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Joseph Wight 1654–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1654

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 23 June 1729

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sgt Wight

Mother: Jane Goodenow

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Joseph Wight was born in 1654 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sgt Henry Thomas Wight And Jane Goodenow. Joseph Wight passed away in 1729 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Wight was born in 1654 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sgt Henry Thomas Wight And Jane Goodenow.
  • Joseph Wight passed away in 1729 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Joseph Wight's Ancestors

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Joseph Wight
1654–1729
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Sgt Henry Thomas Wight
1629–1680
Isle of Wight, Hants, England
Jane Goodenow
1634–1684
Semley, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Charlton) Wight
1607–1674
Hareby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (Pepper) Roundy
1605–1665
Isle of Wight, Hants, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Robert Reverend
1578–1617
Elizabeth Fulshaw
1582–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1654
11 May 1654
Birth of Joseph Wight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1729
23 June 1729
Age 75
Death of Joseph Wight in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1654
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1729
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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