Richard Dight and Matilda Downs

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Husband Richard Dight ¹

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           Born:  - Philadelphia, PA
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         Father: John Dight (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Wife Matilda Downs ¹

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         Father: Isaac Downs (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F Sarah Dight ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Hugh Wallace (      -      ) 1 2

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2 F Mary Dight ¹

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         Spouse: John Greenlee (1833-      ) 1 3
           Marr: 11 Aug 3

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3 F Jane Dight ¹

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4 M W. H. Dight ¹

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           Born: 14 Apr 1839 - Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Sarah A. Shearer (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1 Mar 1859 1

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5 M Isaac L. Dight ¹

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6 M Rev. John M. Dight ^{1 4 5}

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         Spouse: Martha M. Rutchey (      -1923) 4 5

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7 F Charlotte Dight ¹

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         Spouse: Charles Nunemaker (      -      ) 1

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8 F Anna Dight ¹

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         Spouse: E. W. Graham (      -      ) 1

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9 F Matilda Dight ¹

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10 F Margaret Dight ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Richard Dight

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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and came to Mercer County when twenty-five years of age, with his parents.

He followed farming and stone-masonry. He was a Methodist, while his wife was a United Presbyterian.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1039.

2 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 25.

3 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 29.

4 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 195.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 215.