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James Andrew Light 1814–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1814

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Jul 1896

Death Location: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia

Father: Samuel Laight

Mother: Sarah Rooke

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In 1814, James Andrew Light entered the world in Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Jackson Laight And Sarah Sally Rooke. James Andrew Light passed away in 1896 in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1814, James Andrew Light entered the world in Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Jackson Laight And Sarah Sally Rooke.
  • James Andrew Light passed away in 1896 in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia.

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James Light's Ancestors

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James Light
1814–1896
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Jackson Laight
1773–1831
Patrick, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Rooke
1785–1854
Virginia
Grandparents
Dr (Lazarus) Laight
1745–1803
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Elizabeth Langdon
1751–1811
Brinckerhoffville, Dutchess, New York
George Rooke
1768–
Royston, St. John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Light
1714–1760
Marijtje Montross-Langdon
1719–1770
Jonathan LANGDON
1710–1769
Hannah Shaw
1751–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Leicht
1687–1741
Anna Schmied
1690–1724
Mary Alburtis
1678–1732

James Light's Timeline

2 Records

1814
9 Jun 1814
Birth of James Andrew Light in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1896
30 Jul 1896
Age 82
Death of James Andrew Light in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Dan River, Patrick, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1814
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1896
    Event Place: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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