CHARLES ORA WIGHT(1) was born
on 29 May 1904 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was blessed on 6 Jun 1904 in
CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. BY JOSIAH HAMMER He was baptized on 29 May 1912
in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. BAPTIZED BY B. J. LAMB. AND CONFIRMED BY WILLIAM
STEED, SAME DAY. He was endowed on 23 Aug 1933. He died on 4 Apr 1978 in MESA,
MARICOPA CO., ARIZONA. He was buried on 7 Apr 1978 in MESA, MARICOPA CO., ARIZONA.
He served in the military 14 NOV 1922 TO 4 FEB 1928. WAS WITH THE UNITED STATES
MARINES, 14 NOV 1922. ON 5 JAN 1923, SPENT 28 MONTHS IN HONOLULA. ON 23 JAN 1923
, HE WAS IN PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON.
He was married to SADIE VENEMA on 23 Aug 1933 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. SALT LAKE TEMPLE. He was sealed to spouse on 23 Aug 1933 in the Salt Lake City, Utah LDS temple. Children were: ALICE ELNORA WIGHT, BARBARA JEAN WIGHT.
CLARENCE
JOSEPH WIGHT(1) was born on 2 Oct 1893
in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was blessed on 5 Oct 1893 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. BY JOHANNES ANDERSON He was baptized on 2 Oct 1901 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. BAPTIZED BY J. M. WIGHT. AND CONFIRMED SAME DAY BY DAVID H. ELTEN.
He was endowed on 19 Dec 1928. He died on 1 Sep 1984 in LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
CANADA. AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL. He was buried on 5 Sep 1984 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. He was a GRAIN BUYER. Parents: JOSEPH
MORONI WIGHT and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.He was married to ESTHER WILSON on 30 Nov 1914 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. AFTER HIS MARRIAGE TO ESTHER WILSON, THEY LIVED IN LEAVITT TILL 1922, AT WHICH TIME THEY MOVED TO GLENWOOD. FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS, HE WAS A GRAIN BUYER FOR OGILVIE MILLS. MOVED TO CARDSTON IN 1952, WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE TOWN OF CARDSTON UNTIL 1972, WHEN HE RETIRED. Children were: ERMA WIGHT, VERDA WIGHT, WINONA WIGHT, LORAINE WIGHT, LOVELL WILSON WIGHT, DELOY WIGHT.
CLARISSA
WIGHT(1) was born on 4 May 1803 in
OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. She died on 10 Mar 1848. Parents:
LEVI WIGHT and SARAH CORBIN.
DANIEL
WIGHT(1) was born on 23 Jan 1785 in
OXFORD, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS. He died on 27 Nov 1841. Parents:
LEVI WIGHT and SARAH CORBIN.He was married to MARY HEWITT on 18 Nov 1810.
DAVID
WIGHT(1) Parents:
FRANCIS ISIAH WIGHT and SELINA ELIZABETH CHADDERTON
.
DAVID
OSBORN WIGHT(1) was born on 27 Sep
1891 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was blessed on 5 Oct 1891 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. BY JOHANNES ANDERSON He was baptized on 27 Sep 1899 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. BAPTIZED BY J. M. WIGHT. AND CONFIRMED SAME DAY BY HENRY L.
HINMAN. He was endowed on 22 Jul 1910. He died on 14 Jun 1953 in SALT LAKE
CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. He was buried on 17 Jun 1953 in PROVO, UTAH CO.,
UTAH. HE WAS THE FORMER EDITOR OF THE CARDSTON NEWS, WHEN HE MOVED TO PROVO,
HE WORKED ON NEWSPAPERS THERE.
He was married to ANN ELIZA LEAVITT on 18 Jul 1910 in LOGAN, CACHE CO., UTAH. He was sealed to spouse on 18 Jul 1910 in the Logan, Utah LDS temple. Children were: ROSS D. WIGHT , EDGAR LEAVITT WIGHT, ROMA WIGHT, JOSEPH LAMONT WIGHT, DAVID OSBORN WIGHT JR..
He was married to MARGARET FOLSOM DUCE on 24 Apr 1943.
DAVID
OSBORN WIGHT JR.(1) was born on 15
Apr 1924 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He died on 16 Apr 1924 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. Parents: DAVID OSBORN WIGHT and
ANN ELIZA LEAVITT.
