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Michael Bright 1762–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 SEP 1762

Birth Location: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1847

Death Location: Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Captain Sr

Mother:

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Children(s): Catherine Bright

Michael Bright was born in 1762 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Captain Johannes John Senior Bright Brecht Sr And Margareta Elisabeth Schaeffer. Michael Bright had children including Catherine Yount Bright. Michael Bright passed away in 1847 in Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael Bright was born in 1762 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Captain Johannes John Senior Bright Brecht Sr And Margareta Elisabeth Schaeffer.
  • Michael Bright had children including Catherine Yount Bright.
  • Michael Bright passed away in 1847 in Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Michael Bright's Ancestors

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Michael Bright
1762–1847
Birth Place: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Captain Johannes John Senior Bright Brecht Sr
1736–1817
Heidelberg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johannes Brecht
1706–1794
Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Marguerite Brecht
1708–1778
Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Great-Grandparents
Johann Simon
1678–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joh. Simon
1645–

Michael Bright's Descendants

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Michael Bright (10 SEP 1762–1 Mar 1847)
  1. 1. Catherine ((Yount)) Bright 1784–1867 m. John Lefler... 1788–1875
    1. 1. Catherine Lefler 1816–1901 m. William (P) Overton 1814–1885
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Overton 1838–1916 m. William (C.) Sack 1832–1900
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Sack 1856–1929 m. William (Thomas) Sinnard 1849–1915

Michael Bright's Timeline

4 Records

1762
10 SEP 1762
Birth of Michael Bright in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
1781
1781
Age 19
Michael Bright was married in Schafferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Schafferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
1834
1834
Age 72
Michael Bright was married in of PA
of PA
1847
1 Mar 1847
Age 85
Death of Michael Bright in Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1762
    Event Place: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Schafferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: of PA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of PA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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