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Mary Bright 1734–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1734

Birth Location: Contwig, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: 14 Jun 1798

Death Location: Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: *Johann Kauffelt

Mother: Anna Pennsylvania

Spouse(s): Georg Brecht

Children(s): Elizabeth Lotts, John Sr, Elizabeth Sheets

The story of Mary Bright began in 1734 in Contwig, Bayern, Germany. Mary Bright married Georg Adam Brecht, and had children including Elizabeth Lotts, Elizabeth Sheets, John Bright Sr. Mary Bright passed away in 1798 in Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Bright began in 1734 in Contwig, Bayern, Germany.
  • Mary Bright married Georg Adam Brecht, and had children including Elizabeth Lotts, Elizabeth Sheets, John Bright Sr.
  • Mary Bright passed away in 1798 in Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bright's Ancestors

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Mary Bright
1734–1798
Birth Place: Contwig, Bayern, Germany
Parents
*Johann Valentin Nicholas Kauffeldt \ Kauffelt
1691–1752
Massweiler, Sudwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Maria Barbara Grundt (Kauffeld); arrived 1725) Pennsylvania
1693–1747
Siebeldingen, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Elias (Anderas Coffelt) Kauffeldt
1655–1728
Maßweiler, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Barbara (Elizabetha) Siegrist
1668–1744
Wießmühle, Rottal-Inn, Bayern, Germany
Ludwig ("Viet") Grundt
1668–1715
Dellfeld, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Catharina) Apollonia
1676–1719
Rieschweiler-Mühlbach, Südwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Bright's Descendants

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Mary Bright (17 Jan 1734–14 Jun 1798) m. Georg (Adam) Brecht (9 February 1731–14 June 1804)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lotts 1767–1842
  2. 2. John (Bright) Sr 1762–1828
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sheets 1775– m. John (H) Sheets 1750–1836
    1. 1. Joseph (A) Sheets 1799–1880 m. Barbara (Zimmerman) Sheets 1800–1849
      1. 1. John (M) Sheets 1838–1906
      2. 2. Jerutha Sheets 1842–
      3. 3. Ellen (or Ellenore) Sheets 1830–1907
      4. 4. Permilia ((Amelia or Millie)) Sheets 1835–1920
      5. 5. Phoeba SHEETS 1836–1911
      6. 6. John (M) Sheets 1838–1913
      7. 7. Jerusha Sheets 1841–1906
      8. 8. Charlotte Sheets 1844–1850
      9. 9. Louisa Sheets 1832–1849
      10. 10. Samuel Sheets 1828–1840
      11. 11. Eusibia ("Libbie") Sheets 1827–1876
      12. 12. Sarah (C) Sheets-Shirley 1825–1911
      13. 13. Mary (J) Sprengler 1823–1899
      14. 14. Elizabeth (A) Trover 1822–1874 m. David (W. J.) Trowver 1816–1873
        1. 1. Alfred (A.) Trover 1847–
        2. 2. Llewellyn (T. F.) Trover 1852–1922
        3. 3. Jennie Trover 1848–1890 m. Henry (Howell) Short 1838–1911

Mary Bright's Timeline

3 Records

1734
17 Jan 1734
Birth of Mary Bright in Contwig, Bayern, Germany
Contwig, Bayern, Germany
1734
26 Jan 1734
Mary Bright was baptized in Contwig, Bayern, Preußen
Contwig, Bayern, Preußen
1798
14 Jun 1798
Age 64
Death of Mary Bright in Augusta Co., Virginia
Augusta Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Contwig, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Contwig, Bayern, Preußen
    Record Source: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1752; Page Number: 253

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Augusta Co., Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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