Lewis William Wight

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Son of William Wight and Abigail Cudworth
Married Nancy Urania Elliot, 10 December 1827, Centerville, Allegany, New York
Married Mary Straight, abt 1832

MORMON PIONEER who came to Utah in Fall of 1850 in the Edward Hunter Company; Age at Departure: 42.

LIFE OF LEWIS WIGHT by a great-grand-daughter, Sylvia Cutler Steiner: "Lewis Wight was born 11 Dec 1806 at Appenheim, Montgomery, New York. He was the son of William and Abigail Cudworth Wight. The Wights were early settlers of the State of New York and were presumably quite well to do.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ reached them in 1841 and they were soon baptized. Lewis had married Nancy Elliot in New York in 1827. They had seven children, all but one being born in New York State, the youngest, William Lewis being born 22 March 1850 at Potawauna, Iowa. (On their family group sheet it has the last 3 children born in Council Bluffs.)

Lewis was baptized 21 Feb 1843 in Allegany county, N.Y. and by 1846 the Wights went to Nauvoo. From there to Iowa and thence to Council Bluffs in the spring 1849. In 1848 the Wight famiy was quite well and comfortably situated on a 25 acre farm on the banks of Little Pigeon Creek, Iowa, raising grain and cattle, making every available turn for the welfare of the family and assisting the Saints.

Lyman Wight who at one time was very active in the Church, even one of the Apostles, was a brother of Lewis, who endured the persecutions who decided to follow the saints who had gone west to Utah. They sold their farm with a promising crop of grain for $50.00 and joined Bishop Hunter's Company, which was the first company to be helped by the perpetual emigration fund. Lewis Wight was made Capt. of fifty (some family information says Capt of Ten, but from Journal History 31 Dec 1850 page 12 says Captain of 50.)

They traveled through dense underbrush, but searched out a suitable camping place, and as was the usual order the wagons were arranged in a circle, so the oxen could graze inside. During the first night the animals became frightened and escaped, but due time they reached the valley. On their arrival in Utah the 13 Oct 1850, they settled on the Jordan River and engaged in the dairying business. They lived in the vicinity of Salt Lake for about 5 years, then they moved to Brigham City.

From the Deseret News it says that three horsemen drew rein on the banks of Box Elder Creek one sunny day in April 1851 and it was then that the first groups settled in this community, and they called the place Box Elder because of the trees along the creek banks, so it was sometime later that the Wights with the Cutlers and others came there. 500 Indians claimed the country known as Box Elder. They were not altogether friendly so the people built a Village Fort and built a school house. In the spring of 1852, the settlers broke up the Fort and moved out on the farms, which had been surveyed by Henry G. Sherwood and Jesse W. Fox. The land in Brigham was first taken as a squatters claim and was first known as Box Elder and then for a period of two years as Youngsville and later named Brigham City after Brigham Young.

Lewis Wight was engaged as town herder and built a large pole corral on his property located on what is now First West Street midway between Forest and 1st North. In 1856 the United Order was lived in Brigham and no doubt the Wights were with the rest. He had charge of church cattle for several years in the early fifties and had charge of public works getting out timber for the courthouse.

Lewis Wight was ordained a High Priest 25 Nov 1856 by Lorenzo Snow who was called as the Presiding Elder. He, Lewis, died 2 Aug 1882 in Brigham City and is buried there. He and his wife Nancy, having been married fifty years.

Inscription

Lewis Wight Born in Oppenheim, fulton Co, NY Dec 11, 1806. Died Aug 6, 1882. Our Father has gone to a mansion of rest, From region of sorrow and pain, To the glorious by the didy blest Where suffer again.

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Mormon Pioneer:

"...We again packed up what possessions we could take and we joined the Bishop Edward Hunters Company. In our company was all of our children, Lyman and his wife Harriet Bateman, Charles, Joseph Moroni, William Lewis, my wife Nancy Elliott and myself. There were at least 183 people in our company.

