Brief Life History of Lewis William
When Lewis William Wight was born on 11 December 1806, in Oppenheim, Oppenheim, Fulton, New York, United States, his father, William Wight, was 23 and his mother, Abigail Cudworth, was 19. He married Nancy Urania Elliott on 24 October 1827, in Centerville, Allegany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Allegany, New York, United States in 1840 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 6 years. He registered for military service in 1857. In 1852, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as brigham town herder in Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 6 August 1882, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Louis Wright, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lewis Wight - Individual or family possessions: birth: 11 December 1807; Oppenheim, Fulton, New York, United States
- Lewis Wight, "BillionGraves Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: nickname from Middle English wiht, wight ‘agile, nimble, strong, brave’ (Old Norse víg with the Old Norse neuter suffix -t, for which compare the word scant), or from the corresponding Older Scots word wicht. Possibly sometimes a nickname from Middle English wight ‘living creature; small portion or thing’, or from the corresponding Older Scots word wicht.
English: habitational name from the Isle of Wight. The island is recorded as Vectis (its Latin name) c. 150 AD . Its name derives from a British word, perhaps related to Welsh gwaith ‘turn, course’, meaning ‘place of the division’, in reference to the island's position in the Solent.
English and Scottish: variant of White .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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MORMON PIONEER who came to Utah in Fall of 1850 in the Edward Hunter Company. LIFE OF LEWIS WIGHT by a great-grand-daughter, Sylvia Cutler Steiner: "Lewis Wight was born 11 Dec 1806 at Appenheim, …
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