Lyman Wight

Brief Life History of Lyman

When Lyman Wight was born on 24 September 1829, in Centerville, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Lewis William Wight, was 22 and his mother, Nancy Urania Elliott, was 20. He married Harriet Bateman on 7 May 1848, in Green Bay Township, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1852. He died on 15 May 1896, in Pleasantview, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Wight
1829–1896
Harriet Bateman
1830–1907
Marriage: 7 May 1848
Harriet Amelia Wight
1849–1867
Martha E. Wight
1851–1860
Lyman Wight Jr.
1851–1851
Thomas Lewis Wight
1852–1853
Thaddeus Wight
1854–1927
Mary Elizabeth Wight
1856–1924
Betsey Ann Wight
1859–1875
Nancy Ann Wight
1861–1875
Phoebe Ann Wight
1863–1902
William Wight
1865–1865
James Henry Wight
1866–1886
Samuel Monroe Wight
1869–1898
Margaret May Wight
1871–1950
Charles Alma Wight
1874–1928

Sources (89)

  • Lyman White, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lyman Wight, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Lyman Wight, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *renamed Salt Lake in 1868

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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Lyman Wight

I was born September 24, 1829 at Centerville, Allegany, New York. My parents were farmers. We moved to Augusta, Iowa in Lee County, and this is where I grew up. 1848 I married Harriet Bateman on May …

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