DELOY
WIGHT(1) Parents:
CLARENCE JOSEPH WIGHT and ESTHER WILSON.He was married to DOROTHY LOOSE.
DOLLY
WIGHT(1) was born on 1 Sep 1789 in
OXFORD, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS. She died on 2 Feb 1862. Parents:
LEVI WIGHT and SARAH CORBIN.She was married to NATHAN FELT on 26 Apr 1812.
EDGAR
LEAVITT WIGHT (Private). Parents: DAVID OSBORN WIGHT
and ANN ELIZA LEAVITT.He was married to ELAINE BERTHA SOMMERFELDT on 10 Jun 1933 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA.
EDITH
JANE WIGHT(1) was born on 28 Mar 1885
in PARADISE, CACHE CO., UTAH. She was blessed on 5 Apr 1885 in PARADISE, CACHE
CO., UTAH. She died on 6 Oct 1887 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. DIED OF DROPSY
She was buried on 7 Oct 1887 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. FUNERAL WAS HELD AT
BROTHER WILLIAM BATEMAN'S AND WAS BURIED NEAR THERE (AS SHE LIVED THERE FOR 3
MONTHS).
EILEEN
WIGHT(1) Parents:
HANS ENOCH NEILSON WIGHT and ALICE MCCLUNG.
ELIZABETH
WIGHT(1) was born on 5 Sep 1841 in
HUME, ALLEGANY CO., NEW YORK. She died in 1849 in HUME, ALLEGANY CO., NEW YORK.
Parents: LEWIS WIGHT and
NANCY URANIA ELLIOTT.
ELLA
WIGHT(1) Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.
EPHRAIM
WIGHT(1) HE ASSISTED IN THE BUILDING
OF HARVARD, AND THE FIRST GRIST MILL OF MEDWAY. HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST BORN IN
NEW ENGLAND Parents: THOMAS WIGHT and
ALICE.He was married to LYDIA MORSE. Children were: NATHANIEL WIGHT.
ERMA
WIGHT(1) Parents:
CLARENCE JOSEPH WIGHT and ESTHER WILSON.She was married to RAY PINKERTON on 17 Mar 1939 in GLENWOOD, ALBERTA, CANADA. MARRIED BY PRES. E. J. WOOD.
ESTHER
ELIZABETH WIGHT(1) was born on 7 Sep
1895 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. She was blessed on 3 Oct 1895 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. BY JOSIAH HAMMER She was baptized on 7 Sep 1903 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. BAPTIZED BY WILLIAM STEED. AND CONFIRMED SAME DAY BY J. M.
WIGHT. She died on 28 Oct 1910 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. SUFFERED FOR 10
WEEKS WITH TYPHOID, BEFORE DYING. She was buried on 30 Oct 1910 in CARDSTON,
ALBERTA, CANADA. PALLBEARERS WERE: ELDA NIELSEN, JOSIE BIGLOW, LOLA JEPPSON,
EVELYN BRADBURY, LUELLA STEED, REBECCA BROWN.
She was married to SIGFRIED BERNHARD PETERSON. THEY WERE SEALED TO EACH OTHER ON 5 JANUARY 1912. PROXY FOR HIM WAS WALDEMER LILJENQUEST. PROXY FOR HER C. E. WIGHT. THIS INFORMATION TAKEN FROM CYNTHIA'S JOURNAL, PAGE 5.
EUGENE
NEILSON WIGHT (Private). Parents: JOSEPH MORONI
WIGHT and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.He was married to JENNIE MCCLUNG on 8 Jun 1916. He was sealed to spouse on 24 May 1940 in the Alberta, Canada LDS temple.
FRANCIS
ISIAH WIGHT(1) was born on 9 Dec 1899
in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was blessed on 7 Jan 1900 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. BY HENRY L. HINMAN He was baptized on 9 Dec 1907 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. BAPTIZED BY J. M. WIGHT. AND CONFIRMED BY JOHN W. WOOLF, SAME DAY.
