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Hester Light 1782–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1782

Birth Location: Westchester County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 16 December 1799

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

Father: George Light

Mother: Martha Light

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Children(s):

The story of Hester Light began in 1782 in Westchester County, New York, United States of America. Hester Light passed away in 1799 in Smithboro, Tioga County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Light began in 1782 in Westchester County, New York, United States of America.
  • Hester Light passed away in 1799 in Smithboro, Tioga County, New York, United States of America.

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Hester Light's Ancestors

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Hester Light
1782–1799
Birth Place: Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Parents
George Lodowick Light
1752–1830
Germany
Martha Light
1756–1842
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Johann (Ohenryo) Light
1717–1760
Highlands, Ulster, New York, United States
Hannah Higgins
1718–1768
Middletown, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Leicht
1687–1741
Anna Schmied
1698–1724
Jonathan Higgins
1697–1792
Rebecca Hopkins
1697–1780
2nd-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

Hester Light's Timeline

2 Records

1782
10 June 1782
Birth of Hester Light in Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Westchester County, New York, United States of America
1799
16 December 1799
Age 17
Death of Hester Light in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1782
    Event Place: Westchester County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1799
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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