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George 'Deacon' Wightman 1673–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1673

Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1 March 1760

Death Location: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: None None

Mother: Elizabeth Updyke

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George 'Deacon' Wightman was born in 1673 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Elizabeth Updyke. George 'Deacon' Wightman passed away in 1760 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George 'Deacon' Wightman was born in 1673 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Elizabeth Updyke.
  • George 'Deacon' Wightman passed away in 1760 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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George Wightman's Ancestors

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George Wightman
1673–1760
Birth Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
1632–1722
Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Updyke
1644–1712
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
John Wightman
1598–1692
Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, England
Gysbert (Opdendyck) 🧩
1605–1659
Wesel, Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Katherine Smith
1625–1664
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wightman
1566–1612
Frances Darbye
1569–1663
Lodowick Dyck
1565–1615
Gertrude Wesek
1567–1607
Richard 🌊🧩
1599–1666
Joan 🌊🧩
1599–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WIGHTMAN
1535–1615
Mawdelin Caldwall
1539–1614
Thomas Darbye
1545–1605
Phillipa Bedingfield
1526–1601
William 🧩
1574–1625
Eleanor\Elenor \Thurston
1574–1646

George Wightman's Timeline

4 Records

1673
8 Jan 1673
Birth of George 'Deacon' Wightman in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1673
08 Jan 1673
Birth of George 'Deacon' Wightman in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1760
1 Mar 1760
Age 87
Death of George 'Deacon' Wightman in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1760
1 March 1760
Age 87
Death of George 'Deacon' Wightman in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1673
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1673
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-17212, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1760
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1760
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-17212, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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