He was endowed on 10 Mar 1926. He was an ENGINEER in 1947 in CALGARY, ALBERTA,
CANADA. He died on 10 Jul 1947 in CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA. HE DIED AS A
RESULT OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN CALGARY. HE HAD BEEN EMPOLYED WITH B.A. OIL
COMPANY AT THE TIME. Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT
and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.He was married to SELINA ELIZABETH CHADDERTON on 17 Mar 1918 in DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was sealed to spouse in the Alberta, Canada LDS temple. Children were: FRANK WIGHT, WILLIAM WIGHT, ROBERT WIGHT, DAVID WIGHT, VERNA WIGHT, LUCY WIGHT.
FRANK
WIGHT(1) served in the military on
10 Mar 1942. WIRELESS OPERATOR IN WORLD WAR 2. Parents:
FRANCIS ISIAH WIGHT and SELINA ELIZABETH CHADDERTON
.
GEORGE
WIGHT(1) was born on 22 Sep 1791 in
OXFORD, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS. He died on 10 Aug 1813. Parents:
LEVI WIGHT and SARAH CORBIN.
HANNAH
WIGHT(1) was born on 10 Jul 1813 in
OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. Parents: WILLIAM WIGHT
and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.She was married to JOEL ROBERTS.
HANS
ENOCH NEILSON WIGHT (Private). Parents: JOSEPH MORONI
WIGHT and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.He was married to ALICE MCCLUNG on 9 Jan 1911 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. MARRIED BY PRES. E. J. WOOD He was sealed to spouse on 13 Jul 1927 in the Alberta, Canada LDS temple. Children were: BESSIE WIGHT, MARJORIE WIGHT, EILEEN WIGHT.
HEBER
WIGHT(1) was born in 1845 in OHIO.
He died in 1850. Parents: LEWIS WIGHT and
NANCY URANIA ELLIOTT.
IDELLA
MAY WIGHT (Private). Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT
and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.
INA
ELNORA WIGHT(1)She was married to GEORGE ALBERT BROWN. Children were: VERLA GRACE BROWN.
INA
ELNORA WIGHT(1) was born on 8 Mar 1887
in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. She was blessed on 16 Mar 1887 in HYRUM, CACHE CO.,
UTAH. BLESSING DONE BY H. E. NIELSON She Pat. Blessing BY O. N. LILJENQUIST
on 28 Jun 1889 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. INA IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
AND BY VIRTUE OF THE HOLY PATRIARCHAL OFFICE, I PLACE MY HANDS UPON YOUR HEAD
AND SEAL UPON YOU YOUR FATHERS AND A PATRIARCHAL BLESSING, WITH THE BLESSINGS
OF THE NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT AND ALL THE BLESSINGS HOPES AND PROMISES
THAT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTO THE CHILDREN AND FAITHFUL DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM IN
THE DISPENSATION OF THE FULLNESS OF TIMES, THAT THESE BLESSINGS MAY REST DOWN
UPON YOU EVEN FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD UP, AND BE A SOURCE OF LIFE AND LIGHT UNTO
YOU AND A SHIELD AGAINST SICKNESS SIN AND DEATH. I SEAL UPON THEE THE ATRIBUTES
OF FAITH, THAT THEY MAY INCREASE UNTIL YOU SHALL KNOW FOR YOURSELF THAT YOUR
REDEEMER LIVES, AND YOU MAY HAVE A FREE ACCESS UNTO THE FOUNTAIN OF ETERNAL LIFE,
AND BE FULL OF FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY, AND THE LOVE OF GOD DWELL IN YOUR HEART
AND HIS PEACE IN YOUR HABITATIONS. I DEDICATE AND CONSECRATE THEE UNTO THE LORD,
AND BLESS YOU IN HIS NAME THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG UPON THE EARTH, AND BE THE JOY
OF YOUR PARENTS AND A BLESSING UNTO MANY SOULS. THOU ART OF THE LINEAGE OF EPHRAIM
AND ARE A NOBLE SPIRIT. AND WAS CHOSEN IN THE ETERNAL WORLDS TO PERFORM A MIGHTY
WORK IN THE INTEREST OF THE PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND THY LIFE
SHALL BE PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD AND YOU SHALL GROW UP TO WOMANHOOD
UNDER THE INFLUENCES OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT, AND THE PROTECTING CARE OF HIS HOLY
ANGELS. AND YOU SHALL HAVE EVERY RIGHTEOUS DESIRE OF YOUR HEART AND BE AN INSTRUMENT
IN THE HAND OF GOD TO MUCH GOOD IN YOUR DAY AND GENERATION, AND STAND AS A SAVIOUR
UNTO MANY OF YOUR KINDRED AND SHARE IN ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THE MILLENIUM WITH
YOUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS HOUSE AND BE ARRAYED IN THE ROBES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
IN THE MORNING OF THE FIRST RESURRECTION AND WEAR A GLORIOUS CROWN.
