Reuben
WIGHT
(b.
abt. 1813
,
Dearborn, Michigan Territory
d.
26 December 1877
,
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
)
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Reuben WIGHT was born abt. 1813 in Dearborn, Michigan Territory
Reuben WIGHT was the child of ? and ?Reuben WIGHT died 26 December 1877 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.
Father: Lemuel Wight
Mother: Elizabeth Wight
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Occupation
Reuben WIGHT was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Reuben WIGHT was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Reuben Wight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 26 Dec 1877
Death Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 64
Birth Date: 1813
Birth Place: Dearborn, Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lemuel Wight
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Wight
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53293-1
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1377685
Reference ID: Dearborn 1876
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH5P-P5L : 9 December 2014), Reuben Wight, 26 Dec 1877; citing Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, reference Dearborn 1876; FHL microfilm 1,377,685.'
Name: Reuben Wight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 26 Dec 1877
Death Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 64
Birth Date: 1813
Birth Place: Dearborn, Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lemuel Wight
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Wight
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53293-1
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1377685
Reference ID: Dearborn 1876
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH5P-P5L : 9 December 2014), Reuben Wight, 26 Dec 1877; citing Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, reference Dearborn 1876; FHL microfilm 1,377,685.'
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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state
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