Gardner
Wight
Born in Gilead, York, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Wight
and Susannah (Patch) Wight
Brother of
William Wight, Eliza (Wight) Richardson, Timothy Wight, Emily Wight, Caleb Wight, Polly Patch (Wight) Bean, Susannah Dublin (Wight) Philbrook, Almira (Wight) Scribner, Hannah (Wight) Burbank and Ephraim Wight
Husband of
Rachel (Stiles) Wight
— married
23 Sep 1824 in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Rhoda Emaline (Wight) Richardson, Susannah P. (Wight) Chapman, Antoinette (Wight) Arno, Levi Gardner Wight, Rachel Esther (Wight) Ellingwood and Albert Winfield Scott Wight
Died
at age 72
in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Sep 2021
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Biography
Gardner was born on May 26, 1803, in Gilead, Maine. He was the son of Ephraim Wight and Susannah Patch.[1]
He married Rachael Stiles on September 23, 1824, in Gilead.[2] They lived in Gilead and later Bethel. They had the following children:[3]
- Rhoda Emaline, born April 17, 1828
- Susannah, born August 8, 1831
- Antoinette, born December 3, 1834
- Levi Gardner, born May 10, 1843
- Rachael Esther, born November 21, 1845
- Albert Winfield, born April 9, 1848
Gardner was a farmer. He moved to Bethel from Gilead in 1870.[3]
He died on August 4, 1875, in Bethel. He is buried in Chapman Cemetery in Gilead.[4]
Research Notes
No probate records were found for Gardner Wight in Oxford County.[5] McCann-752 21:35, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK7-CWK : 2 March 2021), Gardnier Wight, 26 May 1803; citing Gilead, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK7-HJ7 : 2 March 2021), Gardnear Wight and Rachel Stiles, 23 Sep 1824; citing Gilead, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wight, 200
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158056076/gardner-w-wight : accessed 07 September 2021), memorial page for Gardner W. Wight (26 May 1803–4 Aug 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158056076, citing Chapman Cemetery, Gilead, Oxford County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400) .
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9W6-FHKY?i=449&cc=2040540&cat=293706
- Wight, William Ward. The Wights. A record of Thomas Wight of Dedham and Medfield and of his descendants, 1635-1890. Milwaukee: Swain & Tate, Printers, 1890. pp. 119, 200
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V9-39W : 22 December 2020), Gardner Wight, Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC7-C7D : 18 February 2021), Gardner Wight, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D5-86V : 29 May 2021), Gardner Wight, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gardner 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 Gardner:
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