She was married
to GEORGE ALBERT BROWN on 12 Jun 1907 in SALT LAKE
CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. THEY WERE MARRIED BY JOHN R. WYNDER. LAST NAMED SPELLED
WINDER, ERROR? She was sealed to spouse on 12 Jun 1907 in the Salt Lake City,
Utah LDS temple. GEORGE ALBERT'S MOTHER RE-MARRIED JOSEPH HUNT AFTER HIS FATHER
PASSED AWAY.
JOSEPH HUNT HAD A DRINKING PROBLEM.
GEORGE ALBERT FINALLY LEFT HOME, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER JOSEPH HAD GOT DRUNK
AND WHIPPED HIM UNTIL HE BLED FROM THE WHIPLASHING. ALBERT TOOK HIS GUN AND KNIFE
AND BEAT IT. HE WENT ABOUT 40 MILES WHEN JOSEPH CAUGHT HIM. THEY BOTH WENT INTO
A CAMP OF MEN WHERE SOME OF THE MEN THREATENED TO HANG JOSEPH AND GAVE ALBERT
HIS LIBERTY. ALBERT NEVER WENT HOME AGAIN. HE GOT WORK FROM PLACE TO PLACE UNTIL
HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD, THAT'S WHEN HE WENT TO LEE'S CREEK, ALBERTA ON A WHITE HORSE.
Children were: IDELLA MAY BROWN,
JENNIE ADELAIDE BROWN, VELMA JUNE BROWN,
AMY IRENE BROWN, VERLA GRACE BROWN,
NORMAN ALBERT BROWN, ALICE LUELLA BROWN,
PARLEY FRANK BROWN, ELSIE HILDA BROWN,
MARGARET ELNORA BROWN, DOROTHY FAY BROWN,
WILLIAM RAY BROWN, GEORGE WILLIAM BROWN,
LOTTIE W. BROWN.
JAMES
WIGHT(1) Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.
JAMES
CUDWORTH WIGHT(1) was born on 20 Aug
1811 in OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. Parents: WILLIAM
WIGHT and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.He was married to AURELIA OLIVE HALL.
JARED
MORGAN WIGHT(1) was born on 14 Apr
1883 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. IN CYNTHIA'S JOURNAL, NOTED ON THE 31 APRIL
1882, IT STATES: AN EMIGRATION FROM DENMARK CAME IN, 2 POOR CHILDREN CAME. I
AM VERY PROUD OF MY BABY BOY AND NEVER FEEL LONLY NOW. SO, JARED WAS ADOPTED.
JENNIE
LILLIAN WIGHT(1) was born on 9 Feb
1882 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. She was blessed on 17 Feb 1882. BY J. M. WIGHT
She died on 11 Mar 1882 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. WHOOPING COUGH Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and CYNTHIA
ELNORA NIELSON.
JOSEPH
LAMONT WIGHT (Private). Parents: DAVID OSBORN WIGHT
and ANN ELIZA LEAVITT.He was married to JESSIE MAXINE TUCKER in Jan 1933 in PROVO, UTAH CO., UTAH.
JOSEPH
MORONI WIGHT(1) was born on 18 Jun
1844 in HUME, ALLEGANY CO., NEW YORK. He was ordained in 1856. JOSEPH WAS
ORDAINED A TEACHER BY LOUIS WIGHT IN 1856
He was married to CYNTHIA
ELNORA NIELSON on 24 Oct 1878 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. MARRIED
BY DANIEL H. WELLS. He was sealed to spouse on 24 Oct 1878. WHEN THE CHURCH
MADE THE CALL FOR PLEURAL MARRIAGES, HE ACCEPTED IT, AS HE DID ALL OTHER PRINCIPLES
OF THE GOSPEL.
