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Elizabeth (Gould) Hight (1799 - 1888)

Elizabeth Hight formerly Gould
Born in Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 23 Jan 1822 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 89 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
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Elizabeth "Eliza" Gould was born in 1799 in Gorham, Maine, the daughter of Nathaniel Gould and Elizabeth McLellan

She married Humphrey Hight (1795-1871) in Gorham on 23 Jan 1822. They were the parents of eight known children, all born at Wayne, Maine:

  1. George Nathaniel Hight b. 27 Nov 1822, d. 11 Aug 1847
  2. Margaret Gould Hight b. 3 Oct 1824, d. 13 Sep 1826 at Wayne
  3. Elizabeth Hight b. 31 Dec 1826, d. 11 Aug 893 at Cook County, Illinois
  4. Jane Meade Hight b. 14 Mar 1829, d. 19 May 198 at Portland, Maine
  5. Ellen Ann Hight b. 14 Aug 1831, d. 2 May 1915 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  6. Sarah Weeks Hight b. 20 Aug 1833, d. 22 Feb 1855 at Boston
  7. Edward Gould Hight b. 14 Jun 1840, d. 27 Dec 1891
  8. Emma Frances Hight b. 17 Feb 1843, d. 2 Feb 1920 at Portland

The 1850 US census for Wayne, Maine lists residents Humphrey Hight (56), a blacksmith, Eliza G Hight (51), Jane M Hight (21), Ellen Ann Hight (18), a student, Sarah W Hight (16), a student, Edward G Hight (9), a student, and Emma F Hight (7), also a student. Humphrey owns real estate valued at $3000.

The 1860 US census for Wayne, Maine, in an area serviced by the Winthrop, Maine Post Office, residents of a home include Humphrey Hight (65), a blacksmith, Eliza G Hight (61), and Emma F Hight (17), a student. Humphrey owns real estate valued at $2000 and has a personal estate of $1500.

The 1870 US census for Wayne, Maine lists head of household Humphrey Hight (75), an edge took maker, his wife Eliza G Hight (70), keeping house, and Salome Lombard (64), a housekeeper. Humphrey owns real estate valued at $2500 and has a personal estate value of $1600.

Elizabeth died in Portland, Maine on 24 May 1888 and is buried at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Winthrop, Maine.

Sources

  • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-L1ZL : 3 November 2017), Elizabeth Gould, 12 Feb 1799; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
  • "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV8-12L : 2 March 2021), Humphry Hight and Eliza Gould, 22 Jan 1822; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  • "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK2-QKP : 2 March 2021), Eliza G Hight, 24 May 1888; citing Portland, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  • "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-QH6T : 16 March 2018), Eliza Gould Hight, ; citing Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Cemetery Mt Pleasant, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,148,868.
  • Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3, Author: Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill, Publication: Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1934, Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom.

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