Benjamin Wightman
(1797-1854)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriet A. Rathbun

Benjamin Wightman 1 2 3

  • Born: 7 Apr 1797, McDonough, , New York, United States 3
  • Marriage (1): Harriet A. Rathbun in 1827 in McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States
  • Died: 11 Aug 1854, South New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States at age 57 4
  • Buried: After 11 Aug 1854, New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States 4

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 29 Jul 1850, New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States. 3


Benjamin married Harriet A. Rathbun, daughter of Anderson Rathbone and Hannah Miner, in 1827 in McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States. (Harriet A. Rathbun was born on 6 Mar 1806 in Salem, New London, Connecticut, United States,1 5 6 died on 3 Oct 1875 in South New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States 5 and was buried after 3 Oct 1875 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States 5.)


Sources


1 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 5, Number 4, Page 60, October 1985. Source Medium: Magazine

2 "Find a Grave," database, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Benjamin Wightman.

3 1850 U.S. census, Chenango, New York, population schedule, New Berlin, p. 163, dwelling 346, family 349, Benj Wightman; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 487.

4 "Find a Grave," database, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 Oct 2012), Benjamin Wightman.

5 "Find a Grave," database, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 Oct 2012), Harriet A. Rathbun Wightman.

6 1870 U.S. census, Chenango, New York, population schedule, New Berlin, p. 14, dwelling 127, family 137, H. Wightman; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 916.


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