AS A RESULT OF HIS PLEURAL MARRIAGES, LIFE BECAME MORE STRENUOUS BECAUSE OF
THE PERSECUTION WHICH SOON CAME TO HIM FROM THE OFFICIERS OF THE LAW.
WHEN THE CALL CAME FROM C.O. CARD TO GO TO CANADA, HE TOOK HIS SECOND WIFE
WITH HIM, LEAVING HIS FIRST WIFE AND FAMILY IN UTAH.
IN CYNTHIA'S JOURNAL THERE ARE NUMEROUS MENTIONINGS OF THE LAW:
5 APRIL 1886, JOSEPH WENT TO BRIGHAM TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE DEPUTY MARSHALLS.
JUNE 1886, I TOOK THE CHILDREN AND WENT TO SMITHFIELD TO GET AWAY FROM THE DEPUTYS,
WHO WERE TOO NUMEROUS. I WENT WITH JOSIAH AND LIZZIE TO LOGAN AND SPENT THE 4
JULY 1886, THERE WERE 40 IN NUMBER, WE HAD AN EXCELLENT TIME SEVERAL DAYS HAVING
PLENTY OF VENISON, FISH AND PICNIC MINUS DEPUTY MARSHALLS. Children were:
NANCY MYRA WIGHT, JENNIE LILLIAN WIGHT,
JARED MORGAN WIGHT, EDITH JANE WIGHT,
INA ELNORA WIGHT, HANS ENOCH NEILSON WIGHT,
DAVID OSBORN WIGHT, CLARENCE JOSEPH WIGHT,
ESTHER ELIZABETH WIGHT, EUGENE NEILSON WIGHT
, FRANCIS ISIAH WIGHT, LUELLA
PEARL WIGHT, CHARLES ORA WIGHT,
IDELLA MAY WIGHT, VIOLET SOPHIA WIGHT (LARSEN)
.
Children were: MARY MYRETTA WIGHT, ALTHEA WIGHT, ALMEDA WIGHT, ELLA WIGHT, MARTIN WIGHT, CAROLINE WIGHT, LYDIA WIGHT, MORONI WILLIAM WIGHT, LOUIS WIGHT, JAMES WIGHT, ALMINA WIGHT, MARY WIGHT.
JOSEPH
MORONI WIGHT(1). He was married to CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.
LEHI
LYMAN WIGHT(1) Parents:
LYMAN WIGHT and HARRIET BENTON.
LEVI
WIGHT(1) was born on 3 Jul 1761 in
THOMPSON, WINDHAM CO., CONNECTICUT. He died on 2 Jun 1830 in CENTERVILLE, ALEGHANY
CO., NEW YORK. Parents: LEVI WIGHT SR. and
SUSANNAH BASTOW.He was married to SARAH CORBIN on 24 Oct 1782 in OXFORD, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS. Children were: WILLIAM WIGHT, DANIEL WIGHT, ABBOTT WIGHT, DOLLY WIGHT, GEORGE WIGHT, STEPHEN WIGHT, LYMAN WIGHT, UZZIEL WIGHT, SUSANNAH WIGHT, SARAH WIGHT, CLARISSA WIGHT.
LEVI
WIGHT SR.(1) Parents:
NATHANIEL WIGHT and HINSDALE.He was married to SUSANNAH BASTOW. LEVI AND HIS WIFE, SUSANNAH, TOOK ACTIVE PARTS IN FORMATION OF BAPTIST CHURCHES IN CONNECTICUT. AFTER MANY TRIALS AND STRUGGLES, FEELING THE NEED FOR CHANGE IN RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES, LEVI AND OTHERS ORGANIZED A CHURCH IN THOMPSON IN 1750, UPON THE SIX PRINCIPLES OF CHRIST'S DOCTRINE (HEBREW 4:1-2), CALLED SIX PRINCIPLES BAPTISTS. IN 1773, HE AND OTHERS FORMED A DISTINCT BAPTIST CHURCH, BEING ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE BAPTIZED BY IMMERSION. LEVI MOVED TO OXFORD, MASS. ABOUT 1784. HIS BROTHER JOHN SIGNED HIS NAME AS JOHN WHITE. OTHERS SPELLED THE SURNAME WRIGHT. Children were: LEVI WIGHT, CALEB WIGHT.
