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Sheldon Leonard Wight 1847–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1919

Death Location: Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA

Father: Leonard Wight

Mother: Parthena Sheldon

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Sheldon Leonard Wight was born in 1847 in Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA, the child of Leonard Wight And Parthena Sheldon. Sheldon Leonard Wight passed away in 1919 in Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Sheldon Leonard Wight was born in 1847 in Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA, the child of Leonard Wight And Parthena Sheldon.
  • Sheldon Leonard Wight passed away in 1919 in Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA.

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Sheldon Wight's Ancestors

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Sheldon Wight
1847–1919
Birth Place: Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Parents
Leonard Wight
1815–1904
Oppenheim, Fulton, New York, USA
Parthena Sheldon
1822–1874
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Reuben Wight
1788–1834
Oxford South Gore, Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Susannah ("Susan" Van) Buren
1793–1882
Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
William (G.) Sheldon
1796–1845
Pennsylvania
Roxanna Baker
1798–1861
Massachusetts
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Sheldon Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1847
22 Apr 1847
Birth of Sheldon Leonard Wight in Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1919
26 May 1919
Age 72
Death of Sheldon Leonard Wight in Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA
Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Lawrence, Lorain, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1919
    Event Place: Elsie, Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA

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