The first night out we were surrounded by dense underbrush. It was almost impassable. A suitable place was found for camping. Our wagons were put in a circle formation with the cattle grazing inside the circle. We just had a young baby boy that was born March 22 of this year and the first night we stopped my Wife Nancy held the baby in her arms all night long.

Before long, the oxen got frightened and they ran away. A search was planned. Our son Charles who was nin[e]teen years old was chosen to go look for the oxen. Charles left with a prayer in his heart to begin the search. The sun was just setting when Charles saw the oxen's footprints and followed them to a nearby farm. He found an old farmer taking care of the oxen. The old man said it was too late to start back home and he asked Charles to stay overnight. In the evening they talked. The farmer had a young daughter named Sara Ellen Loveless who Charles became acquainted with. The next morning Sara left with Charles and they brought the oxen back to our camp. Everyone in camp was so happy to see them and sure happy to see they had brought the oxen back to camp. Before we left to finish our journey west, Charles and Sara were married and she joined our company.

At night, everyone was happy and sang songs and the men would teach some teachings of the gospel. At night the wagons and harnesses were repaired. The journey out west was long and tiresome. We arrived into the Salt Lake Valley October 13, 1850..."

SOURCE: Wight, Lewis, [Reminiscence], 2-3. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.) Retrieved from http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/source/1,18016,4976-9242,0...

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Lewis William Wight
BIRTH
11 Dec 1806
Oppenheim, Fulton County, New York, USA
DEATH
6 Aug 1882 (aged 75)
Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
BURIAL
Brigham City Cemetery
Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA Show Map
PLOT
B-17-62-7
MEMORIAL ID
14427784 ·

Son of William Wight and Abigail Cudworth
Married Nancy Urania Elliot, 10 December 1827, Centerville, Allegany, New York
Married Mary Straight, abt 1832

MORMON PIONEER who came to Utah in Fall of 1850 in the Edward Hunter Company; Age at Departure: 42.

LIFE OF LEWIS WIGHT by a great-grand-daughter, Sylvia Cutler Steiner: "Lewis Wight was born 11 Dec 1806 at Appenheim, Montgomery, New York. He was the son of William and Abigail Cudworth Wight. The Wights were early settlers of the State of New York and were presumably quite well to do.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ reached them in 1841 and they were soon baptized. Lewis had married Nancy Elliot in New York in 1827. They had seven children, all but one being born in New York State, the youngest, William Lewis being born 22 March 1850 at Potawauna, Iowa. (On their family group sheet it has the last 3 children born in Council Bluffs.)

Lewis was baptized 21 Feb 1843 in Allegany county, N.Y. and by 1846 the Wights went to Nauvoo. From there to Iowa …

Inscription
Lewis Wight Born in Oppenheim, fulton Co, NY Dec 11, 1806. Died Aug 6, 1882. Our Father has gone to a mansion of rest, From region of sorrow and pain, To the glorious by the didy blest Where suffer again.
Family Members
Parents
William Wight
William Wight
1783–1824

Abigail Wight
Abigail Cudworth Wight
1787–1858

Spouses
Nancy Wight
Nancy Urania Elliott Wight
1809–1894 (m. 1827)

Mary Wight
Mary Street Wight
1809–1891 (m. 1853)

Siblings
Betsey Wight Crowell
1808–1834

James Cudworth Wight
1811–1886

Hannah Roberts
Hannah Wight Roberts
1813–1882

Mary Wight
1813–1814

Mary Wight Peck
1815–1888

Lucy Crowell
Lucy Wight Crowell
1818–1856

Ruth Wight
1821–1821

Lyman Wight
1822–1825

Half Siblings
Sylvester Wight
1804–1846

Children
Lyman Wight
Lyman Wight
1829–1896

Charles Wight
Charles Wight
1831–1911

Sarah Cutler
Sarah Wight Cutler
1833–1901

Samuel Wight
1838–1846

Elizabeth Wight
1841–1846

Joseph Wight
Joseph Moroni Wight
1844–1914

Heber Wight
1845–1850

Nancy Wight
1847–1850

William Wight
William Lewis Wight
1850–1907

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 8 2023, 21:49:59 UTC