LEWIS
WIGHT(1) was born on 11 Dec 1807 in
OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. HAVE TWO YEARS: 1807 AND 1809 He was baptized
on 21 Feb 1843 in ALLEGHANY CO., NEW YORK. He died on 2 Aug 1882 in BRIGHAM
CITY, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. He was a FARMER. HE JOINED THE CHURCH WHEN HIS
SON JOSEPH MORONI, WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. Parents:
WILLIAM WIGHT and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.He was married
to NANCY URANIA ELLIOTT on 10 Dec 1827 in CENTERVILLE,
ALEGHANY CO., NEW YORK.
AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR SECOND CHILD, THE GOSPEL MESSAGE CAME TO THEM. THEY
SOON WERE BAPTIZED (21 FEB 1843) IN ALLEGHANY CO., NEW YORK. THEY HAD MADE A
DAM IN A STREAM OF WATER RUNNNG THROUGH A SHADY NOOK, AND STEPHEN WIGHT, A COUSIN,
OFFICIATED.
IN 1848, LEWIS AND NANCY WIGHT WITH THEIR FAMILY, SOLD THEIR FARM IN NEW YORK
AND SETTLED ON THE BANKS OF LITTLE PIGEON CREEK, IOWA. THEY ESTABLISHED A FARM
OF 25 ACRES HERE. THEY WANTED TO BE WITH THE MAIN BODY OF SAINTS, WHICH WAS HERE
AT THE TIME.
THE SAINTS WERE ALREADY GATHERING TO THE WEST AS FAST AS THEY COULD MOVE ON,
AND IT WAS NOT LONG UNTIL LEWIS AND HIS FAMILY WERE AGAIN CALLED UPON TO LEAVE
THE COMFORTS THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO ACCUMULATE, AND FOLLOW THEIR FRIENDS. THEY
LEFT THEIR PROPERTY AT THE POINT OF BAYONETS AND WATCHED THEIR HOMES BURNED TO
THE GROUND BY AN ANGRY MOB. THEIR PROSPEROUS LITTLE FARM WAS SOLD FOR THE SUM
OF $50.00, AND THAT WAS ABOUT ALL THEY COULD GET TO HELP THEM ON THEIR WAY.
THEY JOINED BISHOP EDWARD HUNTER'S COMPANY OF ONE HUNDRED WAGONS AND STARTED
THEIR PILGRIMAGE ACROSS THE OPEN PLAINS. THEY WERE POORLY EQUIPPED AND THEIR
SUPPLIES WERE SCANT, BUT THEIR HEARTS WERE BRAVE, FOR THEY KNEW THE LORD WOULD
PROTECT THEM.
THE COMPANY PASSED THROUGH ALL THE HARDSHIPS OF THOSE LONG HARD JOURNEYS, SUFFERING
COLD, PRIVATIONS AND HUNGER. THEY ARRIVED IN SALT LAKE VALLEY ON 13 OCTOBER 1850.
LEWIS AND NANCY SETTLED AT MILL CREEK, UTAH. AND BEGAN GATHERING THE COMFORTS
OF LIFE ABOUT THEM ONCE MORE. HOWEVER, IN 1856 THEY CAME TO BRIGHAM CITY, AND
FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN SECURING FARMLAND NEAR BEAR RIVER WHERE THEY WERE AMONG
THE VERY FIRST TO RAISE GRAIN ON DRYLAND. WHILE AT MILL CREEK THEY LOOKED AFTER
THE CHURCH CATTLE, MILKING 75 COWS AND MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE. THEY CONTINUED
TO LOOK AFTER THE CHURCH CATTLE WHEN THEY MOVED TO BEAR RIVER.
WHEN WORD CAME THAT JOHNSON'S ARMY WAS ON ITS WAY TO MOLEST THE "MORMONS",
THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH ADVISED EVERYONE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND TRAVEL SOUTH.
THE WIGHTS WENT AS FAR AS PAYSON, SETTLING THERE UNTIL THINGS BECAME QUIET, AND
THEN CAME BACK TO THEIR HOME WHICH THEY FOUND HAD NOT BEEN MOLESTED.
