flag male ancestor  Ephraim  WIGHT

  (b. 27 January 1646 Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 26 February 1723 Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Ephraim WIGHT was born 27 January 1646 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ephraim WIGHT was the child of Thomas WIGHT   and   Alice ROUNDY

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Ephraim  married  Lydia MORSE 2 March 1668 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lydia MORSE  was born 13 April 1645 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.  Lydia died 14 July 1722 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding).  Lydia was the child of Daniel MORSE and Lydia FISHER.

Ephraim WIGHT died 26 February 1723 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .





son of Thomas Wight and Alice ?


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Ephraim WIGHT married flag female ancestor Lydia MORSE-- Date: 2 March 1668 Place: Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lydia MORSE was the child of Daniel MORSE and Lydia FISHER




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birth1646 Birth
27 January 1646
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1668 Marriage / Partner
Ephraim WIGHT and Lydia MORSE 2 March 1668, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

He was 22 years old.
1669 Birth of Child
Lydia WIGHT was born 14 March 1669, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Ephraim was 23 years old.
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Lydia WIGHT married 24 November 1686, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding) to Nathaniel PARTRIDGE
1688 Birth of Child
Ruth WIGHT was born 20 July 1688, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Ephraim was 42 years old.
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Ruth WIGHT married 2 December 1715, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding) to Abraham HARDING
1722 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia MORSE died 14 July 1722, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)
death1723 Death
26 February 1723
Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 6/6/2016 1:23:41 PM - Updated: 1/31/2025 5:31:20 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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