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Oliver Butler Wight 1800–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Apr 1800

Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Waltham, Massachusetts

Father: Oliver Wight

Mother: Harmony Child

Spouse(s): Louisa Walker

Children(s): Louisa Wight, Edwin Wight, Charles Wight, Josiah Wight

The story of Oliver Butler Wight began in 1800 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Oliver Butler Wight married Louisa Walker, and had children including Charles Butler Wight, Edwin Wight, Josiah Walker Wight, Louisa Wight. Oliver Butler Wight passed away in 1886 in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Butler Wight began in 1800 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
  • Oliver Butler Wight married Louisa Walker, and had children including Charles Butler Wight, Edwin Wight, Josiah Walker Wight, Louisa Wight.
  • Oliver Butler Wight passed away in 1886 in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Wight
1765–1837
Birth Location: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Harmony Child
1765–1861
Birth Location: Woodstock, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Walker
1800–1886
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Louisa Wight
1834–
Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Edwin Wight
1833–
Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
EW
Charles Wight
1828–
Birth Location: –
CW
Josiah Wight
1824–
Birth Location: –
JW

Oliver Wight's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Wight
1800–1886
Birth Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Parents
Oliver Wight
1765–1837
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Harmony Child
1765–1861
Woodstock, Connecticut
Grandparents
David Wight
1733–1822
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Catherine Morse
1737–1827
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
Joshua Morse
1710–1773
Mary Partridge
1713–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1682–1779
Margaret Fairbanks
1686–1787
Henry Plimpton
1684–1731
Mary Smith
1688–
Joshua Morse
1677–1749
Mary Paige
1677–1747

Oliver Wight's Descendants

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Oliver (Butler) Wight (07 Apr 1800–1886) m. Louisa Walker (23 Feb 1800–1886)
  1. 1. Louisa Wight 1834– m. Orville (B.) Griswold 1824–
    1. 1. Arthur Griswold 1850–
  2. 2. Edwin Wight 1833– m. Jennie (Harriet) Slate 1835–
    1. 1. Bertha (Louise) Wight 1868–
    2. 2. George (Frederick) Wight 1863– m. Mary (Adelaide) Lee 1861–
      1. 1. Marian (Lee) Wight 1886–
  3. 3. Charles (Butler) Wight 1828– m. Nancy Rice 1828–
  4. 4. Josiah (Walker) Wight 1824– m. Rhoda (A.) McArthur 1832–
    1. 1. Edwin (Walker) Wight 1858– m. Laura (Belle) Shimp 1861–
      1. 1. Carl (Homer) Wight 1889–
      2. 2. Ethel (Mary) Wight 1887–1888
      3. 3. Leroy (Chester) Wight 1886–
      4. 4. Arthur Wight 1885–
    2. 2. Mary (Louisa) Wight 1855– m. Frederick (James) Newbury 1854–
      1. 1. Winnifred Newbury 1888–
      2. 2. Grace (Louisa) Newbury 1884–
      3. 3. Esther Newbury 1886–

Oliver Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1800
07 Apr 1800
Birth of Oliver Butler Wight in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
1886
1886
Age 86
Death of Oliver Butler Wight in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Apr 1800
    Event Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Waltham, Massachusetts
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