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Maria Miriam (Wight) Clark (1667 - 1705)

Maria Miriam Clark formerly Wight
Born in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 8 Apr 1686 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 38 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Maria Miriam (Wight) Clark was born on 20 Feb 1667 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Thomas Wight (1638 - 1690) and Mehitable (Cheney) Wight (1643 - 1693).[1]

Her siblings were:

  1. Mehitable Wight (1663 - )
  2. Thomas Wight (1665 - )
  3. Eleazer Wight (1670 - 1747)
  4. Joshua Wight (1679 - 1762)

Maria married Joseph Clark (1664 - 1731) on 8 Apr 1686 in Medfield.[2] Their children were:

  1. Maria (Clark) Smith (1687 - 1717)[3]
  2. Mehitable (Clark) Morse (1690 - 1765)[4]
  3. Hannah (Clark) Robbins (1692 - 1773)[5]
  4. Esther (Clark) Turner (1695 - 1774)[6]
  5. Joseph Clark (1697 - 1731)[7]
  6. Hepzibah (Clark) Hamant (1699 - 1791)[8]
  7. Thomas Clark (1703 - 1776).[9]

Maria died on 16 Dec 1705 in Medfield aged 38.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JR-4FH : 10 November 2020), Marie Wight, 20 Feb 1667; citing Birth, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438. Name: Maria Wight Event Type: Birth Event Date: 20 Feb 1667 Event Place: Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Sex: Female Father's Name: Thomas Jr. Wight Mother's Name: Mehitabell
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNH-F3F : 10 November 2020), Maria Wight in entry for Joseph Clark, 8 Apr 1686; citing Marriage, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Name: Joseph Clark Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 8 Apr 1686 Event Place: Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Maria Wight Spouse's Sex: Female
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JP-THL : 10 November 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Marie Clark, 2 Feb 1687; citing Birth, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-MFL : 10 November 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Mehetabel Clark, 7 Dec 1690; citing Birth, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7Y-HH6 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Hannah Clark, 1692.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7Y-WFV : 15 January 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Esther Clark, 1694.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-V6D : 15 January 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Joseph Clark, 1697.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7T-RJ9 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Hephzibah Clark, 1698.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-DJ9 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Clark in entry for Thomas Clark, 1703.
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #95763645 No burial site has been found for Mary.
  • Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903). http://www.americanancestors.org
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
  • Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;
  • Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
  • U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
  • Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;
  • Pope, Charles Henry. The Cheney Genealogy (Boston, MA, 1897) Page 34.




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M Cole
I made some corrections, but the biography has a lot of information that has been just cut and pasted into the bio as text from source indexes. It would be much cleaner and easier to read if that information was used in inline citation instead. i.e. the biography should have a simple list of the children with some relevant facts, and the source info such as "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" should be in the inline source citations. There are lots of PGM profiles that provide a clear example how to do this.
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M Cole
What is the source for a middle name? Middle names weren't really in use until later in the next century.

[Note, middle name removed and field changed to "No middle name"

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Tim Prince
wikitree suggests linking Wight-27 as father and Cheney-48 as mother
posted on Wight-690 (merged) by Tim Prince
Demers-257 Pamela Demers
Wight-26 and Wight-66 appear to represent the same person because: Appears to be the same DOB, Place of birth, spouse, one child the same.
posted by Pamela Demers

Rejected matches › Mary (Wyatt) Collins (abt.1667-) › Mary (Crowe) Randall (abt.1665-)

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