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Abigail (Ware) Wight (1740 - 1799)

Abigail Wight formerly Ware
Born in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 9 Jun 1763 (to 29 Mar 1799) in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 58 in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, USAmap
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Biography

Abigail was born on May 09, 1873. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Ware and Priscilla Grant. She passed away on March 29, 1799.[1]


Marriage and Children

Abigail married Joseph Wight 9 June 1763 in Wrentham, Massachusetts.[2] Abigail and Joseph had the following known children:

  1. Benjamin b 1764
  2. Abigail b 1767
  3. James b 1769
  4. Thomas b 1771
  5. Nathan b 1773
  6. Warren b 1778 d 1781
  7. Jonathan b 1783


Burial

buried in Bell Hill Cemetery, Otisfield, Maine.[3]


Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JS-7L9 : 6 November 2017), Abigail Ware, 15 Dec 1740; citing Birth, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,859.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQB-QTY : 6 November 2017), Joseph Wight and Abigail Ware, 09 Jun 1763; citing Marriage, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,859.
  3. Abigail (Ware) Wight memorial, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101848751 .

See also:

  • 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 49.



Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Ware-746 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.
  • Thank you to Betty Tierney for creating WikiTree profile Ware-883 through the import of 82hvd2_561959aftp228gh9972p58.ged on Sep 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.






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