NANCY WAS REPORTED TO BE A WONDERFUL NURSE AND HER TENDER CARE WAS APPRECIATED
BY MANY MOTHERS. SHE DELIVERED OVER 1000 BABIES INTO THE WORLD AND NEVER LOST
A SINGLE MOTHER THROUGH CONFINEMENT.
LEWIS WAS VERY STRICT IN THE LIVING OF HIS RELIGION. HE UNDERSTOOD HERBS AND
OFTEN PRESCRIBED THEM FOR MEDICINE. LEWIS HAD CHARGE OF GETTING THE TIMBER TO
BUILD THE BOX ELDER COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
BOTH NANCY AND LEWIS BOTH DIED IN BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH. LEWIS AFTER A FEW DAYS
OF ILLNESS. HE SUFFERED WITH STOMACH TROUBLE FOR SOME YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH.
NANCY DIED ONE NIGHT WHEN SHE RETIRED TO BED IN USUAL HEALTH, AND WAS FOUND DEAD
BY HER DAUGHTER IN LAW. Children were: LYMAN WIGHT
, CHARLES WIGHT, SARAH
WIGHT, SAMUEL WIGHT,
ELIZABETH WIGHT, JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT,
HEBER WIGHT, NANCY WIGHT,
WILLIAM LEWIS WIGHT.
LORAINE
WIGHT(1) Parents:
CLARENCE JOSEPH WIGHT and ESTHER WILSON.She was married to FREDERICK RAY ECKETT.
LOUIS
WIGHT(1) Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.
LOVELL
WILSON WIGHT(1) was born on 15 May
1927 in GLENWOOD, ALBERTA, CANADA. He died on 5 Sep 1999 in HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
CANADA. He was a NOVA SCOTIA PROVINCIAL TAX COMMISSION in HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
CANADA. Parents: CLARENCE JOSEPH WIGHT and
ESTHER WILSON.He was married to SHIRLEY CHITTICK .
He was married to JOY HOLLEY.
LUCY
WIGHT(1) died on 9 Feb 1964. Parents:
FRANCIS ISIAH WIGHT and SELINA
ELIZABETH CHADDERTON.
LUCY
WIGHT(1) was born on 20 Apr 1818 in
OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. She died about 1850. Parents:
WILLIAM WIGHT and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.She was married to SAMUEL CROWELL.
LUELLA
PEARL WIGHT(1) was born on 6 Jan 1902
in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. She was blessed on 2 Feb 1902 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA. BY HEBER ALLEN
She was married to HOMER NEAL LEBARON on 8 Jun 1921 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. SHE AND HER HUSBAND ESTABLISHED THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET IN LETHBRIDGE. Children were: PEARL NAOMI LEBARON , HOMER LEBARON, MELVIN LEBARON , DALE LEBARON, DON MARVIN LEBARON, LOIS LEBARON, EDDIE LEBARON, LAURENCE LEBARON, GLEN LEBARON, JOSEPH LEBARON.
LYDIA
WIGHT(1) Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.
LYMAN
WIGHT(1) was born on 24 Sep 1829 in
CENTERVILLE, ALEGHANY CO., NEW YORK. He died on 15 May 1896. Parents:
LEWIS WIGHT and NANCY URANIA ELLIOTT.He was married to HARRIET BATEMAN on 29 Jun 1861.
LYMAN
WIGHT(1) was born on 9 May 1796 in
FAIRFIELD, HERKIMER CO., NEW YORK. He died on 31 Mar 1858 in MOUNTAIN VALLEY,
TEXAS. DIED ON A SMALL RIVER CALLED THE RIO MADIO, HALFWAY BETWEEN CASTERVILLE
AND SAN ANTONIO.
He was married to HARRIET BENTON on 5 Jan 1823. Children were: LEHI LYMAN WIGHT, ORANGE L. WIGHT, WIGHT, WIGHT, WIGHT.
LYMAN
WIGHT(1) was born on 29 Jun 1822 in
OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. He died on 31 Mar 1825. Parents:
WILLIAM WIGHT and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.
MARJORIE
WIGHT(1) Parents:
HANS ENOCH NEILSON WIGHT and ALICE MCCLUNG.
MARTIN
WIGHT(1) Parents:
JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.