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William C Light 1794–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1794

Birth Location: Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 6 March 1871

Death Location: Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Frederick Sr.

Mother: Catharina Schaeber

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In 1794, William C Light entered the world in Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Frederick Henry Light Sr And Catharina Elisabetha Schaeber. William C Light passed away in 1871 in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1794, William C Light entered the world in Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Frederick Henry Light Sr And Catharina Elisabetha Schaeber.
  • William C Light passed away in 1871 in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Light's Ancestors

Self
William Light
1794–1871
Birth Place: Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Frederick Henry Light Sr.
1732–1816
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharina (Elisabetha) Schaeber
1750–1808
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Heinrich Liecht
1710–1770
Palatinate Rheinland, Germany
Eleanor (Falen) “Faloon"
1712–
Millerton, Dutchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Light's Timeline

2 Records

1794
10 June 1794
Birth of William C Light in Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
1871
6 March 1871
Age 77
Death of William C Light in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1794
    Event Place: Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1871
    Event Place: Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

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