George
Light
Born in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Clark) Light
— married
1 Aug 1813 in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Eliza Light, John Light, Frances Light, James Light, Charles Light, Sarah Light, Henry Light, George Light, Lazarus Light, Thurza (Light) Jones, Oren Francis Light and William Francis Light
Died
at age 81
in Bayham, Elgin, Canada West
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Oct 2012
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Biography
George Light and his family emigrated from England as part of the Downton, Wiltshire Emigrants group. They left England in 1836 aboard the King William.[1] After arriving in Quebec, they made their way to Upper Canada (Ontario) and settled in Bayham Township, Elgin County, on the Talbot Settlement.[2][3][4]
George died in 1864 and was buried at the Light Cemetery, which is located on his original land grant on Concession 4, Lot 14.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Downton Emigrants List
- ↑ Upper Canada Land Petitions, p. 392, Mikan 205131, Library and Archives Canada
- ↑ "Canada, Upper Canada Census, 1842," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDRN-QG8 : 11 March 2018), George Light, Bayham, London, , Ontario, Canada; citing reference MG 31 C1; Library and Archives Canada microfilm reel C-1345, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,443,956.
- ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ74-X5S : 5 September 2017), George Light, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 35, line 22; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1018-1019, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,843.
- ↑ Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project
- WikiTree profile Light-406 created through the import of Light.GED on Oct 10, 2012 by Chris Light.
Notes
- Note NI0028!2DO: Birth Record,
- Birth: George Light Family Bible (Held by Jean Gordon)
- Marriage: Parish register of Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
- Death: George Light Family Bible
- Occupation: Laborer, Bricklayer, Farmer
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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