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Joel Wight 1741–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1741

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1824

Death Location: Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA

Father: Seth Wight

Mother: Sarah Pratt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Twitchell

Children(s): Olive Wight

The story of Joel Wight began in 1741 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Joel Wight married Elizabeth Twitchell, and had children including Olive Wight. Joel Wight passed away in 1824 in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Wight began in 1741 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joel Wight married Elizabeth Twitchell, and had children including Olive Wight.
  • Joel Wight passed away in 1824 in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Wight
1709–1780
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
SW
Sarah Pratt
1718–1746
Birth Location: Medway, Massachusetts
SP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Twitchell
1743–1800
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Olive Wight
1777–1856
Birth Location: Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
OW

Joel Wight's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wight
1741–1824
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Seth Wight
1709–1780
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Pratt
1718–1746
Medway, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Ephraim (WIGHT (2)) Jr
1672–1743
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Partridge
1674–1763
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Sr
1645–1723
Sarah COLBURN
1640–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1607–1674

Joel Wight's Descendants

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Joel Wight (27 Dec 1741–19 Feb 1824) m. Elizabeth Twitchell (27 Jul 1743–19 Apr 1800)
  1. 1. Olive Wight 1777–1856 m. Isaac Adams 1776–1848
    1. 1. Aphia Adams 1811–1851 m. Caleb (Strong) Peabody 1808–1888
      1. 1. John (Tarbell) Peabody 1841–1917 m. Frances ("Frank" Whittemore) Bartlett 1846–1919
        1. 1. Alice (R) Wight 1868– m. Thomas Wight 1855–1937

Joel Wight's Timeline

3 Records

1741
27 Dec 1741
Birth of Joel Wight in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1768
30 May 1768
Age 27
Joel Wight was married in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1824
19 Feb 1824
Age 83
Death of Joel Wight in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA
Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1741
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1768
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Gilead, Oxford, Maine, USA
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