Simon Wightman, Jr.

Male 1827 - 1907  (79 years)


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  • Name Simon Wightman 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 6 Mar 1827  NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1907  [2
    Buried Richburg Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23469  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Simon Wightman,   b. 11 Aug 1784, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1871, Allegany Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Catherine Allen,   b. 29 Sep 1786, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1871, Allegany Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1805  [3
    Family ID F08839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melissa S. Gilbert,   b. 1832, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1853  [1
    Children 
     1. Rosa E. Wightman,   b. 1857, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F08854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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 
    1. [S013713] Allegany County and its people : a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York, (Alfred, N.Y.: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1896), 865.

    2. [S012820] NY Genweb site; cemetery records.

    3. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.