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Preston Fletcher Wight 1809–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1809

Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 27 Nov 1889

Death Location: Wales, Massachusetts

Father: Pliny Wight

Mother: Anna Fletcher

Spouse(s): Maria Stetson, Sabria Young

Children(s): Mary Wight, Henry Wight, William Wight, Charlotte Wight

Preston Fletcher Wight was born in 1809 in Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Pliny Wight And Anna Fletcher. Preston Fletcher Wight married Maria Wriley Stetson, Sabria Nelson Young, and had children including Charlotte Amelia Wight, Henry Kirke Wight, Mary Louisa Wight, William Harrison Wight. Preston Fletcher Wight passed away in 1889 in Wales, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Preston Fletcher Wight was born in 1809 in Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Pliny Wight And Anna Fletcher.
  • Preston Fletcher Wight married Maria Wriley Stetson, Sabria Nelson Young, and had children including Charlotte Amelia Wight, Henry Kirke Wight, Mary Louisa Wight, William Harrison Wight.
  • Preston Fletcher Wight passed away in 1889 in Wales, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pliny Wight
1783–1835
Birth Location: BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Anna Fletcher
1781–
Birth Location: Sutton, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Maria Stetson
1823–
Birth Location: Charlton, Massachusetts
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Sabria Young
1813–1862
Birth Location: Wales, Massachusetts
SY

Children(s)

Mary Wight
1842–
Birth Location: Wales, Massachusetts
MW
Henry Wight
1836–
Birth Location: Brimfield, Massachusetts
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William Wight
1834–
Birth Location: Brimfield, Massachusetts
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Charlotte Wight
1840–1873
Birth Location: Wales, Massachusetts
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Preston Wight's Ancestors

Self
Preston Wight
1809–1889
Birth Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Pliny Wight
1783–1835
BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Anna Fletcher
1781–
Sutton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nathan Wight
1757–1832
BELLINGHAM, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Jerusha Metcalf
1760–1817
Franklin, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Elnathan Wight
1715–1761
Abigail Thompson
1717–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wight
1679–1758
Unknown Mercy
–1725
John Thompson
1689–1756
Abigail White
1693–1717

Preston Wight's Descendants

1.
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Preston (Fletcher) Wight (20 Apr 1809–27 Nov 1889) m. Maria (Wriley) Stetson (03 Mar 1823–) m. Sabria (Nelson) Young (21 Mar 1813–21 Aug 1862)
  1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Wight 1842–
  2. 2. Henry (Kirke) Wight 1836– m. Jane (Adaline) Eaton 1839–
    1. 1. Ralph (Waldo) Wight 1876–
    2. 2. Walter (Kirke) Wight 1868–1868
  3. 3. William (Harrison) Wight 1834– m. Mary (Jane) Bliss 1836–
    1. 1. Bertha (May) Wight 1869–1875
    2. 2. Emma (Clara) Wight 1861– m. Fred (Abner) Hubbard 1860–
  4. 4. Charlotte (Amelia) Wight 1840–1873 m. Charles (Leonard) Lord 1832–
    1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Lord 1861–1862
    2. 2. Milton (Kirke) Lord 1867–1889

Preston Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1809
20 Apr 1809
Birth of Preston Fletcher Wight in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
1889
27 Nov 1889
Age 80
Death of Preston Fletcher Wight in Wales, Massachusetts
Wales, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Wales, Massachusetts
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