Frances Lydia Wight (1859 - abt. 1956)

Born 24 Nov 1859 in Ontario, Canada West

Ancestors

Died about 18 Apr 1956 at about age 96 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Frances Lydia Wight was born on November 24, 1859, probably in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Alexander Patrick Wight and Eliza Ann Hart.^[1][2]

She never married. She lived with her parents in Waupun, Wisconsin, and continued to reside there after their passing.

A memorial exists for her in Forest Mound Cemetery, in Waupun, Wisconsin, which indicates she died on April 18, 1956.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wight: Page 203
2. ↑ Mason: Page 266
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243122442/frances-l-wight: accessed 06 January 2024), memorial page for Frances L Wight (24 Nov 1859–18 Apr 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243122442, citing Forest Mound Cemetery, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Lleeah (contributor 48256348).

• Wight, William Ward. The Wights: A Record of Thomas Wight of Dedham and Medfield (Swain & Tate, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1890) Page 203
• Mason, Edna Warren. Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1937) Page 266
• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKK-WCZ : Fri Oct 06 15:07:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Wight and Eliza A Wight, 1900.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPKK-HD2 : Wed Oct 04 19:48:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza Wight and Frances L Wight, 1910.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJR-XG3 : Fri Dec 08 02:34:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza A Wight and Francis L Wight, 1920.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9QX-665 : Wed Oct 04 05:28:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Frances L Wight, 1930.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7V5-FJP : Tue Nov 28 16:52:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Wight and Clara Wheelock, 1940.
• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9C-KT8R : Tue Oct 03 13:50:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Frances Wight and Clara Wheelock, Apr 18, 1950.