George
H.
Wightman
Born in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Wightman
and Martha (Woodard) Wightman
Brother of
James Hamilton Wightman, Jane J. (Wightman) Logan, Melissa L. (Wightman) Purdy, Susan Maria Wightman, Maria L. (Wightman) Dowd, Marian (Wightman) Logan, William Wightman, Wilson Wightman, Martha (Wightman) Berry, Harriet E. (Wightman) Cummins, Susan M. (Wightman) Brophy, Franklin Davis Wightman, Lois E. (Wightman) Lucore and Alphonzo Monroe Wightman
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
[location unknown]
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Biography
George was born in 1842. He was the son of William Wightman and Martha Woodard. He passed away in 1863.
Wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862; killed in battle at Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1863.
Sources
- Whitman, Mary Ross. George Wightman of Quidnessett, R.I. (1632-1721/2) and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman, Whitman, Whytman, Wightman, Wyghtman. Chicago, Ill. 1939. Page 184.
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