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Peter Light 1746–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA

Father: John (Lichte)

Mother: Catherine Light

Spouse(s): Barbara Light

Children(s): David Light

Peter Light was born in 1746 in Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Johann Jacob Light Lichte And Catherine Light. Peter Light married Barbara Hayes Light, and had children including David M Light. Peter Light passed away in 1821 in Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Light was born in 1746 in Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Johann Jacob Light Lichte And Catherine Light.
  • Peter Light married Barbara Hayes Light, and had children including David M Light.
  • Peter Light passed away in 1821 in Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA.

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Peter Light's Ancestors

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Peter Light
1746–1821
Birth Place: Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John (Johann) Jacob Light (Lichte)
1724–1822
Conestoga Valley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Catherine Light
1726–1814
Germany
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Peter Light's Descendants

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Peter Light (1746–1821) m. Barbara (Hayes) Light (1750–1822)
  1. 1. David (M) Light 1790–1845 m. Sarah (S Strickland) Light 1796–1888
    1. 1. Andrew (Hopkins) Light 1827–1868 m. Lucinda Boden 1831–1871
      1. 1. John (Stacey) LIGHT 1862–1899 m. Nancy (Jane) Branson 1861–1959
        1. 1. Myrtle (Elizabeth) Light 1895–1977 m. William (Robert) Patton 1884–1972

Peter Light's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Peter Light in Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1821
1821
Age 75
Death of Peter Light in Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA
Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Williamburg, Clermont Co, Ohio, USA

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