Ann Maria LEIGHTON b. 1 Jun 1823 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. Aft 7 Jun 1900: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1823 - Aft 1900 (77 years)

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Name	Ann Maria LEIGHTON
Birth	1 Jun 1823	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Female
_UID	3FCE338C69B34470B08E65CEE8535AB456E4
Census	1830	Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States [3]
Household of Jeremiah Leighton with 2 males under 5 years (Charles & Henry), 1 male from 5-10 (Joseph), 1 male from 10-15 (George), 1 male from 30-40 ( Jeremiah), 1 female from 5 -10 (Ann Marie), and 1 female from 30-40 (Sarah).
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	1860	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [6]
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 [7]
1) Edward H. Pearsons, age 24, m, Painter, $500 personal estate, born in Maine. 2) Eveline J. Pearsons, age 21, f, Keeping house, born in Maine. 3) Edward J. Pearsons, age 8/12, m, born in Maine in Oct of last year. 4) Ann M. Webber, age 46, f, Keeping house, born in Maine.
Census	1880	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [8]
28 Lafayette St. 1) Edwin R. Starbird, w, m, age 34, Driver-Express Co., b. Maine, Father's birthplace unknown, Mother b. Me. 2) Ellen S. Starbird, w, f, age 33, Wife, Keeping house, b. Maine, Father b. Germany, Mother b. Me. 3) Edwin Starbird, w, m, age 14, son, At school, b. Maine as were both parents 4) Frank Starbird, w, m, age 11, son, b. Maine as were both parents 5) Ann Webber, w, f, age 55, mother-in-law, b. Maine as were both parents
Census	1900	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [9]
58 Turner Street 1) Pike, Sarah E., Head, w, f, b. Apr 1846, age 54, widow, 2 of 3 children living, b. in Maine as was mother, father's birthplace unknown, mortgage free home 2) Webber, Ann M, Mother, w, f, b.June 1822, age 77, widow, 2 of 2 children living, b. in Maine as were both parents
Death	Aft 7 Jun 1900
Person ID	I4823	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	4 Mar 2023

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 John St. Augustine TRENHOLM, b. 1823, , , , Germany d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 24 Aug 1845 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [1, 10, 11]

Trenholm-Leighton 1845 Marriage Intentions

Ann Maria Leighton and John Trenholm, 24 Aug 1845, Boston, Mass. Marriage Register

Trenholm-Leighton 1845 Marriage Intentions

Trenholm-Leighton 1845 Marriage Record

Children

+	1. Sarah Ellen TRENHOLM, b. 1 Apr 1846, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. Aft 1932 (Age 86 years)
+	2. Evelina Jordan TRENHOLM, b. 10 Apr 1848, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States d. 23 Aug 1925, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 77 years)

Family ID F1323 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Mar 2020

Family 2	Taccheus H. WEBBER, b. Abt 1820 d. Bef 1 Jun 1860 (Age ~ 40 years)
Marriage	Between 1850 and 1860	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [12, 13]
Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Jun 1823 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Census - 1830 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Census - 1840 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 24 Aug 1845 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1850 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
	Marriage - Between 1850 and 1860 - 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
	Census - 1900 - 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=I4823&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Ann Maria LEIGHTON."

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[S1732] Maine, Cumberland County, 1830 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M19, roll 46, Falmouth, p. 203, line 5, Jeremiah Leighton, accessed 2008
[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
[S1660] Maine, Cumberland County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M653, roll M653_436, Portland, p. 237, dwelling 1339, family 1944, Edwin Boyden, accessed 7 Mar 2009
[S1849] Maine, Cumberland County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, roll M593_541, Portland, p. 95, 96, dwelling 538, family 884, 885, Edward H. Pearson household, accessed 7 Mar 2009
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[S1846] Maine, Cumberland County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll T623_590, Portland, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet B, p. 11, dwelling 203, family 262, Pike, Sarah E., accessed 30 Aug 2011
[S1079] "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988." Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2011.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Jun 2017); John St. Augustine Trenholm & Ann Maria Leighton, 6 Jun 1845; citing Boston, Marriages, 1800-1849, Vol. 2 (Image 566).
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[S1660] Maine, Cumberland County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M653, Portland, dwelling 1339, family 1944, Edwin Boyden household
[S1679] "Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922." Database. Ancestry., (https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Sep 2011), Tacheus H. Webber & Ann M. Leighton; City Clerk's Office, Portland, Maine.