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Jacob Light 1777–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1777

Birth Location: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 24 Jul 1851

Death Location: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Light

Mother: Maria Doner

Spouse(s): Anna Fischer

Children(s): John Light

Jacob Light was born in 1777 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Henry Light And Maria Or Mary Doner. Jacob Light married Anna Maria Fischer, and had children including John Light. Jacob Light passed away in 1851 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Light was born in 1777 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Henry Light And Maria Or Mary Doner.
  • Jacob Light married Anna Maria Fischer, and had children including John Light.
  • Jacob Light passed away in 1851 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Light
1750–1829
Birth Location: Lebanon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Maria Doner
1755–1810
Birth Location: Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Anna Fischer
1780–1848
Birth Location: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

John Light
1819–1900
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Light's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Light
1777–1851
Birth Place: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Henry Light
1750–1829
Lebanon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Maria (or Mary) Doner
1755–1810
Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Johann (Heinrich) Light
1726–1806
Pleystein, Bayern, Allemagne
Anna ((Loban) Landis) Light
1730–1798
Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Light
1682–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Liecht
1658–1731

Jacob Light's Descendants

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Jacob Light (6 Aug 1777–24 Jul 1851) m. Anna (Maria) Fischer (11 November 1780–11 January 1848)
  1. 1. John Light 1819–1900 m. Mary (Detweiler) Hunsicker 1818–1882
    1. 1. Mary (Anne Hunsicker "Annie") Light 1850–1924 m. Lewis (cass 14711511) Stein 1848–1923
      1. 1. Sarah (A. "Sallie") Stein 1872–1945 m. Daniel (D.) Hess 1862–1926
        1. 1. Russell (Lewis) Hess 1892–1979 m. Sarah (Ruth) Homan 1892–1961

Jacob Light's Timeline

2 Records

1777
6 Aug 1777
Birth of Jacob Light in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
1851
24 Jul 1851
Age 74
Death of Jacob Light in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1777
    Event Place: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
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