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Matilda J Lightfoot 1855–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1855

Birth Location: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 15 Feb 1930

Death Location: Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA

Father: Thomas Lightfoot

Mother: Catherine Heathman

Spouse(s): Henry Claflin

Children(s):

Matilda J Lightfoot was born in 1855 in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States, the child of Thomas Lightfoot And Catherine Heathman. In 1880, Matilda J Lightfoot resided in Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA. Matilda J Lightfoot married Henry D Claflin. Matilda J Lightfoot passed away in 1930 in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda J Lightfoot was born in 1855 in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States, the child of Thomas Lightfoot And Catherine Heathman.
  • In 1880, Matilda J Lightfoot resided in Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA.
  • Matilda J Lightfoot married Henry D Claflin.
  • Matilda J Lightfoot passed away in 1930 in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Matilda Lightfoot
1855–1930
Birth Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Parents
Thomas Lightfoot
1834–1908
Ohio, United States
Catherine Heathman
1836–1882
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Eli Lightfoot
1815–1883
Ohio, United States
Ruth (E) Doughty
1817–1852
New Jersey, United States
Leven Heathman
1802–1880
Ohio, United States
Lydia Dixon
1806–1881
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeptha Lightfoot
1752–1828
Asenath Tuttle
1784–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Lightfoot's Timeline

3 Records

1855
Apr 1855
Birth of Matilda J Lightfoot in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States
1880
1880
Age 25
Matilda J Lightfoot resided here in Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA
Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA
1930
15 Feb 1930
Age 75
Death of Matilda J Lightfoot in Yellowstone, Montana, United States
Yellowstone, Montana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1855
    Event Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ord, Valley, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Family History Film: 1254756; Page: 149C; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0659
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ord, Valley, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Family History Film: 1254756; Page: 149C; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0659

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Yellowstone, Montana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2012

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