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William James Haight 1826 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1826

Birth Location: Orange, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1897

Death Location: Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

Father: John Haight

Mother: Deidemia Haight

Spouse(s): Rebecca Blackman

Children(s): William Haight, Fredrick Haight, James Haight, Emma Haight

William James Haight was born in 1826 in Orange, New York, USA, the child of John A Haight and Deidemia Haight. William James Haight married Rebecca Wood Blackman, and had children including William Esmond Haight, Fredrick Francis Haight, James Fremont Haight, Emma Estella Haight. William James Haight passed away in 1897 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • William James Haight was born in 1826 in Orange, New York, USA, the child of John A Haight and Deidemia Haight.
  • William James Haight married Rebecca Wood Blackman, and had children including William Esmond Haight, Fredrick Francis Haight, James Fremont Haight, Emma Estella Haight.
  • William James Haight passed away in 1897 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Haight
1801 – 1857
Birth Location: Madison, New York, USA
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Deidemia Haight
1804 – 1851
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Blackman
1829 – 1909
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
RB

Children(s)

William Haight
1848 – 1925
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
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Fredrick Haight
1850 – 1919
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
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James Haight
1856 – 1928
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
JH
Emma Haight
1861 – 1923
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
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William Haight's Ancestors

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William Haight
1826 – 1897
Birth Place: Orange, New York, USA
Parents
John A Haight
1801 – 1857
Madison, New York, USA
Deidemia Haight
1804 – 1851
New York, USA
Grandparents
James Haight
1776 – 1839
Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, USA
Rebecca Slater
1774 – 1859
Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Haight
1752 –
Jane Garrison
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Haight
1719 – 1776
Hannah Wright
1712 – 1776

