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George Lodowick Light 1752–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1752

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 26 Aug 1830

Death Location: Tioga County, New York, United States of America

Father: Johann Light

Mother: Hannah Higgins

Spouse(s): Martha Light

Children(s): Elisabeth Light, Hester Light, Henry Light, Lewis Sr, Orlie Dodd

The story of George Lodowick Light began in 1752 in Germany. George Lodowick Light married Martha Light, and had children including Elisabeth Light, Henry Light, Hester Light, Lewis Light Sr, Orlie Or Orley Dodd. George Lodowick Light passed away in 1830 in Tioga County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Lodowick Light began in 1752 in Germany.
  • George Lodowick Light married Martha Light, and had children including Elisabeth Light, Henry Light, Hester Light, Lewis Light Sr, Orlie Or Orley Dodd.
  • George Lodowick Light passed away in 1830 in Tioga County, New York, United States of America.

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George Light's Ancestors

Self
George Light
1752–1830
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Johann Ohenryo Light
1717–1760
Highlands, Ulster, New York, United States
Hannah Higgins
1718–1768
Middletown, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Henrich) Leicht
1687–1741
Bernsfeld, Frankfurt Am Main, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Elisabetha) Schmied
1698–1724
Haschbach, Germany
Jonathan Higgins
1697–1792
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Hopkins
1697–1780
Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Georg Leicht
1666–1711
Margaretha Wilhelm
1660–1710
Henri Schmidt
1645–1734
Anna Angela
1737–1737
Jonathan Higgins
1664–1754
Lydia Sparrow
1660–1709
Sarah Howes
1673–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henrich Leicht
1622–1679
Gela Schlemmer
1622–1710
Jonathan Higgins
1637–1711
Elizabeth Rogers
1639–1677
Thomas Howes
1626–1676
Sarah Bangs
1638–1682

George Light's Descendants

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George (Lodowick) Light (23 Jul 1752–26 Aug 1830) m. Martha Light (24 May 1756–28 September 1842)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Light 1787–1854
  2. 2. Hester Light 1782–1799
  3. 3. Henry Light 1793–1831
  4. 4. Lewis (Light) Sr 1792–1849
  5. 5. Orlie (or Orley) Dodd 1774–1843

George Light's Timeline

2 Records

1752
23 Jul 1752
Birth of George Lodowick Light in Germany
Germany
1830
26 Aug 1830
Age 78
Death of George Lodowick Light in Tioga Center, Tioga, New York, United States
Tioga Center, Tioga, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1752
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1830
    Event Place: Tioga Center, Tioga, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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