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Catherine Elizabeth Light 1769–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Frederick Light

Mother: Catherine Olander

Spouse(s): John Kerns

Children(s): Jacob Kerns

Catherine Elizabeth Light was born in 1769 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Frederick Light And Catherine Schaber Olander. In 1787, Catherine Elizabeth Light resided in Lancaster Co., PA. Catherine Elizabeth Light married John William Kerns, and had children including Jacob Kerns. Catherine Elizabeth Light passed away in 1835 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine Elizabeth Light was born in 1769 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Frederick Light And Catherine Schaber Olander.
  • In 1787, Catherine Elizabeth Light resided in Lancaster Co., PA.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Light married John William Kerns, and had children including Jacob Kerns.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Light passed away in 1835 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Catherine Light's Ancestors

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Catherine Light
1769–1835
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Frederick Light
1732–1816
Catherine (Schaber) Olander
1750–1808
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Light's Descendants

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Catherine (Elizabeth) Light (1769–1835) m. John (William) Kerns (1760–Apr 1846)
  1. 1. Jacob Kerns 1788–1869 m. Margaret Hull 1778–1855
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Kerns 1807–1880 m. Jesse (Lewis) Brelsford 1796–1845
      1. 1. John (Francis Edward) Brelsford 1834–1924 m. Barbara (Ellen Twenty) Alderton 1836–1929
        1. 1. **John (McClellan) Belford 1875–1929 m. **Malissa (Virginia Ann) Clark 1891–1988

Catherine Light's Timeline

6 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Catherine Elizabeth Light in Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1769
1769
Birth of Catherine Elizabeth Light in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1787
26 Aug 1787
Age 18
Catherine Elizabeth Light resided here in Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster Co., PA
1835
1835
Age 66
Death of Catherine Elizabeth Light
None
1840
1840
Age 71
Catherine Elizabeth Light resided here in Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Hampshire, Virginia, USA
1849
1849
Age 80
Death of Catherine Elizabeth Light in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 563; Page: 146; Family History Library Film: 0029687

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ridgeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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