William Haight's Descendants

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William (James) Haight (27 Aug 1826 – 15 Dec 1897) m. Rebecca (Wood) Blackman (11 Mar 1829 – 12 Feb 1909)
  1. 1. William (Esmond) Haight (22 Feb 1848 – 20 Jan 1925) m. Minnie (Violet) Stevens (28 Jan 1858 – 28 Dec 1942)
    1. 1. Clarence (Estherman) Haight (13 Jul 1880 – Jan 1965)
    2. 2. Ida Haight (6 Jan 1882 – 4 Apr 1956)
    3. 3. Myrtle (Blanche) Haight (10 Jan 1884 – 1 Oct 1922) m. William (James) Mann (7 Aug 1878 – Aug 1962)
      1. 1. Violet (Lois) Mann (9 Mar 1905 – 7 Oct 1992) m. Robert (U) Graham (30 Mar 1899 – 24 Sep 1977)
      2. 2. William (Marvin) Mann (1917 – 27 Jan 1997)
    4. 4. William (Esterman) Haight (24 Jul 1886 – Jul 1970) m. Ruth Williams (27 May 1894 – 11 Feb 1948)
      1. 1. Marguerite (Irene) Haight (11 Oct 1917 – 8 Sep 1991) m. Harry (Alvin) Hilbert (15 Sep 1911 – Jul 1980)
      2. 2. Dean Haight (3 May 1919 – 12 Jul 1987)
      3. 3. Mary (Elaine) Haight (19 Sep 1923 – ) m. Langdon (V) Polson (26 Nov 1919 – 11 Feb 1993)
    5. 5. Harry (Marvin) Haight (9 Nov 1888 – Aug 1973) m. Elsie Robenson (7 Sep 1898 – Jan 1978)
      1. 1. Barbara (Gladys) Haight (5 Sep 1927 – ) m. John (E) Stammer (19 Nov 1924 – 11 Mar 1997)
        1. 1. Russell (Dean) Stammer (29 Apr 1957 – )
      2. 2. Marilyn (Faye) Haight (19 Apr 1932 – )
    6. 6. Howard (Glen) Haight (6 Jul 1891 – 26 Oct 1963) m. Elsie Corrington (4 Apr 1892 – 13 Dec 1992)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Haight (10 Jan 1917 – 22 Sep 1999) m. Myrtle (E) Swanson (14 Aug 1916 – 29 Jun 2004)
      2. 2. Annabelle (Jeanne) Haight (8 Jan 1926 – ) m. Donald (G) Farquhar (9 Apr 1924 – )
      3. 3. Murlan (Glen) Haight (13 Nov 1928 – 20 Oct 2004) m. Harriet Olson (19 Mar 1930 – 4 Nov 1999)
    7. 7. Homer (Alvin) Haight (1 Dec 1896 – 19 Apr 1952) m. Vera Mohan (3 Aug 1897 – May 1975)
      1. 1. Helen Haight (17 Sep 1920 – ) m. Paul (Stanley) Panzer (15 Oct 1919 – 13 Oct 1998)
    8. 8. Dorothy Haight (28 Oct 1899 – 17 Sep 1975) m. Dewey (J) Crites (13 Mar 1899 – 29 Dec 1973)
      1. 1. William (Norman) Crites (24 Mar 1930 – )
      2. 2. Joseph (Duane) Crites (1 Jun 1931 – )
  2. 2. Fredrick (Francis) Haight (5 Oct 1850 – 23 Nov 1919) m. Laura (Edith) Cassiday (3 Oct 1861 – 3 Feb 1938)
    1. 1. Herbert (Hale) Haight (2 Sep 1882 – 12 Jun 1961) m. Mabel Chamberlain (11 Nov 1884 – 17 Apr 1962)
      1. 1. Grace (Virginia) Haight (6 Jun 1916 – ) m. Leonard (Gordon) Peterson (11 May 1913 – 5 Jan 1988)
      2. 2. Katherine (Laura) Haight (15 Jul 1920 – 6 Nov 1990) m. Robert (Winwood) Day (21 Oct 1917 – Aug 1992)
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Day (11 Mar 1945 – ) m. Roland (Leo) Jones (16 Dec 1932 – )
        2. 2. Alan (Herbert) Day (19 Aug 1948 – ) m. Barbara (Ann) McGinn (17 Jun 1962 – )
      3. 3. Neil (Noble) Haight (29 Nov 1929 – 2 Aug 2008) m. Betty (Jane) Randles (5 Nov 1931 – )
        1. 1. Leslie (Lynn) Haight (22 Dec 1952 – )
        2. 2. Herbert (Randall) Haight (20 May 1957 – )
    2. 2. Ernest (Whitney) Haight (22 May 1884 – 28 Dec 1971) m. Maude (Isabelle) Thompson (13 Oct 1882 – 25 Sep 1946)
      1. 1. Lyle (Francis) Haight (8 Jun 1914 – 19 Jan 1991)
