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Emily Light 1830–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 AUG 1830

Birth Location: Washington, Maine (Knox)

Death Date: 22 DEC 1897

Death Location: Liberty, Maine (Waldo)

Father: Peter Light

Mother: Hannah Burns

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Emily Light was born in 1830 in Washington, Maine (Knox), the child of Peter Light And Hannah Burns. In 1850, Emily Light resided in Liberty, Maine (Waldo). Emily Light passed away in 1897 in Liberty, Maine (Waldo).

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Biography

  • Emily Light was born in 1830 in Washington, Maine (Knox), the child of Peter Light And Hannah Burns.
  • In 1850, Emily Light resided in Liberty, Maine (Waldo).
  • Emily Light passed away in 1897 in Liberty, Maine (Waldo).

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Emily Light's Ancestors

Self
Emily Light
1830–1897
Birth Place: Washington, Maine (Knox)
Parents
Peter Light
1785–1863
Waldoboro, Maine (Lincoln)
Hannah Burns
1800–
Durham, England
Grandparents
Johann (Georg) Leicht\Light
1743–1786
Oschelbronn, Baden, Germany
Hannah Harvey
1745–
Great-Grandparents
Johann Leicht\Light
1713–1766
Hannah Zoller
1717–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Leicht\Light
1687–1755
Anna Ansel
1690–

Emily Light's Timeline

3 Records

1830
21 AUG 1830
Birth of Emily Light in Washington, Maine (Knox)
Washington, Maine (Knox)
1850
1850
Age 20
Emily Light resided here in Liberty, Maine (Waldo)
Liberty, Maine (Waldo)
1897
22 DEC 1897
Age 67
Death of Emily Light in Liberty, Maine (Waldo)
Liberty, Maine (Waldo)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1830
    Event Place: Washington, Maine (Knox)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 Census, Pg. 48a (21 of 28) - 17 Sep 1850
    [2] Maine Deaths 1670 to 1907, Emily C. (Light) Overlock d. 22 Dec 1897

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Liberty, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: 1850 Census, Pg. 48a (21 of 28) - 17 Sep 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1897
    Event Place: Liberty, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: Maine Deaths 1670 to 1907, Emily C. (Light) Overlock d. 22 Dec 1897

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