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George W. WIGHT was born abt. 1834 in New York, USA
George W. WIGHT was the child of ? and ?George W. WIGHT died 3 April 1888 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
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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. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death
Name: George W. Wight
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Hudson, N.Y.
Death Date: 03 Apr 1888
Death Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: N.Y.
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07503-2
System Origin: New York-EASy
GS Film number: 1671688
Reference ID: 371
'New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F69R-X2Q : 29 December 2014), George W. Wight, 03 Apr 1888; citing Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, reference 371; FHL microfilm 1,671,688.'
Name: George W. Wight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Hudson, N.Y.
Death Date: 03 Apr 1888
Death Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: N.Y.
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07503-2
System Origin: New York-EASy
GS Film number: 1671688
Reference ID: 371
'New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F69R-X2Q : 29 December 2014), George W. Wight, 03 Apr 1888; citing Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, reference 371; FHL microfilm 1,671,688.'
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