      2. 2. Beryl (Margaret) Haight (12 Jul 1917 – 24 May 1957) m. Everett (Fred) Peterson (22 Sep 1917 – 4 Jan 1995)
    3. 3. Ray (Burton) Haight (23 Jun 1886 – 26 May 1977) m. Verniece (Nellie) Chamberlain (18 Nov 1888 – 23 Feb 1977)
      1. 1. Gertrude (Blythe) Haight (27 Feb 1914 – 28 Mar 1995) m. George (Martin) Miller (11 Mar 1917 – 28 Mar 1997)
      2. 2. Cecil (Paul) Haight (15 Aug 1915 – 14 Nov 2006) m. Margaret (Clifton) Hitch (27 Jul 1917 – 20 Nov 2000)
      3. 3. Jean (Marjorie) Haight (20 Oct 1921 – 23 Feb 2010) m. Cecil (Lawrence) Hess (9 Jan 1923 – )
      4. 4. Lucile (Marie) Haight (19 May 1924 – 13 Apr 1992) m. Curtis (Benjamin) Briggs (27 Jan 1926 – 15 May 1996)
        1. 1. Susan (Ray) Briggs (5 Jun 1948 – ) m. Michael (Philip) Arnold (1949 – )
        2. 2. Debora (Ann) Briggs (29 Oct 1952 – 3 May 2012)
        3. 3. David (Adin) Briggs (12 Jul 1954 – 29 Jul 2009) m. Nancy (S) Farrell (1962 – )
        4. 4. Chad (Brian) Briggs (27 Nov 1955 – ) m. Terry (Ann) Thompson (1960 – )
        5. 5. Janine (Kay) Briggs (12 Apr 1957 – )
      5. 5. Robert (Duane) Haight (19 May 1924 – 25 Dec 2013) m. Audrey (Jean) Linscheid (13 Nov 1932 – )
    4. 4. Burl (Jay) Haight (11 Feb 1888 – 1 Feb 1966) m. Eva (H) Williams (28 Aug 1890 – 17 Jan 1977)
      1. 1. Boyd (Jay) Haight (16 Jul 1922 – 24 Apr 1989) m. Barbara Aitken (17 Feb 1928 – 1 May 1970) m. Mary (Rose) Brownson (2 Aug 1932 – 14 Dec 2006)
        1. 1. Boyd (Aitken) Haight (20 Feb 1954 – ) m. Susan (M) Blakeslee (13 Apr 1952 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Gordon) Haight (15 Jul 1955 – )
        3. 3. Charlotte (Williams) Haight (2 Dec 1964 – )
        4. 4. Anne (Cassiday) Haight (3 Nov 1966 – )
    5. 5. Elgar (Zeno) Haight (1 Oct 1889 – 13 Nov 1962) m. Vivian (Gladys) Baker (6 Jan 1893 – 19 Jun 1982)
      1. 1. Charleen (Bessie) Haight (17 Jun 1919 – 7 Oct 2008) m. Donald (Wyke) Sivwright (16 Mar 1912 – 21 Apr 1982)
      2. 2. Amy (Lorene) Haight (3 Sep 1921 – 15 Jul 1946) m. Paul (Robert) Poppen (19 Apr 1914 – 19 Aug 1997)
        1. 1. Kathryn (Vivian) Poppen (11 Aug 1945 – )
      3. 3. Keith (Laverne) Haight (2 Apr 1923 – 27 Oct 2001) m. Marguerite (Louise) Verhelst (15 Nov 1926 – )
      4. 4. Shirley (Ann) Haight (11 Jun 1929 – ) m. Richard (Wendell) Dean (16 Dec 1927 – 30 Jun 2011)
    6. 6. Rex (Cassidy) Haight (24 Jan 1892 – 22 Dec 1943) m. Sylvia (Melissa) Ufford (16 Dec 1896 – 11 Dec 1983)
      1. 1. Hardy (Herschel) Haight (13 Oct 1924 – 19 Oct 1953) m. Dorothy (V) Boyd (17 Jun 1916 – 22 Oct 1998)
        1. 1. Michael (William) Haight (13 Dec 1952 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Marie) Haight (10 Mar 1954 – )
      2. 2. Scott (Burrill) Haight (23 May 1928 – ) m. Betty (Louise) Johnson (11 Jun 1933 – )
        1. 1. Debra (Lynn) Haight (25 Jul 1955 – )
        2. 2. Scott (Hardy) Haight (8 Oct 1956 – )
        3. 3. Cindy (Carol) Haight (18 Dec 1957 – ) m. Tedd (Livingston) Gwin (22 Feb 1941 – )
    7. 7. Trevor (Talmadge) Haight (4 Mar 1894 – 4 Mar 1980) m. Ivy (Elsie) Hunt (4 Jan 1895 – 20 Apr 1994)
      1. 1. Lee (George) Haight (17 Nov 1921 – 30 Jun 2010) m. Marjorie (Cecelia) May (18 Nov 1920 – 24 Jun 1999)
