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Seth Wight 1753–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1753

Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 14 Jul 1799

Death Location: Dover, Massachusetts

Father: Seth Wight

Mother: Hannah Morse

Spouse(s): Mary Wight, Mary Wight

Children(s): Mary Wight, Aaron Wight, Oliver Wight, Charlotte Wight, Caleb Wight, Nabby Wight, Clarissa Wight, Cynthia Wight, Asa Wight, Arnold Wight

In 1753, Seth Wight entered the world in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, born to Seth Wight And Hannah Morse. Seth Wight married Mary Wight, and had children including Aaron Wight, Arnold Wight, Asa Wight, Caleb Wight, Charlotte Wight, Clarissa Wight, Cynthia Wight, Mary Wight, Nabby Wight, Oliver Wight. Seth Wight passed away in 1799 in Dover, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1753, Seth Wight entered the world in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, born to Seth Wight And Hannah Morse.
  • Seth Wight married Mary Wight, and had children including Aaron Wight, Arnold Wight, Asa Wight, Caleb Wight, Charlotte Wight, Clarissa Wight, Cynthia Wight, Mary Wight, Nabby Wight, Oliver Wight.
  • Seth Wight passed away in 1799 in Dover, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Wight
1709–1780
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Hannah Morse
1712–
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wight
1752–1834
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mary Wight
1752–1834
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Mary Wight
1780–1873
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Aaron Wight
1773–
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Oliver Wight
1777–
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Charlotte Wight
1795–1843
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Caleb Wight
1775–1863
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Nabby Wight
1783–1865
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Clarissa Wight
1785–1859
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Cynthia Wight
1790–1870
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Asa Wight
1788–1869
Birth Location: Dover, Massachusetts
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Arnold Wight
1793–1879
Birth Location: –
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Seth Wight's Ancestors

Self
Seth Wight
1753–1799
Birth Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Seth Wight
1709–1780
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Hannah Morse
1712–
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Grandparents
Ephraim Wight
1673–1744
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Sarah Partridge
1674–1763
David Morse
1683–1771
Dedham, Massachusetts
Experience Sabin
1686–1771
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Wight
1645–1723
Lydia Morse
1645–1722
William Partridge
1622–1692
Sarah Colburn
–1716
Benjamin Sabin
1646–1725
Sarah Parker
1658–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Alice Roundy
1610–1665
Daniel Morse
1613–1688
Lydia Fisher
1613–1690
John Partridge
1578–
Jane Hogg
1600–
William Sabin
1620–1687
Wright
1620–1660

