Jesse was born on January 1st, 1906 in Imperial, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jesse's father was Walter Alexander Leverton and his mother was Lily Cutler. His paternal grandparents were James Leverton and Kezia Elvin; his. He was the second of four children. He had a brother and two sisters, named <Unknown>, <Unknown> and Ada. He died, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 25 days, on November 26th, 2001 in Big River, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.