernest LEIGHTON, b. 1 Nov 1861, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Hattie Francis LEIGHTON, b. 11 Feb 1866, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 16 Jan 1868, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 1 year)
	3. Addie Maria LEIGHTON, b. 26 May 1871, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 13 Oct 1893, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 22 years)

Family ID F1315 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Jul 2017

Family 2	Nancy B. SKILLINGS, b. 25 Feb 1828 d. 13 Mar 1901 (Age 73 years)
Marriage	22 Dec 1876	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [2, 9]
Family ID	F1314	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

Event Map

	Birth - 16 Mar 1833 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Census - 1840 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Census - 1850 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 16 Nov 1859 - Portland, York, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 22 Dec 1876 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Census - 1880 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Death - 11 Mar 1892 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4820&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Ichabod Wilson LEIGHTON."

Sources

[S1656] Maine, Cumberland County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, roll M432_252, Portland Ward 7, p. 238, dwelling 220, family 298, Jereh or Jerel Leighton
[S1642] Perley M. Leighton, A Leighton Genealogy, Decendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire, 2, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989.), 1: 287.
[S2035] "Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922." Database and images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Sep 2017); Ichabod W Leighton 16 Mar 1833; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 65.
[S1709] Maine, Cumberland County, 1840 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M704, roll 137, Portland Ward 7, p. 122, line 5, Jeremh. Leighton, accessed 2008.
[S1656] Maine, Cumberland County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, roll M432_252, Portland Ward 7, p. 238, dwelling 220, family 298, Jereh or Jerel Leighton, accessed 5 Feb 2009
[S1850] Maine, Cumberland County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, roll 478, Portland, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 12C, dwelling 173, family 209, Edwin Boyden, accessed 2 Jul 2010
[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 Nov 2014); Ichabod W. Leighton (1833-1892) Memorial #118625877; Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
[S1679] "Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922." Database. Ancestry., (https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Sep 2011), Ichabod and Sarah (Bacon) Leighton; City Clerk's Office, Portland, Maine.
[S1679] "Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922." Database. Ancestry., (https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Sep 2011), Ichabod and Nancy (Skillings) Leighton; City Clerk's Office, Portland, Maine.