Seth Wight's Descendants

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Seth Wight (20 Jan 1753–14 Jul 1799) m. Mary Wight (12 Nov 1752–22 Feb 1834) m. Mary Wight (12 Nov 1752–22 Feb 1834)
  1. 1. Mary Wight 1780–1873
  2. 2. Aaron Wight 1773– m. Abigail Smith 1774–1849
    1. 1. Abigail Wight 1817–1860 m. George (W.) Googins 1816–
      1. 1. Abby (Elizabeth) Googins 1844– m. George (Edward) O'Connor 1847–
    2. 2. Seth Wight 1801– m. Mary (Ann) Richards 1806–
      1. 1. Infant Wight 1845–1845
      2. 2. Infant Wight 1845–1845
      3. 3. Infant Wight 1845–1845
      4. 4. Infant Wight 1845–1845
      5. 5. Addison (Leland) Wight 1846– m. Graham 1848–
        1. 1. William (Addison) Wight 1870–
        2. 2. Frank (Seth) Wight 1872–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann Richards) Wight 1832– m. Addison (Arnold) Smith 1833–
        1. 1. Alice (Maria) Smith 1871–
        2. 2. Addison (Francis) Smith 1856–
        3. 3. Mary (Adaline) Smith 1860– m. Willard (I.) Allen 1840–
      7. 7. Adaline (Augusta) Wight 1835– m. George (Edward) Hunter 1846–
        1. 1. Jennie (Adaline) Hunter 1869–
        2. 2. Mabel (Augusta) Hunter 1877–
        3. 3. Abbie Hunter 1878–
        4. 4. Martha (Wight) Hunter 1871–
        5. 5. George (Leland) Hunter 1867–
      8. 8. Martha (Eleanor) Wight 1836– m. Charles (Willard) Hill 1834–
        1. 1. Herbert (Goodale) Hill 1864–1866
        2. 2. Edward (Albert) Hill 1857– m. Lizzie (Maria) Alexander 1863–
      9. 9. Isabel (Louisa) Wight 1838– m. Lewis (Albert) Williams 1843–
        1. 1. Hattie (Louisa) Williams 1869–
      10. 10. Francis (Seth) Wight 1831– m. Caroline (Lucinda) Hartshorn 1831–
        1. 1. Carrie (Lucinda) Wight 1864–
        2. 2. Joseph (Hartshorn) Wight 1855–
        3. 3. Jennie (Frances) Wight 1866– m. Collamer Bridge 1846–
        4. 4. Mary (Baxter Adams) Wight 1857– m. Henry (J.) Dunn 1837–
    3. 3. Alvin Wight 1810– m. Almira Adams 1819–1878
      1. 1. Harriet (Abby) Wight 1842– m. Sumner Robbins 1822–
      2. 2. Ellen (Almira) Wight 1839– m. James Coombs 1829– m. James Coombs 1829–
        1. 1. Alvin (Wight) Coombs 1865–
      3. 3. Alice (Louise) Wight 1849–1870 m. Arthur (Jaazaniah) Daniels 1845–
        1. 1. Alice (Almira) Daniels 1867– m. Charles (S.) Robbins 1857–
    4. 4. Aaron Wight 1807–1877 m. Elizabeth Bullard 1814–
      1. 1. Emma (Susan) Wight 1845–
      2. 2. Ella (Matilda) Wight 1853–1877
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Wight 1842–1872 m. George (S.) Partridge 1825–
      4. 4. Charles (Aaron) Wight 1851– m. Hattie (B.) Bullock 1851–
        1. 1. Infant Wight 1883–1883
        2. 2. Charles (Aaron) Wight 1880–
        3. 3. Irving (Luther) Wight 1884–
      5. 5. Eva (Marilla) Wight 1853–1883 m. Henry (Messenger) Fairbanks 1843–
        1. 1. Elsie (Elizabeth) Fairbanks 1879–
      6. 6. Ophelia (Isanna) Wight 1847–1876 m. Charles (Albert) Taylor 1827–
        1. 1. Mary (Winifred) Taylor 1875–
        2. 2. Minnie (Gertrude) Taylor 1872–1874
      7. 7. George (Augustus) Wight 1839– m. Ada (Eliza) Burnham 1839–
    5. 5. Charles Wight 1802–1879 m. Mary Pond 1810–1879
      1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Wight 1847–
      2. 2. Charles (Albert) Wight 1841–
      3. 3. Emily (Marsh) Wight 1838–1863 m. Horace Parker 1818–
      4. 4. Jane (Elizabeth) Wight 1836– m. Silas (Edwin) Tingley 1834–
        1. 1. Wilham (Herbert) Tingley 1868–1887
        2. 2. Albert (Edwin) Tingley 1864–1865
        3. 3. Frederick Tingley 1876–
        4. 4. Mary (Rosina) Tingley 1859– m. John (B.) Laidley 1839–
    6. 6. Ira Wight 1804–1879 m. Harriet Henderson –1856
      1. 1. Henry (Fuller) Wight 1834–