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Haight (2 Aug 1950 – )
        2. 2. Marilyn (Ruth) Haight (11 Oct 1952 – )
        3. 3. Richard (Lee) Haight (28 Oct 1954 – )
        4. 4. Martha (Ann) Haight (23 Sep 1956 – )
      2. 2. Treva (Belle) Haight (20 Jun 1923 – 10 Jun 2011) m. Raymond (Evans) Anderson (25 May 1923 – 26 May 2009)
        1. 1. Dale (Kent) Anderson (20 Dec 1949 – )
        2. 2. Eric (Scott) Anderson (24 Apr 1951 – )
        3. 3. Sharon (Kay) Anderson (18 Mar 1953 – )
        4. 4. Julie (Wilder) Anderson (22 Feb 1959 – )
      3. 3. Bruce (Rodney) Haight (23 Sep 1924 – ) m. Mildred (Laverne) Clark (17 Apr 1924 – )
        1. 1. Janet (Lee) Haight (12 Sep 1948 – )
        2. 2. Jo (Marie) Haight (10 Sep 1950 – )
        3. 3. Christi (Jeanne) Haight (4 Nov 1952 – )
    8. 8. Dwight (Lloyd) Haight (12 Jan 1900 – 7 Jun 1992) m. Helen (J) Penrod (23 Feb 1907 – 31 Oct 1982)
      1. 1. Dwight (Lloyd Jr) Haight (15 Jul 1925 – 27 Oct 2008) m. Wanda (Leta) Sinclair (6 Oct 1918 – Oct 1994)
        1. 1. Penny (Lee) Haight (7 Jul 1952 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (Helen) Haight (19 Dec 1926 – ) m. David (R) Anderson (7 Mar 1926 – 19 Oct 1996)
        1. 1. Betty (Lea) Anderson (23 Mar 1948 – )
        2. 2. Peggy (Rae) Anderson (23 Sep 1951 – )
  3. 3. James (Fremont) Haight (22 Dec 1856 – 19 Jun 1928) m. Sarah (Rosetta) Newcomb (10 Aug 1856 – 18 Jan 1942)
  4. 4. Emma (Estella) Haight (27 Apr 1861 – 28 Jul 1923) m. Franklin (Wood) Martin (16 Sep 1852 – 30 Jun 1923)
    1. 1. Alpha (Jean) Martin (5 Sep 1882 – 8 Oct 1955) m. John (Henry) Watterson (10 Nov 1888 – 8 Oct 1955)
      1. 1. Glen (Burdette) Watterson (26 Jan 1917 – 22 Mar 2001) m. Mertice (June) Forbes (22 Jun 1915 – 1 Aug 1988)
        1. 1. Joy (Koree) Watterson (18 Sep 1941 – )
        2. 2. Galen (Burdette) Watterson (21 Dec 1944 – )
      2. 2. Dale (Frankliin) Watterson (18 Dec 1920 – 31 Mar 1945)
      3. 3. Bernard (Eugene) Watterson (25 Jan 1922 – 3 Jun 1998) m. Ellen (Mae) Steckel (16 Dec 1930 – )
    2. 2. Jesse (Alvin) Martin (9 May 1884 – 28 Mar 1961) m. Meta (Martha) Kloppenberg (30 Nov 1886 – 15 Feb 1968)
    3. 3. Kenneth (Lionel) Martin (28 Jul 1886 – 12 Nov 1969) m. Gertrude (Mae) Corrington (6 Jul 1894 – 8 Feb 1992)
      1. 1. Dorris (Pauline) Martin (14 Feb 1919 – 26 Apr 2003) m. Dalton (Eugene) Hales (13 Apr 1919 – )
        1. 1. Ken (Marcum) Hales (12 Feb 1939 – )
        2. 2. Glenn (Dean) Hales (3 Aug 1944 – )
        3. 3. Judith (Ayn) Hales (14 Nov 1945 – )
      2. 2. Elnore (June) Martin (27 Apr 1926 – ) m. Donald (McKinley) Ladd (24 Oct 1923 – 1 Jun 2001)
        1. 1. Donald (Frederick) Ladd (25 May 1954 – )
        2. 2. Richard (Warren) Ladd (6 May 1957 – )
    4. 4. Elwin (Hubert) Martin (17 Oct 1889 – 24 Jan 1986) m. Cora (Etta) Scott (8 Sep 1895 – 16 May 1938)
      1. 1. Orrin (Hubert) Martin (11 Sep 1922 – 11 Dec 2004) m. Mary (Ruth) Wilkinson (12 Feb 1923 – 8 Oct 2009)
      2. 2. Eldreda (Mae) Martin (11 May 1925 – )
      3. 3. Delbert (Scott) Martin (6 May 1926 – 24 May 2004) m. Adella (Marie) Finnas (13 Jun 1923 – 4 Aug 2001)
      4. 4. Ardith (Delores) Martin (17 Nov 1927 – )
