Simon Wightman, Jr.

1827 - 1907  (79 years)

• Name	Simon Wightman
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	6 Mar 1827	NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1907  [2]
  Burial	Richburg Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY
  Person ID	I23469	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Simon Wightman,   b. 11 Aug 1784, CT d. 29 Oct 1871, Allegany Co., NY (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Catherine Allen,   b. 29 Sep 1786, NY d. 28 Nov 1871, Allegany Co., NY (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1805  [3]
  Family ID	F08839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melissa S. Gilbert,   b. 1832, NY d. 1914 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1853  [1]
  Children	1. Rosa E. Wightman,   b. 1857, NY d. 1899 (Age 42 years)   2. Frank M. Wightman,   b. Jun 1860   d. 1931 (Age 70 years)   3. Benjamin "Bennie" A. Wightman,   b. 1875, NY d. 1951 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F08854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  In the Federal Census of 1850, Simon is age 23, living with his married brother William and family at Wirt, Allegany Co., NY. In the 1880 Federal Census, the family is at Wirt: Simon 53, Malissa 48, Rosa 22, Frank 19, Bennie 4; and Sally Gilbert 78, "mother."

  
  

• Sources

  [S013713] Allegany County and its people : a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York, (Alfred, N.Y.: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1896), 865. [S012820] NY Genweb site; cemetery records. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.