FATHER: Eusebius Emerson, Sr.
HUSBAND: Curtis M. Leighton
m. 15 Sep 1830 Addison, Washington, Maine
According to the 1850 Census, Curtis worked as a sea captain, which would have made Philena a single parent much of the time. Together they had the following nine children:
1. Emeline Leighton, 1831 – 1860
unmarried
2. Lucy Drisko Leighton
m. Benjamin Kelley Rogers
3. Harriet Newell "Hattie" Leighton
m. Reuben Chandler
4. Arthur Leighton, 1837 – 1909
m. Lois Mansfield Donovan
m. Adelaide E. Fontaine
5. Elvina J. Leighton
(Unmarried invalid but had a son whose adopted name became Edwin W. Look. Father: Richard Coffin, Jr.)
6. James Curtis Leighton, 1841 – 1863
unmarried, died at Gettysburg
7. Augusta J. Leighton
m. Porter B. Look
8. Edgar Leighton, 1850 -
infant or child death?
9. Ira Boardman Leighton
m. Elizabeth A. Tupper
Philena died young at the age of 41. Curtis followed twelve years later while fighting in the Civil War's "Battle of Wilderness."
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Philena Leighton
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Addison, Washington, Maine
Gender: Female
Family Number: 150
Household Members: Name Age
Curtis M Leighton 43 (sea captain)
Philena Leighton 39
Emeline Leighton 19
Lucy D Leighton 17
Harriet Leighton 15
Arthur Leighton 13
Elvena Leighton 11
James C Leighton 9
Augusta Leighton 6
Edgar Leighton 0
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Maine; Roll: M432_272; Page: 155B; Image: 307.
2. Tibbetts, Leonard F, and Darryl B. Lamson. Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine. Camden, Me: Picton Press, 1997.
FATHER: Eusebius Emerson, Sr.
HUSBAND: Curtis M. Leighton
m. 15 Sep 1830 Addison, Washington, Maine
According to the 1850 Census, Curtis worked as a sea captain, which would have made Philena a single parent much of the time. Together they had the following nine children:
1. Emeline Leighton, 1831 – 1860
unmarried
2. Lucy Drisko Leighton
m. Benjamin Kelley Rogers
3. Harriet Newell "Hattie" Leighton
m. Reuben Chandler
4. Arthur Leighton, 1837 – 1909
m. Lois Mansfield Donovan
m. Adelaide E. Fontaine
5. Elvina J. Leighton
(Unmarried invalid but had a son whose adopted name became Edwin W. Look. Father: Richard Coffin, Jr.)
6. James Curtis Leighton, 1841 – 1863
unmarried, died at Gettysburg
7. Augusta J. Leighton
m. Porter B. Look
8. Edgar Leighton, 1850 -
infant or child death?
9. Ira Boardman Leighton
m. Elizabeth A. Tupper
Philena died young at the age of 41. Curtis followed twelve years later while fighting in the Civil War's "Battle of Wilderness."
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Philena Leighton
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Addison, Washington, Maine
Gender: Female
Family Number: 150
Household Members: Name Age
Curtis M Leighton 43 (sea captain)
Philena Leighton 39
Emeline Leighton 19
Lucy D Leighton 17
Harriet Leighton 15
Arthur Leighton 13
Elvena Leighton 11
James C Leighton 9
Augusta Leighton 6
Edgar Leighton 0
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Maine; Roll: M432_272; Page: 155B; Image: 307.
2. Tibbetts, Leonard F, and Darryl B. Lamson. Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine. Camden, Me: Picton Press, 1997.
Family Members
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Mary Shorey Emerson Schoppee
1800–1877
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Susanna Emerson Leighton
1802–1885
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Eusebius Iverson Emerson Jr
1804–1850
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Dr John Emerson
1806–1891
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Hawley Emerson
1809–1828
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Joseph David Emerson
1814–1893
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Margaret Emerson McKenzie
1816–1878
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Enoch Avery Emerson
1818–1889
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Ezekiel Harry Emerson
1820–1912
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Ruth Emerson
1822–1840
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Aaron Wass Emerson
1825–1914
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