      5. 5. Phyllis (Marie) Martin (6 Jan 1930 – )
      6. 6. Nina (Louise) Martin (25 Mar 1932 – ) m. Robert Negus (2 Sep 1932 – )
    5. 5. Jo (Van) Martin (10 Dec 1890 – 16 Jun 1953) m. Helen (Elizabeth) Novenski (2 May 1905 – 13 Nov 1980)
    6. 6. Fayetta (Maude) Martin (5 Jun 1892 – 6 Dec 1955) m. Paul (Ernest) Kruger (18 Mar 1894 – 31 Oct 1940)
      1. 1. Berniece (Mildred) Kruger (31 Oct 1916 – 19 Sep 1986) m. Ernest (Albert) Braun (1 Mar 1911 – 10 Feb 1973)
        1. 1. Ellsworth (Allen) Braun (29 May 1936 – )
      2. 2. Earl (M) Kruger (1 Feb 1918 – 24 Apr 2000) m. Gladys (H) Wright
        1. 1. Gary (Martin) Kruger (8 Feb 1944 – 23 Jun 2009)
        2. 2. Gwen (Lee) Kruger (12 Nov 1946 – )
      3. 3. Lorene (Bertha) Kruger (30 Jul 1919 – 12 Jul 2004) m. Harold (Lewis) Wright
        1. 1. Darold (Loren) Wright (13 Sep 1940 – ) m. Joann (Maxine) Hoffmeyer (1939 – )
        2. 2. Gordon (Franklin) Wright (19 May 1942 – ) m. Shirley Resch (1938 – )
        3. 3. Judith (Carolyn) Wright (15 Mar 1946 – )
        4. 4. Deborah (Verna) Wright (22 Jun 1954 – )
      4. 4. Erwin (Leroy) Kruger (11 Dec 1921 – 10 Sep 2001)
      5. 5. Laverna (Elizabeth) Kruger (26 Feb 1923 – ) m. Elmer (Raymond) Lindeman (23 Apr 1917 – 11 Aug 2013)
        1. 1. Alvina (Marie) Lindeman (19 Dec 1942 – ) m. Jay (Allen) Dunbar (1941 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Duane) Lindeman (7 Jul 1946 – ) m. Loleen (Kay) Johnson (6 Nov 1946 – )
        3. 3. Allen (Steven) Lindeman (23 Jan 1950 – ) m. Carla (Dayle) Brown (1953 – )
      6. 6. Paul (Ernest) Kruger (14 Feb 1924 – 19 Feb 1982) m. Marion (Marie) Nelson
        1. 1. Suzan (Marie) Kruger (14 Feb 1953 – )
      7. 7. Lois (Marie) Kruger (3 Sep 1929 – ) m. Paul (Alert) Aasen (1929 – )
        1. 1. Paul (Alert Jr) Aasen (31 Jul 1950 – ) m. Eileen (Nancy) Iverson
        2. 2. Rosanna (Marie) Aasen (28 Sep 1951 – ) m. Patrick (A) Staloch (21 Jul 1951 – )
        3. 3. Sharon (Margret) Aasen (18 Sep 1953 – ) m. Michael (Allen) Herman (16 Sep 1952 – )
        4. 4. Diane (Ruth) Aasen (5 Mar 1955 – ) m. Douglas (Frank) Jacobs (7 Sep 1954 – )
      8. 8. Donald (Richard) Kruger (26 Oct 1932 – ) m. Marilyn (Agnes) Davis (16 Jan 1936 – )
        1. 1. Rhonda (Lee) Kruger (31 Mar 1960 – )
        2. 2. Brian (Richard) Kruger (25 Mar 1963 – ) m. Suzanne (Marie) Johnston (7 Mar 1966 – )
    7. 7. Floyd (Lorenzo) Martin (4 Dec 1894 – 11 Jun 1971) m. Inez (Winifred) Lind (15 May 1899 – 5 Dec 1993)
    8. 8. Erma (Leora) Martin (11 Jul 1897 – 22 Nov 1971)
    9. 9. Leo (Ernest) Martin (3 Dec 1899 – 5 Jul 1920)
    10. 10. Mildred (Lois) Martin (7 Jun 1902 – 19 Jan 1991) m. Donald (Freeman) Phipps (5 Nov 1908 – 30 Nov 1968)
    11. 11. Samuel (A) Martin (15 Nov 1904 – 13 Dec 1935) m. Helen (Elizabeth) Novenski (2 May 1905 – 13 Nov 1980)

William Haight's Timeline

2 Records

1826
27 Aug 1826
Birth of William James Haight in Orange, New York, USA
Orange, New York, USA
1897
15 Dec 1897
Age 71
Death of William James Haight in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1826
    Event Place: Orange, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
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