Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Laighton, John, 1784-1866 |
Born |
Oct. 17, 1784 |
Deceased |
Feb. 3, 1866 |
Places of residence |
Portsmouth, N.H. (Court St.) |
Occupation |
Selectman, N.H. State Legislator, Navy agent at the Navy Yard. Mayor? |
Father |
Paul Laighton. |
Mother |
Mary Mills. |
Spouse |
1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Howe, daughter of George and Elizabeth Howe, b. Mar. 12, |
Children |
with Elizabeth: 1. George Howe Laighton, b. Sept. 6, 1809, d. Mar. 2, 1852, m. May 19, 1833 to Louise G. Flagg. 2. William James Laighton, b. Jan. 22, 1812, d. Jan. 26, 1885, m. May 18, 1835 to Abigail Blunt Laighton (a cousin). 3. Edward John Laighton, b. Jul. 14, 1814, d. Mar. 30, 1880, m. Nov. 27, 1834 to Harriet Smith on Sudbury, Mass. with Mary: 4. Benjamin Damrell Laighton, b. Mar. 18, 1817, d. Jan. 13, 1873, m. May 16, 1841 to Susan Wentworth Remick. 5. Mary Elizabeth Laighton, b. Oct. 3, 1818, d. Feb. 27, 1878, m. Jun. 27, 1839 to Samuel J. Dodge. 6. Octave Laighton, b. May 13, 1820, d. Mar. 6, 1821. 7. Octave V. Laighton, b. May 13, 1820, d. Feb. 28, 1866 in Petersburg, Va., m. 1. May 1, 1854 to Annie Wiggin of Chicago, Ill. and m. 2. Jul. 18, 1857 to Lucy Dorothea Henry. 8. Lafayette Laighton, b. Nov. 9, 1823, d. Apr. 27, 1877, m. Jun. 20, 1848 to Lydia R. Freeman. 9. Ellen Augusta Laighton, b. Oct. 8, 1825, m. 1. Nov. 4, 1852 to Francis Sabine and m. 2. Dec. 21, 1865 to Thomas Lewis. 10. Albert Laighton, b. Jun. 11, 1827, d. Jun. 11, 1828. 11. Albert Laighton, poet, b. Jan. 8, 1829, d. Feb. 6, 1887, m. 1. Dec. 1, 1852 to Helen Marr Goodrich and m. 2. Oct. 23, 1871 to Florence Goodrich. |
Notes |
South Church records. Prop. Cem. records. Harm. Gr. Cem. records. |
Relationships |
Spouses: 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Howe, daughter of George and Elizabeth Howe, b. Mar. 12, 1789, d. Feb. 25, 1815, m. Oct. 9, 1808 in Portsmouth, N.H. 2. Mary Damrell Vaughan, widow of William Vaughan, b. Nov. 23, 1785 in Lubec, Me. d. Nov. 10, 1880, m. Feb. 24, 1816 in Portsmouth, N.H.. |
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