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Samuel Light 1853–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1853

Birth Location: Fayette, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Dec 1931

Death Location: Fayette, Virginia, United States

Father: Enoch Light

Mother: Rachel Johnson

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The story of Samuel Light began in 1853 in Fayette, Virginia, United States. Samuel Light passed away in 1931 in Fayette, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Light began in 1853 in Fayette, Virginia, United States.
  • Samuel Light passed away in 1931 in Fayette, Virginia, United States.

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Samuel Light's Ancestors

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Samuel Light
1853–1931
Birth Place: Fayette, Virginia, United States
Parents
Enoch Light
1800–1875
Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Rachel Johnson
1813–1870
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Light
1770–1823
Dutchess, New York, United States
Lydia Hathaway
1772–1814
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lazarus Leeds
1750–1786
Elizabeth Langdon
1751–1811
Leonard Hathaway
1750–
Susannah Hathaway
1752–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Light
1717–1760
Rebecca Hopkins
1697–1780
Jonathan Langdon
1710–1769
Marijtje MONTROSS
1719–1770

Samuel Light's Timeline

2 Records

1853
Jul 1853
Birth of Samuel Light in Fayette, Virginia, United States
Fayette, Virginia, United States
1931
11 Dec 1931
Age 78
Death of Samuel Light in Fayette, Virginia, United States
Fayette, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1853
    Event Place: Fayette, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Fayette, Virginia, United States

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