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Abby Wight (Wardwell)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island
Death: October 06, 1871 (76)
Sofkee, Decatur, Georgia
Place of Burial: Nickleville, Grady County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Col Samuel Wardwell and Lydia Waldron Wardwell
Wife of Henry Wight
Sister of Lydia Smith; Nathaniel Wardwell; Nancy Bourn; Jonathan Wardwell; Sarah Peckham and 5 others
Half sister of Nathaniel Wardwell; Nancy Bourn; Jonathan Wardwell; Sarah Peckham; Lydia Smith and 4 others

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About Abby Wight

Abby Wardwell Wight

Birth: Dec 31 1794 - Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island

Death: Oct 6 1871 - Sofkee, Decatur, Georgia

Father: Samuel Wardwell, b. Apr 1755, Bristol, Bristol Co, Rhode Island; d. 23 Nov 1819

Mother: Lydia Wardwell, b. 15 Jun 1757, Bristol, Bristol Co, RI; d. 18 Aug 1817, Rome, Oneida Co, NY

Marriage:

23 January 1817 Bristol, Rhode Island

Husband: Henry Wight Jr, b. 5 Nov 1791, Bristol, RI; d. 6 Feb 1885, Decatur Co, Georgia; Son of Rev. & Mrs. Henry Wight of Bristol, RI.

Children:

  • William Henry Wight
  • Abby Wardell Wight
  • Samuel Bowen Wight, b. 1 Apr 1821, Bristol, RI; d. 15 Dec 1886; res. Albany, Georgia
  • John Bowen Wight
  • Byron Demon Wight
  • George Alden Wight, b. 13 Feb 1834, Decatur Co, Georgia: d. 21 Aug 1894,Thomas Co, Georgia

Burial: Wight Cemetery, Nickleville, Grady County, Georgia

Sources:

MyHeritage Family Trees, HERRING FAMILY PROJECT in The Hurd Project Web Site, managed by Nancy Diane Duke

Abby Wardwell Wight memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48661100/abby-wight

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Abby Wight's Timeline

1794
December 31, 1794
Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island
1871
October 6, 1871
Age 76
Sofkee, Decatur, Georgia
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Wight Cemetery, Nickleville, Grady County, Georgia, United States