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Benjamin Wight 1659–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1659

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1739

Death Location: Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sgt Wight

Mother: Jane Goodenow

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The story of Benjamin Wight began in 1659 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Benjamin Wight passed away in 1739 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Wight began in 1659 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Wight passed away in 1739 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Wight's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wight
1659–1739
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Sgt Henry Thomas Wight
1629–1680
Isle of Wight, Hants, England
Jane Goodenow
1634–1684
Semley, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Charlton) Wight
1607–1674
Hareby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (Pepper) Roundy
1605–1665
Isle of Wight, Hants, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Robert Reverend
1578–1617
Elizabeth Fulshaw
1582–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1659
18 June 1659
Birth of Benjamin Wight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1739
10 March 1739
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Wight in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1659
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1739
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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