The Light Family

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Hi,

My 4x Great Grandfather Michael Light came from Germany to NYC (Brooklyn and Manhattan) some time in the late 1840's, but I don't know about his life in Germany prior before his arrival. His German last name was Leicht or Licht I don't know who his mom and dad is. All I know that he was born in 1807 or 1810. He married Pauline Davis (Americanized name) before coming to America. Another relative that also does genealogy suspected that they were Jewish. Any help on this will be appreciated.

Take Care,

Warren Whitby

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This looks like a daughter of Michael

Michael Light

 in the Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963

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Name:	Michael Light
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	Germany
Spouse:	Pauline Lesser
Child:	Jennie Light Wineburgh

Answer 1

THere are a lot of proper "Lights" here to click on 

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AMichael~%20%2Bsurname%3ALight~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AGermany~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1808-1808~

Answer 2

Michael Light Find A Grave # 160925353. Link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=160925353

Birth:  Jul. 1, 1808, Germany Death:  Nov. 25, 1890   Family links:   Spouse:   Pauline Lesser Light (____ - 1903)*    Children:   Arthur Ury Light (1859 - 1930)*   *Calculated relationship   Note: Born in Schwersenz, Province of Posen, Prussia   Burial: Cypress Hills Cemetery  Brooklyn Kings County (Brooklyn) New York, USA   Created by: Warren Whitby IV Record added: Apr 11, 2016  Find A Grave Memorial# 160925353