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Samuel Dinwiddie Light 1820–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1820

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 Apr 1901

Death Location: Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States

Father: Henry Light

Mother: Nancy Dinwiddie

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Samuel Dinwiddie Light was born in 1820 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Light And Nancy Dinwiddie. Samuel Dinwiddie Light passed away in 1901 in Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Dinwiddie Light was born in 1820 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Light And Nancy Dinwiddie.
  • Samuel Dinwiddie Light passed away in 1901 in Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States.

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Samuel Light's Ancestors

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Samuel Light
1820–1901
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Light
1770–1823
Dutchess, New York, United States
Nancy Dinwiddie
1768–1856
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lazarus Leeds
1750–1786
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Elizabeth Langdon
1751–1811
Brinckerhoffville, Dutchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Light
1717–1760
Rebecca Hopkins
1697–1780
Jonathan Langdon
1710–1769
Marijtje MONTROSS
1719–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Leicht
1687–1741
Anna Schmied
1698–1724
Sarah Howes
1673–1752

Samuel Light's Timeline

2 Records

1820
Mar 1820
Birth of Samuel Dinwiddie Light in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1901
23 Apr 1901
Age 81
Death of Samuel Dinwiddie Light in Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States
Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1820
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1901
    Event Place: Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States

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