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James Wight 1786–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1786

Birth Location: BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: Jun 1841

Death Location: Wales, Massachusetts

Father: Nathan Wight

Mother: Jerusha Metcalf

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James Wight was born in 1786 in BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Nathan Wight And Jerusha Metcalf. James Wight passed away in 1841 in Wales, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • James Wight was born in 1786 in BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Nathan Wight And Jerusha Metcalf.
  • James Wight passed away in 1841 in Wales, Massachusetts.

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James Wight's Ancestors

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James Wight
1786–1841
Birth Place: BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Nathan Wight
1757–1832
BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Jerusha Metcalf
1760–1817
Franklin, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Elnathan Wight
1715–1761
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Abigail Thompson
1717–1802
MENDON, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wight
1679–1758
Unknown Mercy
–1725
John Thompson
1689–1756
Abigail White
1693–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Hannah Albee
1641–1723
John Thompson
1667–1749
Hannah Wight
1668–1759
Joseph White
1662–1757
Lydia Copeland
1661–1729

James Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1786
02 Jan 1786
Birth of James Wight in BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1841
Jun 1841
Age 55
Death of James Wight in Wales, Massachusetts
Wales, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1786
    Event Place: BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1841
    Event Place: Wales, Massachusetts

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