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Samuel Bowen Wight 1821–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Apr 1821

Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND

Death Date: 15 Dec 1886

Death Location: Albany, Georgia

Father: Henry Wight

Mother: Abby Wardwell

Spouse(s): Clara Scollay

Children(s): Charles Wight, Samuel Wight, Henry Wight, Georgia Wight, Edwin Wight, Stella Wight, Clara Wight, Abbie Wight, Ella Wight

The story of Samuel Bowen Wight began in 1821 in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND. Samuel Bowen Wight married Clara Scollay, and had children including Abbie Irene Wight, Charles Henry Wight, Clara Isabel Wight, Edwin Leigh Wight, Ella Byron Wight, Georgia Lena Wight, Henry Wight, Samuel Bowen Wight, Stella Vernon Wight. Samuel Bowen Wight passed away in 1886 in Albany, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Bowen Wight began in 1821 in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND.
  • Samuel Bowen Wight married Clara Scollay, and had children including Abbie Irene Wight, Charles Henry Wight, Clara Isabel Wight, Edwin Leigh Wight, Ella Byron Wight, Georgia Lena Wight, Henry Wight, Samuel Bowen Wight, Stella Vernon Wight.
  • Samuel Bowen Wight passed away in 1886 in Albany, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Wight
1791–1885
Birth Location: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
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Abby Wardwell
1794–1871
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Clara Scollay
1824–
Birth Location: Ashburnham, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Charles Wight
1862–
Birth Location: Albany, Georgia
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Samuel Wight
1866–
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia
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Henry Wight
1849–1853
Birth Location: Wightsville, Decatur Co., Georgia
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Georgia Wight
1860–1877
Birth Location: Albany, Georgia
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Edwin Wight
1846–
Birth Location: Wightsville, Decatur Co., Georgia
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Stella Wight
1858–
Birth Location: Newton, Decateur Co., Georgia
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Clara Wight
1855–
Birth Location: Newton, Decateur Co., Georgia
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Abbie Wight
1848–
Birth Location: Wightsville, Decatur Co., Georgia
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Ella Wight
1853–
Birth Location: Newton, Decatur Co., Georgia
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Samuel Wight's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Wight
1821–1886
Birth Place: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
Parents
Henry Wight
1791–1885
BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
Abby Wardwell
1794–1871
Grandparents
Henry Wight
1752–1837
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Alice Burrington
1762–1797
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1682–1779
Margaret Fairbanks
1686–1787
Henry Plimpton
1684–1731
Mary Smith
1688–

Samuel Wight's Descendants

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Samuel (Bowen) Wight (01 Apr 1821–15 Dec 1886) m. Clara Scollay (12 Sep 1824–)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry) Wight 1862–
  2. 2. Samuel (Bowen) Wight 1866–
  3. 3. Henry Wight 1849–1853
  4. 4. Georgia (Lena) Wight 1860–1877
  5. 5. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1846– m. Mary (Maud) Billinglea 1846–
    1. 1. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1877–
    2. 2. Edwin (Leigh) Wight 1876–1876
    3. 3. Ruby Wight 1879–
  6. 6. Stella (Vernon) Wight 1858– m. Andrew (Pickens) Coles 1862–
  7. 7. Clara (Isabel) Wight 1855– m. William (Silbert) Wilson 1835–
    1. 1. Georgia (Wight) Wilson 1880–
    2. 2. William (Silbert) Wilson 1889–
    3. 3. Clara (Bell) Wilson 1882–
  8. 8. Abbie (Irene) Wight 1848– m. Charles (Ward) Tift 1828–
  9. 9. Ella (Byron) Wight 1853– m. Robert (Ellwood) Rushton 1833–
    1. 1. Ella (Byron) Rushton 1887–
    2. 2. Robert (Ellwood) Rushton 1878–
    3. 3. Clara (Bell) Rushton 1877–
    4. 4. Charles (Emmett) Rushton 1883–
    5. 5. Alice (May) Rushton 1885– m. Barrington King 1884–
      1. 1. Barrington (King) Jr 1915–
      2. 2. Stella King 1918–
    6. 6. William (Wight) Rushton 1880–

Samuel Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1821
01 Apr 1821
Birth of Samuel Bowen Wight in BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND
1886
15 Dec 1886
Age 65
Death of Samuel Bowen Wight in Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1821
    Event Place: BRISTOL, BRISTOL CO., RHODE ISLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Albany, Georgia
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