Edwin Presco Leighton: Appalachian Aristocracy

1924 - 2009 (84 years)

Generation: 1

1.	Edwin Presco Leighton was born 11 Nov 1924, Strafford Co. NH (son of Presco Frank Leighton and Gladys C. RUSSELL); died 27 Oct 2009, Strafford Co. NH. Edwin married Abbie Jane Armstrong 18 Oct 1945, Grasmere, Hillsborough Co. NH. Abbie was born ca 1927, Dunbarton, Merrimack Co. NH. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Presco Frank Leighton was born 09 May 1899, Middleton, Strafford Co. NH; died Mar 1968, Union, Strafford Co., MA.

Presco married Gladys C. RUSSELL 24 Jun 1923, Milton, Stafford, NH. Gladys (daughter of Arthur Preston RUSSELL and Mary L. Kimball) was born 25 May 1904, Essex Co. MA; died Nov 1982, Union, Strafford, MA. [Group Sheet]

Gladys C. RUSSELL was born 25 May 1904, Essex Co. MA (daughter of Arthur Preston RUSSELL and Mary L. Kimball); died Nov 1982, Union, Strafford, MA.

Children:

Evelyn M. Leighton was born ca 1924, Strafford Co. NH.
1. Edwin Presco Leighton was born 11 Nov 1924, Strafford Co. NH; died 27 Oct 2009, Strafford Co. NH.
Bernice Dora Leighton was born 1926, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.
Doris Thelma Leighton was born 1928, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.
Herbert F. Leighton was born ca 1931, Essex Co. MA.
Albert Roy Leighton was born 03 Sep 1932, Middleton, Strafford Co. NH; died 13 Aug 2005, Rochester, Strafford Co. NH; was buried , Plummers Cemetery, Milton, Strafford Co. NH.
Eleanor M. Leighton was born ca 1937, New Hampshire.
Francis E. Leighton was born ca 1939, New Hampshire.

Generation: 3

Arthur Preston RUSSELL was born 09 Jul 1878, Danvers, Essex Co. MA (son of James Needham RUSSELL and Augusta M. Tibbets); died Aft 1940, New Hampshire.

Arthur married Mary L. Kimball 18 Dec 1901, Danvers, Essex Co. MA. Mary was born 14 Nov 1877, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; died Aft 1940, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet]

Mary L. Kimball was born 14 Nov 1877, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; died Aft 1940, New Hampshire.

Children:

Gertrude L. RUSSELL was born 15 Oct 1902, Essex Co. MA; died 29 Apr 1974, Methuen, Essex Co. MA.
3. Gladys C. RUSSELL was born 25 May 1904, Essex Co. MA; died Nov 1982, Union, Strafford, MA.
James Arthur RUSSELL was born 06 Apr 1906, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.

Generation: 4

12.

James Needham RUSSELL was born 24 Sep 1844, Danvers, Essex Co. MA (son of Benjamin Franklin RUSSELL, Jr. and Margaret R. NEEDHAM); died 05 Jan 1880, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; was buried , Russell Family Cemetery, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.

James married Augusta M. Tibbets 28 Jan 1866, Lynn, Essex Co. MA. Augusta was born 08 Apr 1850, Danvers, Essex Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

13.

Augusta M. Tibbets was born 08 Apr 1850, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.

Children:

Walter James RUSSELL was born 07 Nov 1867, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.
Frank T. RUSSELL was born 12 Apr 1871, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; died 06 Nov 1945, Dover, Strafford Co. NH; was buried , Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, Strafford Co. NH.
6. Arthur Preston RUSSELL was born 09 Jul 1878, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; died Aft 1940, New Hampshire.
Percy Everett RUSSELL was born 27 Jan 1880, Danvers, Essex Co. MA; died Aft 1940, Essex Co. MA.