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Marion Frances (Wight) Barber (1843 - 1892)

Marion Frances Barber formerly Wight
Born in Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 49 in Wolverine, Cheboygan, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

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The daughter of Samuel T. Wight (1820-1871) and Martha Pomeroy Stebbins (1819-1883), Marion Wight was born in Silver Creek, New York[citation needed] in 1843, residing with her family in 1850 in Hanover Township.[1][2] By 1860, Marion and her family lived in Gerry Township.[3]

Marion married Henry Barber, taking up residence in Gerry Township.[4][5] They later migrated west to Michigan, settling in Richmond Township, in Osceola County.[6] Marion Barber passed away in Wolverine, Michigan[citation needed] at the age of 50 and is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Reed City, Michigan.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTP-HT9 : Sat Sep 16 08:01:23 UTC 2023), Entry for S Wight and Martha Wight, 1850.
  2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SG-H4X : Wed Sep 13 02:51:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Wight and Martha Wight, 1855.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWW-22N : Sat Sep 16 01:50:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Wight and Martha Wight, 1860.
  4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-NCQ1 : Wed Sep 13 00:42:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C Barber and Marian F Barber, 1865.
  5. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJ5-1GB : Wed Sep 13 03:10:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C Barber and Marion Barber, 1875.
  6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJ5-1GB : Wed Sep 13 03:10:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C Barber and Marion Barber, 1875.
  7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-7QGN : 1 April 2023), Marion F Wight Barber, Burial, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, United States of America, Woodland Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #88770733




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