Albert Roy Leighton

1932 - 2005  (72 years)

• Name	Albert Roy Leighton
  Born	03 Sep 1932	Middleton, Strafford Co. NH
  	Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Name: Albert Roy Leighton Last Residence: 03887 Union, Strafford, New Hampshire Born: 3 Sep 1932 Died: 13 Aug 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: New Hampshire (Before 1951)
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Aug 2005	Rochester, Strafford Co. NH
  Buried	Plummers Cemetery, Milton, Strafford Co. NH
  	Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: Albert R Leighton Service Info.: PFC US ARMY KOREA Birth Date: 3 Sep 1932 Death Date: 13 Aug 2005 Cemetery: Plummers Cemetery Cemetery Address: Milton, NH 03851-8000
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Albert R Leighton Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1933 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: New Hampshire Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire Street: Varney Road Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Strafford, New Hampshire Residence in 1935: Rural, Strafford, New Hampshire Resident on farm in 1935: No Attended School or College: Yes Household Members: Presco F Leighton 40 Glady E Leighton 35 Evelyn M Leighton 16 Edwin F Leighton 15 Bernice D Leighton 13 Doris T Leighton 12 Herbert F Leighton 9 Albert R Leighton 7 Eleanor M Leighton 3 Francis E Leighton 10 months OBITUARY Hampton Union, NH; 24 Aug 2005 Albert Leighton U.S. Army Korean War veteran Albert R. Leighton, 72, of Pigeon Hill Road in Union, died Saturday morning, Aug. 13, 2005, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, after a brief illness. Born Sept. 3, 1932, in Middleton, he was a son of the late Presco E. and Gladys E. (Russell) Leighton. He resided in Union most all of his life. A United States Army veteran, he was stationed in Korea for two years, where he was an MP. He was an active member of the V.F.W. Post #7663 in Union. In earlier years, he drove tractor trailers, drove a truck for New England Box, had worked at the Woolen Mill in Gonic, and also had been a logger. Albert retired, after 19 years, from the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation, where he worked with the Highway Department. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Survivors include his niece and nephew, Carol C. Leighton and Steven R. Leighton, with whom he resided in Union; six siblings, Evelyn M. Currier of Dover, Edwin P. Leighton of Farmington, Bernice D. Frechette of Somersworth, Herbert F. Leighton of Farmington, Francis E. Leighton of Alaska, and Robert C. Leighton of Effingham; many nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and greatgrandnieces and greatgrandnephews, and several cousins. He was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Leighton and Doris Leighton. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Union Congregational Church, with interment following at Plummers Cemetery. To express condolences, visit www.peasleefuneralhome.com.
  Person ID	I24350	Master File
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Presco Frank Leighton,   b. 09 May 1899, Middleton, Strafford Co. NH ,   d. Mar 1968, Union, Strafford Co., MA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Gladys C. RUSSELL,   b. 25 May 1904, Essex Co. MA ,   d. Nov 1982, Union, Strafford, MA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1923	Milton, Stafford, NH
  	New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 Name: Gladys E Russell Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1923 Event Type: Marriage Marriage Place: Milton, New Hampshire Birth Date: abt 1904 Age: 19 Gender: Female Father's Name: Arthur P Russell Mother's Name: Mary S Kimball Spouse Name: Presco F Leighton Spouse Age: 24 Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Father's Name: Walter F Leighton Spouse Mother's Name: Elizabeth S Drew FHL Film Number: 2069496
  Family ID	F10849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart