Abigail (Hancock) Wight (1776 - 1824)

Born 14 Jun 1776 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Wight — married 1798 in Otisfield, ME, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1824 at age 47 in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Biography

From "The Wights A Record of Thomas Wight" (Wight, 1890):

Nathan Wight, born October 23, 1773, lived in Otisfield on the opposite side of the road from his father. He married in Otisfield in 1798, Abigail, sister of Betty Hancock. Abigail was born in Wrentham, June 14, 1776. Nathan was a farmer, lumberman, blacksmith, and locksmith. He was also a tanner, the first in Otisfield to tan in pits. He exhibited great energy in all his enterprises and accumulated quite a fine property for his day in the backwoods of Maine. Nathan died July 22, 1854, Abigail died February 25, 1824 - both in Otisfield.

Sources

• Wight, William Ward. The Wights A Record of Thomas Wight of Dedham and Medfield and of His Descendants 1635-1890. Milwaukee: Swain & Tate, 1890. Page 87.

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Acknowledgments

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