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Moses Wight 1745–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1745

Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 04 Mar 1829

Death Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Jonathan Wight

Mother: Sarah Plimpton

Spouse(s): Sarah Tolman

Children(s): Moses Wight, Elizabeth Wight, Henry Wight, Sarah Wight, Polly Wight, Charles Wight, Polly Wight, Adaliza Wight, Betsey Wight

Moses Wight was born in 1745 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Jonathan Wight And Sarah Plimpton. Moses Wight married Sarah Tolman, and had children including Adaliza Wight, Betsey E Wight, Charles Wight, Elizabeth Wight, Henry Wight, Moses Wight, Polly Wight, Sarah Wight. Moses Wight passed away in 1829 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Moses Wight was born in 1745 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Jonathan Wight And Sarah Plimpton.
  • Moses Wight married Sarah Tolman, and had children including Adaliza Wight, Betsey E Wight, Charles Wight, Elizabeth Wight, Henry Wight, Moses Wight, Polly Wight, Sarah Wight.
  • Moses Wight passed away in 1829 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Tolman
1745–1833
Birth Location: Needham, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Moses Wight
1791–1811
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Elizabeth Wight
1781–1782
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Henry Wight
1787–1811
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Wight
1799–1799
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Polly Wight
1789–1843
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Charles Wight
1784–1839
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Polly Wight
1789–1843
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Adaliza Wight
1797–1880
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Betsey Wight
1783–1852
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Moses Wight's Ancestors

Self
Moses Wight
1745–1829
Birth Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1682–1779
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Margaret Fairbanks
1686–1787
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Henry Plimpton
1684–1731
Mary Smith
1688–
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wight
1639–1716
Hannah Albee
1641–1723
George Captain
1650–1737
Unknown Susanna
1651–1750
John Plimpton
1650–1704
Elizabeth Fisher
1659–1694
Samuel Smith
1641–1691
Sarah Clark
1651–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Alice Roundy
1610–1665
Benjamin Albee
1617–1696
*hannah Miller
1617–
George Fairbanks
1606–1682
Mary Adams
1620–
John Plimpton
1620–1677
John Fisher
1622–1668
Elizabeth Boylston
1628–1665
Henry Smith
1607–1681
Elizabeth Cooper
1603–1670
Joseph Clark
1608–1684
Alice Pepper
1628–1711

Moses Wight's Descendants

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Moses Wight (30 Oct 1745–04 Mar 1829) m. Sarah Tolman (Bet. 1745–1764–03 Apr 1833)
  1. 1. Moses Wight 1791–1811
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wight 1781–1782
  3. 3. Henry Wight 1787–1811
  4. 4. Sarah Wight 1799–1799
  5. 5. Polly Wight 1789–1843 m. William Chapell 1769–
    1. 1. John Chapell 1816–1840
  6. 6. Charles Wight 1784–1839 m. Prudence Adams 1786–1810 m. Lydia Morse 1784–1865
    1. 1. Prudence Wight 1817–
    2. 2. Adams Wight 1808–1814
    3. 3. Charles Wight 1810–
    4. 4. Adams Wight 1816–
    5. 5. Moses Wight 1827– m. Leonide Lagesquet 1831–
    6. 6. Ann (Maria) Wight 1822– m. Edwin (William) Warren 1811–
      1. 1. Charles (Wight) Warren 1865–1865
    7. 7. Henry Wight 1823– m. Eunice (Newcomb) Atwood 1823–
      1. 1. John (Adams) Wight 1853–1877
      2. 2. Emma (Lucretia) Wight 1850– m. Josiah (Andrews) Chandler 1830–1877 m. Elmore (McLean) Clark 1830–
        1. 1. Maria (Wight) Chandler 1870–
      3. 3. Charles (Henry) Wight 1845– m. Amelia (C.) Daniels 1845–
        1. 1. Norman Wight 1887–
        2. 2. Claflin Wight 1875–
        3. 3. Charles (Henry) Wight 1877–
        4. 4. Ruth (Hutchinson) Wight 1882–
        5. 5. John (Claflin) Wight 1888–
        6. 6. Anne (Daniels) Wight 1881–
        7. 7. Walter (Atwood) Wight 1879–
      4. 4. Adeliza (Maria) Wight 1848–1890 m. Frank (H.) Thomas 1828–
        1. 1. James (Henry) Thomas 1871–
  7. 7. Polly Wight 1789–1843 m. William Chapell 1769–
  8. 8. Adaliza Wight 1797–1880 m. John Fairbanks 1787–1829
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Miles) Fairbanks 1822–1822
    2. 2. John Fairbanks 1818–1871 m. Charlotte Lockwood 1819–
      1. 1. Charlotte (Maria) Fairbanks 1850–
      2. 2. Mary Fairbanks 1860–1860
      3. 3. Abby (Caroline) Fairbanks 1846– m. Theodore (Watson) Reynolds 1826–1880
        1. 1. Edward (Gage) Reynolds 1878–1879
        2. 2. Theodore (Fairbanks) Reynolds 1875–
        3. 3. Annie (Moulton) Reynolds 1876–
  9. 9. Betsey (E.) Wight 1783–1852 m. Samuel Wheelock 1781–1859
    1. 1. Thomas (Houstain) Wheelock 1823–1862
    2. 2. Harriet (Newell) Wheelock 1821–1848
    3. 3. James (Williamson) Wheelock 1825–
    4. 4. Samuel Wheelock 1810–1875
    5. 5. Sarah (Wight) Wheelock 1819–
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Wheelock 1816–1834
    7. 7. Ephraim Wheelock 1805–1881
    8. 8. Moses (Wight) Wheelock 1808–
    9. 9. Charles Wheelock 1813–1814
    10. 10. Elias (Mann) Wheelock 1807– m. Mary (Overton) Rice 1809–1887
      1. 1. Charles (Wight) Wheelock 1842–1862
      2. 2. Elias (Mann) Wheelock 1834–1837
      3. 3. Henry (T.) Wheelock 1845–1854
      4. 4. Franklin (Gardner) Wheelock 1846– m. Sarah Haurehan 1846–
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Wheelock 1838– m. James (Montgomery) Fitzpatrick 1818–
        1. 1. Ida (May) Fitzpatrick 1882–
      6. 6. Elias (Mann) Wheelock 1837– m. Mrs. (Elias Mann) Wheelock 1837–
        1. 1. Infant Wheelock 1865–
      7. 7. William (Warren) Wheelock 1835– m. Elsie Ransom 1835–
        1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Wheelock 1866–
        2. 2. Franklin (Gardner) Wheelock 1879–
        3. 3. Charles (Wight) Wheelock 1865–
        4. 4. Elias (Mann) Wheelock 1870–
        5. 5. George (Miner) Wheelock 1877–
        6. 6. William (Warren) Wheelock 1874–
    11. 11. Henry (Wight) Wheelock 1811–1882 m. Millicent (Bradley) Bell 1811–
      1. 1. Harriet (Newell) Wheelock 1847–
      2. 2. Joseph (Ephraim) Wheelock 1853– m. Christine (A.) Paul 1853–
      3. 3. Lucy (Bell) Wheelock 1844–1880 m. Madison (Winfield) Reeves 1824–
        1. 1. Percy (Olin) Reeves 1872–
        2. 2. Hattie Reeves 1880–
      4. 4. Charles (Henry) Wheelock 1850– m. Christine (H.) McCulloch 1850–
        1. 1. Raymond (Patterson) Wheelock 1879–

Moses Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1745
30 Oct 1745
Birth of Moses Wight in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1829
04 Mar 1829
Age 84
Death of Moses Wight in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1745
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1829
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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