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Sarah Wight 1725–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1725

Birth Location: Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1800

Death Location: Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Thayer

Mother: Elizabeth Sampson

Spouse(s): Benoni Wight

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

Sarah Wight was born in 1725 in Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Thayer And Elizabeth Sampson. Sarah Wight married Benoni Wight, and had children including David Wright, Elias Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Jabez Wright, Jonathan Wright, Nathanel Wight, Ruth Dean. Sarah Wight passed away in 1800 in Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Wight was born in 1725 in Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Thayer And Elizabeth Sampson.
  • Sarah Wight married Benoni Wight, and had children including David Wright, Elias Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Jabez Wright, Jonathan Wright, Nathanel Wight, Ruth Dean.
  • Sarah Wight passed away in 1800 in Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Thayer
1702–1746
Birth Location: of Mendon
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Elizabeth Sampson
1696–
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benoni Wight
1721–1775
Birth Location: Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Nathanel Wight
1753–1832
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Wright
1755–1756
Birth Location: Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA
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Jabez Wright
1756–1824
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Jonathan Wright
1758–1824
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
JW
David Wright
1761–1829
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Elias Wright
1764–1775
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Dean
1765–1788
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Wight's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Wight
1725–1800
Birth Place: Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Thayer
1702–1746
of Mendon
Elizabeth Sampson
1696–
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Thayer
1670–1726
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Thayer
1673–1719
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Deacon #2958
1635–1720
Sarah #2959
1642–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bass
1588–1694
Anne Saville
1598–1693

