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George William Wightman 1912–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1912

Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 16 February 1978

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Wightman

Mother: Hazel Hotchkiss

Spouse(s): Virginia Dyer

Children(s):

The story of George William Wightman began in 1912 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA. George William Wightman married Virginia Mayo Dyer. George William Wightman passed away in 1978 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George William Wightman began in 1912 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • George William Wightman married Virginia Mayo Dyer.
  • George William Wightman passed away in 1978 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Children(s)

George Wightman's Ancestors

Self
George Wightman
1912–1978
Birth Place: Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George William Wightman
1890–1963
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hazel (Virginia) Hotchkiss
1886–1974
California, California, USA
Grandparents
George (Henry) Wightman
1855–1937
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Flora (Ellis) Arnold
1865–1939
North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
William (Josephus) Hotchkiss
1857–1936
Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, United States of America
Emma (Lucretia) Grove
1853–1936
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benoni Hotchkiss
1833–1898
Sarah Edrington
1838–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benoni Hotchkiss
1794–1848
Sarah Campbell
1806–1889
Barrett Edrington
1806–1881
Sarah Kerr
1813–1858

George Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1912
4 December 1912
Birth of George William Wightman in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1978
16 February 1978
Age 66
Death of George William Wightman in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 December 1912
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1978
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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