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Sarah Wight 1725–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAY 1725

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 SEP 1800

Death Location: Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Father: Jonathan Thayer

Mother: Elizabeth Sampson

Spouse(s): Benoni Wright, William Jr

Children(s): Elizabeth Wright, David Wright, Sarah Wight, Jabez Wight, Jonathan Wight, Elias Wright, Ruth Wright

Sarah Wight was born in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Thayer And Elizabeth Sampson. Sarah Wight married Benoni Wright, William Linfield Jr, and had children including David Wright, Elias Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Jabez Wight, Jonathan Wight, Ruth Wright, Sarah Wight. Sarah Wight passed away in 1800 in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Wight was born in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Thayer And Elizabeth Sampson.
  • Sarah Wight married Benoni Wright, William Linfield Jr, and had children including David Wright, Elias Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Jabez Wight, Jonathan Wight, Ruth Wright, Sarah Wight.
  • Sarah Wight passed away in 1800 in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Wight's Ancestors

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Sarah Wight
1725–1800
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Thayer
1702–1746
of Mendon
Elizabeth Sampson
1696–1724
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Thayer
1670–1726
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Thayer
1673–
Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Stephen Samson
1653–1715
Duxbury, massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Sampson
1667–1727
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sampson
1604–1684
Ann Plummer
1615–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Samson
1574–1639
Martha Samson
1577–1654

Sarah Wight's Descendants

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Sarah Wight (3 MAY 1725–4 SEP 1800) m. Benoni Wright (18 SEP 1721–10 SEP 1775) m. William (Linfield) Jr (1718–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1755–1756
  2. 2. David Wright 1761–1829
  3. 3. Sarah Wight 1751–
  4. 4. Jabez Wight 1756–1824
  5. 5. Jonathan Wight 1758–1824
  6. 6. Elias Wright 1764–1775
  7. 7. Ruth Wright 1765–1858

Sarah Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1725
3 MAY 1725
Birth of Sarah Wight in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1800
4 SEP 1800
Age 75
Death of Sarah Wight in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 176
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical memoirs of the Sampson family in America : from the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical memoirs of the Sampson family in America : from the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [6] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [7] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [8] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1800
    Event Place: Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records
    [3] Age:
    75

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