Martin Light and Maria Barbara Orth

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Husband Martin Light ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: Martin Lichte 2
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Herr (      -      )

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Wife Maria Barbara Orth ^{2 3}

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           Born: 9 Nov 1768 - Lebanon Twp, Lancaster (later Lebanon) Co, PA 2 3
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           Died: 14 May 1851 - near Decatur, Macon Co, IL 2 3
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         Father: Balzer Orth (      -1788) 2 3 4
         Mother: Rosina Kucher (1741-1814) 2

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   Other Spouse: Matthias Morritt (      -1795) 2

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Children

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1 M Orth Light ²

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2 F Sarah Light ²

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         Spouse: Samuel Rice (      -      ) 2

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3 F Maria Light ^{5 6}

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         Spouse: Christian B. Herr (1809-1847) 6 7

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General Notes: Wife - Maria Barbara Orth

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She died May 14. [HLC 1883, 249] The same souce gives two different dates.

1 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 283.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 248.

3 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 383.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 371.

5 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 288.

6 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 282.

7 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 286, 288.