Rev. Benjamin Stark Wightman

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Rev. Benjamin Stark Wightman

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Death: August 01, 1830 (74)
Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham Wightman and Susannah Wightman
Husband of Esther Wightman
Father of Jerusha Yoemans; Lydia Wightman; Ester Randall Wightmann and Elias R. Wightman
Brother of Martha Randall; Allen Wightman; Sarah Tennant; Lucy Wightman; James Wightman and 3 others

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About Rev. Benjamin Stark Wightman

Baptist minister

Birth: Aug. 31, 1755 Death: Aug. 1, 1830

Inscription: Landed At Matagorda Jan 1 1829. First Settlers and First Buried In Matagorda Cemetery; See D.A.R. Marker and Site Marker

Note: Citizen Of The Republic Of Texas Medalion (1836-1846)

Burial: Matagorda Cemetery Matagorda Matagorda County Texas, USA

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Created by: auschuck Record added: Nov 25, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31718292


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@R-2144588138@ Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,70580::0 1,70580::3792883

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Rev. Benjamin Stark Wightman's Timeline

1755
August 31, 1755
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1776
1776
Herkimer, Herkimer County New York
1778
July 17, 1778
Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut, CT, United States
1787
1787
German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York, United States of America
1792
January 1792
Herkimer County, New York, United States of America
1830
August 1, 1830
Age 74
Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, United States
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Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, United States