      2. 2. Charles (Fairford) Wight 1832– m. Stella (Adaline) Makepeace 1832–
  3. 3. Oliver Wight 1777– m. Mary Russell 1776– m. Mary Russell 1776–
    1. 1. Eliza Wight 1801–
    2. 2. Joseph (R.) Wight 1803– m. Lucinda Snow 1807–1846
      1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Wight 1840–
      2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Wight 1835–
    3. 3. Horace Wight 1805–1868 m. Caroline (Danielson) Chenery 1807–1864
  4. 4. Charlotte Wight 1795–1843 m. Joseph Larabee 1788–1873
    1. 1. Joseph Larabee 1836–1842
    2. 2. Hannah (Morse) Larabee 1838–1842
  5. 5. Caleb Wight 1775–1863 m. Levina Morse 1779–1850
    1. 1. Mary Wight 1802–1803
    2. 2. Orin Wight 1800–1817
    3. 3. Betsey Wight 1807–1870 m. Ellis Mann 1808–1873
      1. 1. Elbridge (L.) Mann 1834–
      2. 2. George (H.) Mann 1840–
      3. 3. Mary (J.) Mann 1831–
    4. 4. Mary Wight 1804–1864 m. Joseph Larabee 1788–1873
    5. 5. Betsey Wight 1807–1870 m. Ellis Mann 1808–1873
  6. 6. Nabby Wight 1783–1865 m. Simon Cheney 1767–1825
    1. 1. Samuel Cheney 1806–
    2. 2. Olive (Wight) Cheney 1814–
    3. 3. Amanda Cheney 1812–
    4. 4. Simon Cheney 1820–
    5. 5. Luther Cheney 1809–
  7. 7. Clarissa Wight 1785–1859 m. James Mann 1785–1861
    1. 1. Moses Mann 1816–
    2. 2. Daniel Mann 1814–
    3. 3. James Mann 1806–
    4. 4. Clarissa Mann 1811–
    5. 5. Austin (Gilbert) Mann 1823–
    6. 6. Lucretia Mann 1819– m. Rufus Campbell 1799–
      1. 1. Clara (Ann) Campbell 1845–
    7. 7. Lorenzo Mann 1809– m. Relief Travis 1809–
    8. 8. Charlotte (Augusta) Mann 1825– m. Hollis Mann 1824–
  8. 8. Cynthia Wight 1790–1870 m. Walter Stow 1788–1864
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Stow 1824–
    2. 2. Samuel Stow 1818– m. Martha (C.) Buck 1818–
    3. 3. Walter (Dana) Stow 1815– m. Lurania Holbrook 1815–1845
      1. 1. Walter (A.) Stow 1845–
    4. 4. Cynthia Stow 1813– m. Cyrus Pickering 1793–
    5. 5. Albert Stow 1820– m. Mary (Jane) Hersey 1820–
  9. 9. Asa Wight 1788–1869 m. Sybil Holbrook 1785–
    1. 1. Harrison Wight 1818–1825
    2. 2. Harrison Wight 1818–1825
    3. 3. Sybil (Augusta) Wight 1823–1825
    4. 4. Frederick Wight 1821–1825
    5. 5. Henry Wight 1819–1825
    6. 6. Frederick (Harrison) Wight 1827– m. Susan (Elizabeth) Ware 1829–
      1. 1. Frederick (Leslie) Wight 1869–
      2. 2. Ellen (Augusta) Wight 1858– m. Lewis (William) Chandler 1850–
        1. 1. Evora (Adelaide) Chandler 1882–
        2. 2. Albert (Daniel) Chandler 1876–
      3. 3. Adelaide (Evora) Wight 1863– m. George (H.) Thompson 1843–
        1. 1. George (E.) Thompson 1888–
    7. 7. James (Holbrook) Wight 1816– m. Caroline (Stone) Whitney 1820–
      1. 1. Edward (Irving) Wight 1863–
      2. 2. Ella (Augusta) Wight 1848–
      3. 3. Abbie (Whitney) Wight 1851–
      4. 4. Carrie Wight 1855–1856
      5. 5. James (Herbert) Wight 1858– m. Lelia (Mills) Wotton 1859–
        1. 1. Harry (Morton) Wight 1884–
  10. 10. Arnold Wight 1793–1879 m. Unknown Dolly 1793–
    1. 1. Mary (Harriet) Wight 1837–1888
    2. 2. Arnold (Lowell) Wight 1828–1832
    3. 3. Charlotte Wight 1829– m. Cornelius O'Sullivan 1809–
      1. 1. John O'Sullivan 1851–
      2. 2. Charles (F.) O'Sullivan 1856–
      3. 3. Mary (Catherine) O'Sullivan 1847–
      4. 4. Amy (Helen) O'Sullivan 1854–

Seth Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1753
20 Jan 1753
Birth of Seth Wight in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1799
14 Jul 1799
Age 46
Death of Seth Wight in Dover, Massachusetts
Dover, Massachusetts

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1753
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1799
    Event Place: Dover, Massachusetts
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