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Daniel E. Light 1806–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1806

Birth Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 07 Jul 1881

Death Location: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA

Father: Adam Light

Mother: Anna (Diddie)

Spouse(s): Anna Heller, Lucetta Harmon

Children(s): Adam Light, William Light, John Light, Emmanuel Light, Daniel Light, Mary Light, Irvin Heller, John Heller, Mary Light

Daniel E. Light was born in 1806 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Adam Light And Anna Maria Mary Ditty Diddie. Daniel E. Light married Anna Maria Heller, Lucetta Harmon, and had children including Adam L Light, Daniel A Light, Emmanuel E Light, Irvin Heller, John Heller, John Light, Mary E Light, Mary Ellen Light, William Jacob Light, William Light. Daniel E. Light passed away in 1881 in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Daniel E. Light was born in 1806 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Adam Light And Anna Maria Mary Ditty Diddie.
  • Daniel E. Light married Anna Maria Heller, Lucetta Harmon, and had children including Adam L Light, Daniel A Light, Emmanuel E Light, Irvin Heller, John Heller, John Light, Mary E Light, Mary Ellen Light, William Jacob Light, William Light.
  • Daniel E. Light passed away in 1881 in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Light
1769–1848
Birth Location: Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna (Diddie)
1781–1849
Birth Location: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Heller
1808–1881
Birth Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lucetta Harmon
1825–1881
Birth Location: Mifflin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Adam Light
1839–1874
Birth Location: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States
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William Light
1829–1904
Birth Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Light
1831–1909
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Emmanuel Light
1834–1925
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Daniel Light
1860–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Mary Light
1857–
Birth Location: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Irvin Heller
1864–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Heller
1858–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Light
1857–
Birth Location: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Daniel Light's Ancestors

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Daniel Light
1806–1881
Birth Place: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Adam Light
1769–1848
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Maria Mary Ditty) (Diddie)
1781–1849
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Light
1762–1763
Lebanon, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, American Colony
Magdaline Bachman
1765–1831
Great-Grandparents
Henry Licht
1737–1806
Barbara Landis
1738–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Light's Descendants

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Daniel (E.) Light (30 June 1806–07 Jul 1881) m. Anna (Maria) Heller (20 May 1808–26 Apr 1881) m. Lucetta Harmon (15 Jan 1825–Aft. Jul 1881)
  1. 1. Adam (L.) Light 1839–1874 m. Lucinda Hocker 1849–1935
    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–
  2. 2. William (Jacob) Light 1829–1904 m. Salome ("Sally" Sarah) Hoy 1828–1902
    1. 1. Cynthia (E.) Light 1861–1943
    2. 2. Mary (Cleveland) Kelly 1870–1944
    3. 3. Susan Owings 1849–1929
    4. 4. Susan Light 1850–
    5. 5. Swingley Light 1859–1944 m. Caroline Pfleiderer 1865–1937
      1. 1. Myrtle (Rebecca) Light 1900–1986
      2. 2. Carl (Edmund) Light 1887–1963
      3. 3. Harvey ("Alf" Alpheus) Light 1889–1919
      4. 4. Henry (Orlo) Light 1891–1967 m. Eva (Marie) Hieber 1894–1977
        1. 1. Raymond (Elwood) Light 1917–1994
        2. 2. Warren (Laverne) Light 1925–1936
        3. 3. Carrie (Evelyn) Light 1920– m. James (Frederick) Smith 1917–2003
      5. 5. Lordian ("Loren" Milton Peter) Light 1893–1957
      6. 6. Mary (Salome) Light 1896–1978
      7. 7. Thelma (Bernice) Light 1903–1993
      8. 8. Robert (Elwood) Light 1905–1993
      9. 9. Erna (Luella) Light 1909–
      10. 10. Carrie (Ethel) Light 1886–1971
      11. 11. Thelma (E.) Light 1903–
      12. 12. Harry (A.) Light 1890–
    6. 6. William (Jacob) Light 1863–1937
    7. 7. Sarah (Ida) Light 1865–1931 m. Henry (J.) Sprow 1863–1911 m. Gwinner 1860–1936
      1. 1. Flossie (Susannah) Sprow 1894–1927 m. John (Darr) Wert 1891–1956
        1. 1. Gertrude (Naomi) Wert 1920–1999 m. Howard (Clayton) Ulmer 1920–1995
      2. 2. Gurney (E) Sprow 1889–
      3. 3. Telssie (S) Sprow 1894–
      4. 4. Augusta (Marie) Sprow 1898–2001
    8. 8. Daniel (P.) Light 1866–1895
    9. 9. David (R.) Light 1867–
    10. 10. Mary (C.) Light 1870–1944
    11. 11. John (H) Light 1872–1960
  3. 3. John Light 1831–1909
  4. 4. Emmanuel (E.) Light 1834–1925
  5. 5. Daniel (A.) Light 1860–
  6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Light 1857–
  7. 7. Irvin Heller 1864–
  8. 8. John Heller 1858–
  9. 9. Mary (E.) Light 1857–

Daniel Light's Timeline

2 Records

1806
30 June 1806
Birth of Daniel E. Light in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1881
07 Jul 1881
Age 75
Death of Daniel E. Light in Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA
Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1806
    Event Place: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1881
    Event Place: Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, USA
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