Sarah Wight's Descendants

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Sarah Wight (3 May 1725–4 Sep 1800) m. Benoni Wight (18 Sep 1721–10 Sep 1775)
  1. 1. Nathanel Wight 1753–1832 m. Mehitable Fuller 1744–1822
    1. 1. Betsey Ray 1787–1869 m. Robert (J) Ray 1788–1870
      1. 1. Robert Racy 1814–1914 m. Mary Ray 1823–1852
        1. 1. Cora Ray 1863–1913
        2. 2. Nellie (J.) Webb 1862–1933 m. Geroy (J) Webb 1862–1936
        3. 3. C (W) Ray 1847–1922 m. Mary (J.) Ray 1849–1901
        4. 4. Charles Ray 1859–1945
        5. 5. Mary (Ida) Ray 1852–1934
        6. 6. Rebecca Ray 1832–1912
        7. 7. Cassius Ray 1847–1922
        8. 8. Charles (H) Ray 1841–1853
        9. 9. Elias (B) Ray 1842–1873
      2. 2. Jay (Montgomery) Ray 1830–1902
        1. 1. Nellie Ray 1873–1958
        2. 2. Jay (Staque Oshtaque) Ray 1882–1965
        3. 3. Keme (W) Ray 1879–1963
        4. 4. Keme (W) Ray 1879–1963
        5. 5. Niela ("nellie" Mary) King 1873–1946
        6. 6. Claude (Eric Cococo) Ray 1892–1980
      3. 3. Betsy (A) Rigby 1820–1890 m. DAVID Rigby 1817–1907
        1. 1. Martha (J) Rigby 1855–1915 m. WILLIAM (Mark) Homan 1860–1916
        2. 2. Mary (E) Rigby 1855–1910
        3. 3. Jay (W) Rigby 1843–1932
        4. 4. Frank (H.) RIGBY 1846–1850
      4. 4. Electa (Elmira) Ray 1822–1878
        1. 1. Warren (Whitford) Ames 1850–1921
        2. 2. Henry (Robert) Ames 1845–1923
        3. 3. George (Newell) Ames 1854–1919
      5. 5. Ira (Benjamin) Ray 1823–1908 m. Emeline Sweet 1828–1882 m. Emeline (A) Ray 1828–1882
        1. 1. George (Milton) Ray 1851– m. Harriet Rouse 1860–1951
        2. 2. Emma Ray 1856–1940
        3. 3. Frank Ray 1849–1916
        4. 4. William (Eugene) Ray 1859–1949
        5. 5. Charles Ray 1852–1927
        6. 6. Charles (Aurthur) Ray 1853–1942
        7. 7. Albert Ray 1854–
        8. 8. Albert (Frederick) Ray 1855–1945
        9. 9. La (Motte Elmer) Ray 1866–1956
        10. 10. William Ray 1858–1873
        11. 11. LaMott (Elmer) Ray 1866–1952
        12. 12. Adrian Ray 1860–1881
        13. 13. Adrian (Lincoln) Ray 1861–1951
        14. 14. Harriet (M) Ray 1864–1958
      6. 6. Jane (C.) Warren 1826–1897 m. Jared Warren –1892
        1. 1. Ella (M) Warren 1854–1939
        2. 2. George (L.) Warren 1861–1896
        3. 3. Ada (Jane) Warren 1851–1862
        4. 4. Irene (Adella) Warren 1859–1884
      7. 7. Elliot Ray 1818–1909 m. Lucy (R) Salisbury 1824–1912
        1. 1. Charles (R.) Ray 1847–1898
        2. 2. Clark Ray 1840–1840
      8. 8. William Ray 1813–1867
        1. 1. Acton (C.) Ray 1841–1863
        2. 2. Frances Ray 1846–1860
      9. 9. Henry Ray 1817–1830
      10. 10. George (Milton) Ray 1832–1857 m. Susan (Ann) Halstead 1836–1899
      11. 11. Jane (C.) Warren 1826–1897 m. Jerrod Warren 1813–
        1. 1. W. (J.) Warren 1854–
        2. 2. E. (M.) Warren 1855–1939
        3. 3. I. (N.) Warren 1859–
        4. 4. I. (J.) Warren 1864–1924
        5. 5. G. (L.) Warren 1861–
        6. 6. E. (M.) Warren 1869–
      12. 12. Betsey (Ann) Ray 1820–1890 m. David Rigby 1817–1907
        1. 1. Martha (J) Homan 1853–1915
        2. 2. Frank (H) Rigby 1846–1850
      13. 13. Henry Ray 1817–1830
      14. 14. William Ray 1813–1867
    2. 2. Jerusha Wight 1779–1832
    3. 3. Benoni Wight 1776–1847 m. Bridget Norris 1775–1867 m. Bridget Brockway 1803–1867
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Wight 1812–1814
      2. 2. Billings Wight 1814–1824
      3. 3. Don (Carlos) Wight 1810–1825
        1. 1. Albert (H) Wight 1845–1852
        2. 2. Ellen Wight 1833–1909
      4. 4. Collins Wight 1815–1830
      5. 5. Charlotte Wight 1816–1850
      6. 6. Lucy Wight 1804–1819
      7. 7. Willard Wight 1806–1890 m. Mandana Gifford –1866
        1. 1. Diana Wright 1834–1921
        2. 2. Diana (L) WIGHT 1835–1921
        3. 3. Diana (L) Wight 1835–
        4. 4. Abbie (A) Wight 1840–
        5. 5. Caroline (F) Wight 1833–
        6. 6. Charlotte (A) Wight 1838–1854
        7. 7. Collins (Willard) Wight 1844–
        8. 8. Emma (E) Wight 1847–
        9. 9. Eugene (E) Wight 1847–
        10. 10. Ida (E) Wight 1852–
        11. 11. Willard (Leroy) Wight 1842–
        12. 12. Diana Worcester 1835–1921
        13. 13. Eugene (E) Wight 1847–1923
        14. 14. Abbie (A) Wight 1840–
        15. 15. Caroline (F) Wight 1833–
        16. 16. Charlotte (A) Wight 1838–1854
        17. 17. Collins (Willard) Wight 1844–
        18. 18. Emma (E) Wight 1847–
        19. 19. Ida (E) Wight 1852–
        20. 20. Willard (Leroy) Wight 1842–1923
    4. 4. Lucy Wight 1777–1778
    5. 5. Rhoda Wight 1785–1857
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1755–1756
  3. 3. Jabez Wright 1756–1824
  4. 4. Jonathan Wright 1758–1824
  5. 5. David Wright 1761–1829
  6. 6. Elias Wright 1764–1775
  7. 7. Ruth Dean 1765–1788

Sarah Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1725
3 May 1725
Birth of Sarah Wight in Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA
Wrenthem, 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: Wrenthem, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical memoirs of the Sampson family in America : from the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1800
    Event Place: Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
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