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Henry Light 1738–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1738

Birth Location: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1806

Death Location: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johannes Licht

Mother: Maria Kreider

Spouse(s): Barbara Landis

Children(s): John Light

The story of Henry Light began in 1738 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry Light married Barbara Landis, and had children including John Henry Light. Henry Light passed away in 1806 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Light began in 1738 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Henry Light married Barbara Landis, and had children including John Henry Light.
  • Henry Light passed away in 1806 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Henry Light's Ancestors

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Henry Light
1738–1806
Birth Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johannes John Peter Licht
1682–1759
Hamburg, Phalz, Bayern, Germany
Maria (Mary Greider) Kreider
1692–1758
Pfalz, Palatina, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Johanna (Cathrina) Knies
1658–
Schenkiengsfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg,Hessen , Germany
Johannes (Van Der) Liet
1658–1731
Schenklengsfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Germany
Joannis (Jacobi) Kreider
1673–1725
Ittlingen, Heilbronner Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Fiechter
1680–1744
Sissach, Baselland, Switzerland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Light's Descendants

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Henry Light (7 Mar 1738–7 Jan 1806) m. Barbara Landis (19 Mar 1738–16 Apr 1813)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Light 1760–1830 m. Magdalena (Wenger) Funck 1761–1841
    1. 1. Anna (Christina Christiana Leight) Licht 1787–1863
      1. 1. Joseph Stonemertz 1810–1854 m. Elizabeth Fell 1818–1883
        1. 1. Henrietta Stonemertz 1837–1895 m. Aaron Brown 1820–1895
        2. 2. Joseph (A.) Steinmetz 1853–1935
        3. 3. George (P.) Steinmetz 1839–1876
    2. 2. Christina Leight 1787–1861 m. George Steinmetz 1781–1857
      1. 1. Joseph Steinmetz 1810– m. Elizabeth Fell 1814–1883
        1. 1. Henrietta Steinmetz 1833–1894 m. Aaron Brown 1815–1895

Henry Light's Timeline

2 Records

1738
7 Mar 1738
Birth of Henry Light in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
1806
7 Jan 1806
Age 68
Death of Henry Light in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1806
    Event Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

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