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Henry Wight 1791–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Nov 1791

Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND

Death Date: 06 Feb 1885

Death Location: Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia

Father: Henry Wight

Mother: Alice Burrington

Spouse(s): Abby Wardwell

Children(s): Abby Wight, Byron Wight, William Wight, John Wight, George Wight, Samuel Wight

Henry Wight was born in 1791 in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND, the child of Henry Wight And Alice Burrington. Henry Wight married Abby Wardwell, and had children including Abby Wardwell Wight, Byron Diman Wight, George Alden Wight, John Bowen Wight, Samuel Bowen Wight, William Henry Wight. Henry Wight passed away in 1885 in Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia.

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Biography

  • Henry Wight was born in 1791 in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND, the child of Henry Wight And Alice Burrington.
  • Henry Wight married Abby Wardwell, and had children including Abby Wardwell Wight, Byron Diman Wight, George Alden Wight, John Bowen Wight, Samuel Bowen Wight, William Henry Wight.
  • Henry Wight passed away in 1885 in Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Wight
1752–1837
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Alice Burrington
1762–1797
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Abby Wardwell
1794–1871
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Abby Wight
1819–1820
Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
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Byron Wight
1830–1853
Birth Location: Sofkee, Decataur Co., Massachusetts
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William Wight
1817–1845
Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
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John Wight
1823–1854
Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
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George Wight
1834–
Birth Location: Sofkee, Decataur Co., Massachusetts
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Samuel Wight
1821–1886
Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
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Henry Wight's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wight
1791–1885
Birth Place: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
Parents
Henry Wight
1752–1837
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Alice Burrington
1762–1797
Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1682–1779
Margaret Fairbanks
1686–1787
Henry Plimpton
1684–1731
Mary Smith
1688–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Hannah Albee
1641–1723
George Captain
1650–1737
Unknown Susanna
1651–1750
John Plimpton
1650–1704
Elizabeth Fisher
1659–1694
Samuel Smith
1641–1691
Sarah Clark
1651–1704

Henry Wight's Descendants

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Henry Wight (05 Nov 1791–06 Feb 1885) m. Abby Wardwell (31 Dec 1794–06 Oct 1871)
  1. 1. Abby (Wardwell) Wight 1819–1820
  2. 2. Byron (Diman) Wight 1830–1853
  3. 3. William (Henry) Wight 1817–1845
  4. 4. John (Bowen) Wight 1823–1854 m. Tabitha Sheffield 1829–
    1. 1. Abbie Wight 1854–1854
    2. 2. William (Henry) Wight 1851–1852
    3. 3. Mary Wight 1850– m. Henry (Dorrington) Darden 1847–
      1. 1. John (Wight) Darden 1877–1880
      2. 2. Henry (Elton) Darden 1885–
      3. 3. Lena (Elouisa) Darden 1875–1875
      4. 4. Abbie (Wight) Darden 1874–
      5. 5. Clara (Bertha) Darden 1882–
  5. 5. George (Alden) Wight 1834– m. Julia (Florence) Herring 1841–1860 m. Margaret (Louisa) Powell 1834–
    1. 1. Carrie (Bell) Wight 1868–
    2. 2. Walter (Lee) Wight 1872–
    3. 3. William (Samuel) Wight 1865–
    4. 4. Kendar (Powell) Wight 1864–
    5. 5. Margaret (Augusta) Wight 1880–
    6. 6. Thomas Wight 1870–
    7. 7. George (Alden) Wight 1878–
    8. 8. Alice (Pearl) Wight 1875–
    9. 9. John (Byron) Wight 1859– m. Alice Slater 1864–
    10. 10. Henry Wight 1862– m. Susie Bouchelle 1866–
      1. 1. Louis (Alden) Wight 1888–1889
  6. 6. Samuel (Bowen) Wight 1821–1886 m. Clara Scollay 1824–
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Wight 1862–
    2. 2. Samuel (Bowen) Wight 1866–
    3. 3. Henry Wight 1849–1853
    4. 4. Georgia (Lena) Wight 1860–1877
    5. 5. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1846– m. Mary (Maud) Billinglea 1846–
      1. 1. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1877–
      2. 2. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1876–1876
      3. 3. Ruby Wight 1879–
    6. 6. Stella (Vernon) Wight 1858– m. Andrew (Pickens) Coles 1862–
    7. 7. Clara (Isabel) Wight 1855– m. William (Silbert) Wilson 1835–
      1. 1. Georgia (Wight) Wilson 1880–
      2. 2. William (Silbert) Wilson 1889–
      3. 3. Clara (Bell) Wilson 1882–
    8. 8. Abbie (Irene) Wight 1848– m. Charles (Ward) Tift 1828–
    9. 9. Ella (Byron) Wight 1853– m. Robert (Ellwood) Rushton 1833–
      1. 1. Ella (Byron) Rushton 1887–
      2. 2. Robert (Ellwood) Rushton 1878–
      3. 3. Clara (Bell) Rushton 1877–
      4. 4. Charles (Emmett) Rushton 1883–
      5. 5. Alice (May) Rushton 1885– m. Barrington King 1884–
        1. 1. Barrington (King) Jr 1915–
        2. 2. Stella King 1918–
      6. 6. William (Wight) Rushton 1880–

Henry Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1791
05 Nov 1791
Birth of Henry Wight in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
1885
06 Feb 1885
Age 94
Death of Henry Wight in Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia
Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1791
    Event Place: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Cairo, Thomas Co., Georgia
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