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William Light 1802–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1802

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Mary Boehm

Mother: Jacob Light

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Emma Light

The story of William Light began in 1802 in Pennsylvania, USA. William Light had children including Emma Clara Light. William Light passed away in 1874 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Light began in 1802 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Light had children including Emma Clara Light.
  • William Light passed away in 1874 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Boehm
1770–1834
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
MB
Jacob Light
1773–1828
Birth Location: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
JL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Light
1847–1916
Birth Location: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
EL

William Light's Ancestors

Self
William Light
1802–1874
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Mary Magdalena Boehm
1770–1834
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Jacob Light
1773–1828
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Light's Descendants

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William Light (3 Oct 1802–1874)
  1. 1. Emma (Clara) Light 1847–1916
    1. 1. Gertrude Arnold 1877–1939 m. Cosmas Kleinfelter 1873–1940
      1. 1. May (E) Zearfoss 1897–1964 m. Jacob (S.) Zearfoss 1897–1972
        1. 1. Fern (L) Snyder 1928–2017 m. Paul (Adam Bordlemay) Sr 1922–1987 m. Jay (Arthur) Snyder 1923–1956
        2. 2. Clifford (J) Zearfoss 1922–2004
        3. 3. Glenn (Thomas) Zearfoss 1937–1938
        4. 4. Paul (Robert Zearfoss) Sr 1925–2007
        5. 5. Glenn (T) Zearfoss 1937–1938
        6. 6. Jacob (S Zearfoss) Jr 1926–1945
        7. 7. Dale (Eugene) Zearfoss 1939–1986
        8. 8. Kenneth (H) Zearfoss 1931–1980
        9. 9. Arlene (M) Propst 1923–2007
        10. 10. Eleanor (G) Marinkov 1920–2008
        11. 11. Jeanette (F) Hombosky 1933–2014
      2. 2. Emma (Hilda) Kleinfelter 1913–

William Light's Timeline

2 Records

1802
3 Oct 1802
Birth of William Light in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1874
1874
Age 72
Death of William Light in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1802
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
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