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Jabez Wight 1764–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1764

Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 10 Oct 1854

Death Location: Sterling, Massachusetts

Father: John Wight

Mother: Elizabeth Reed

Spouse(s): Mary Webster

Children(s): John Wight, Sally Wight, Betsey Wight

Jabez Wight was born in 1764 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of John Wight And Elizabeth Reed. Jabez Wight married Mary Webster, and had children including Betsey Wight, John Wight, Sally Wight. Jabez Wight passed away in 1854 in Sterling, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Jabez Wight was born in 1764 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of John Wight And Elizabeth Reed.
  • Jabez Wight married Mary Webster, and had children including Betsey Wight, John Wight, Sally Wight.
  • Jabez Wight passed away in 1854 in Sterling, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wight
1736–1814
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Elizabeth Reed
1739–1815
Birth Location: Sherborn, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Mary Webster
1764–1853
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Wight
1791–1874
Birth Location: –
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Sally Wight
1793–1824
Birth Location: –
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Betsey Wight
1788–1858
Birth Location: –
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Jabez Wight's Ancestors

Self
Jabez Wight
1764–1854
Birth Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
John Wight
1736–1814
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Elizabeth Reed
1739–1815
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John Wight
1708–1770
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Mary Plimpton
1707–1782
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

Jabez Wight's Descendants

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Jabez Wight (21 Dec 1764–10 Oct 1854) m. Mary Webster (Bet. 1764–1771–30 Sep 1853)
  1. 1. John Wight 1791–1874 m. Beulah Smith 1795–1857
    1. 1. Marion Wight 1836–1842
    2. 2. Abner (Smith) Wight 1822– m. Harriet (L.) Nims 1824–
      1. 1. Edward (Marcellus) Wight 1846– m. Maria (L.) Henry 1848–
        1. 1. Hattie (Josephine) Wight 1871–1871
        2. 2. Mabel (L.) Wight 1868–1869
    3. 3. Jonas (Dustin) Wight 1831–1856 m. Lucretia Raymond 1831–
    4. 4. Lucy (Melissa) Wight 1834– m. George Caryl 1824–
      1. 1. Infant Caryl 1855–
      2. 2. Infant Caryl 1856–
      3. 3. Infant Caryl 1856–
      4. 4. Infant Caryl 1855–
    5. 5. Hannah (Prentice) Wight 1815–1842 m. Reuben (Wilder) Twitchell 1810–1855
      1. 1. John (Wight) Twitchell 1842–1864
      2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Twitchell 1835– m. James (Monroe) Kempton 1815–
        1. 1. Jennie (Twitchell) Kempton 1869–
        2. 2. La (Stella Marguerite) Kempton 1871–1871
      3. 3. Reuben (Alline) Twitchell 1838– m. Helen Sawin 1842–
        1. 1. Lucy (Putnam) Twitchell 1871–
    6. 6. Sarah (Beulah) Wight 1828– m. Walter Greenwood 1827–
      1. 1. Frank Greenwood 1850–
    7. 7. Mary (Webster) Wight 1818–1868 m. Benjamin Parker 1798– m. Charles Snow 1811–1847
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Snow 1839–1854
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Snow 1846– m. Martha (E.) Bailey 1846–
      3. 3. Marcus (Leonard) Snow 1840– m. Alma Bennett 1840–
      4. 4. Marion (Wight) Snow 1843–1867 m. Preston (P.) Lane 1823–
    8. 8. John (Prentice) Wight 1820– m. Eliza (M.) Greenwood 1825–
    9. 9. Franklin Wight 1814– m. Eliza Atwood 1811–
      1. 1. Charles Wight 1841– m. Elizabeth (F.) Greene 1841–
        1. 1. Flora (Beulah) Wight 1866–
        2. 2. Linette (Elizabeth) Wight 1865–1866
    10. 10. Abigail (Cummings) Wight 1825–1861 m. Cyrus Piper 1819–
      1. 1. Abby Piper 1846–
  2. 2. Sally Wight 1793–1824 m. Jesse Knowlton 1791–1849
    1. 1. Jabez Knowlton 1822–1857
    2. 2. Mary (Webster) Knowlton 1817– m. Jason Phelps 1797–
      1. 1. Sarah (M.) Phelps 1833–
      2. 2. William (P.) Phelps 1833–
      3. 3. Martha (J.) Phelps 1833–
      4. 4. Mary (R.) Phelps 1833–
  3. 3. Betsey Wight 1788–1858 m. Hughenos Tyrrell 1786–1851
    1. 1. Jane Tyrrell 1825– m. Levi Wolven 1805–
      1. 1. Infant Wolven 1841–
      2. 2. Infant Wolven 1841–
      3. 3. Infant Wolven 1841–
      4. 4. Infant Wolven 1841–
    2. 2. Betsey Tyrrell 1811– m. Edwin Harvey 1791– m. Robert Hudson 1791–
    3. 3. Sophia Tyrrell 1815–1869 m. Jonathan Aldrich 1795– m. Jonathan Aldrich 1795–
      1. 1. Infant Aldrich 1838–
      2. 2. Infant Aldrich 1838–
      3. 3. Infant Aldrich 1838–
      4. 4. Infant Aldrich 1838–
      5. 5. Infant Aldrich 1838–
      6. 6. Infant Aldrich 1838–
    4. 4. Asa (Webster) Tyrrell 1806–1850 m. Mary Williams 1801– m. Mary Williams 1801–
    5. 5. Mary (W.) Tyrrell 1810– m. William (M.) Still 1790–
    6. 6. Abigail Tyrrell 1823– m. Orin (K.) Carr 1803–
    7. 7. Harriet (C.) Tyrrell 1818– m. John Hudson 1798–
    8. 8. Sally (W.) Tyrrell 1813– m. Matthew Henderson 1793–
    9. 9. Hughenos Tyrrell 1808– m. Rebecca Pierce 1808–

Jabez Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1764
21 Dec 1764
Birth of Jabez Wight in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1854
10 Oct 1854
Age 90
Death of Jabez Wight in Sterling, Massachusetts
Sterling, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1764
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Sterling, Massachusetts
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