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Adam L. Light 1839–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 18 November 1874

Death Location: Wood County, Ohio, United States

Father: Daniel Light

Mother: Anna Heller

Spouse(s): Lucinda Hocker

Children(s): Samuel Light, Franklin Light, Daniel Light

In 1839, Adam L. Light entered the world in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States, born to Daniel E Light And Anna Maria Heller. Adam L. Light married Lucinda Hocker, and had children including Daniel A Light, Franklin Light, Samuel Ray Light. Adam L. Light passed away in 1874 in Wood County, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Adam L. Light entered the world in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States, born to Daniel E Light And Anna Maria Heller.
  • Adam L. Light married Lucinda Hocker, and had children including Daniel A Light, Franklin Light, Samuel Ray Light.
  • Adam L. Light passed away in 1874 in Wood County, Ohio, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Adam Light's Ancestors

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Adam Light
1839–1874
Birth Place: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States
Parents
Daniel E. Light
1806–1881
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Maria) Heller
1808–1881
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Adam Light
1769–1848
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Maria Mary Ditty) (Diddie)
1781–1849
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Johannes Heller
1779–1847
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna Bordner
1786–1812
Lykens Valley, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Light
1762–1763
Magdaline Bachman
1765–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Licht
1737–1806
Barbara Landis
1738–1813

Adam Light's Descendants

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Adam (L.) Light (16 Aug 1839–18 November 1874) m. Lucinda Hocker (26 Oct 1849–16 May 1935)
  1. 1. Samuel (Ray) Light 1871–1954 m. Emma (May) Rickley 1873–1969
    1. 1. Emerson ("Ralph") Light 1895–1896
    2. 2. Clarice (G.) Light 1897–1987
    3. 3. Myrna (May) Light 1900–1979
    4. 4. John (Adam) Light 1904–1979 m. Martha (Sarah) Hughes 1909–1995
  2. 2. Franklin Light 1869–1930
  3. 3. Daniel (A) Light 1871–

Adam Light's Timeline

2 Records

1839
16 Aug 1839
Birth of Adam L. Light in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States
Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States
1874
18 November 1874
Age 35
Death of Adam L. Light in Wood County, Ohio, United States
Wood County, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1874
    Event Place: Wood County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

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