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Catherine (Morse) Wight (1737 - 1827)

Catherine Wight formerly Morse
Born in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 19 Jun 1760 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 89 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Catherine, the daughter of Joshua & Mary (Partridge) Morse, was born on 5 Mar 1737 in Medfield, Massachusetts.[1]

She married David Wight, son of Jonathan & Sarah (Plimpton) Wight, on 19 Jun 1760 at Medford, Norfolk, MA[2] They were the parents of David II, Festus, Oliver & Alpheus Wight

She died on 18 February 1827 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Birth, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 October 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00070
    Catharine Morse, 5 Mar 1737
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Marriage, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 October 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00152
    Catharine Morse in entry for David Wight, 19 Jun 1760
  3. ↑ Death Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Death, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009532.
    FamilySearch (accessed 20 October 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00074
    Mrs. Catherine Wight, 18 Feb 1827
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80160906/catherine-wight: accessed 13 January 2023), memorial page for Catherine Morse Wight (5 Mar 1737–18 Feb 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80160906, citing Old Burial Ground, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Joe (contributor 46542358).




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Emens-67 Susan (Emens) Hughes
Morse-6121 and Morse-1374 appear to represent the same person because: Dates and other details match or are similar.
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