Rev. Elnathan Wight

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Rev. Elnathan Wight

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: November 06, 1761 (45)
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Wight, of Medfield and Martha White
Husband of Abigail Mann
Father of Capt. Nathan Wight and Deacon Eliab Wight, Sr.
Brother of Mercy Wight; Joseph Wight, Jr.; Samuel Wight; Rebecca/Rebecka Wight; Keziah Wight and 1 other
Half brother of Deborah Rockwood; Ebenezer Thayer, Jr.; Abigail Thompson; Hannah Thayer; Lt. Uriah Thayer, I and 6 others

Occupation: Minister First Baptist Church, Bellingham, MA, 1/14/1755 ordained
Managed by: Nicholas Fletcher Park
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About Rev. Elnathan Wight

Rev Elnathan Wight BIRTH 23 Dec 1715, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 6 Nov 1761 (aged 45), Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 21515730

Photos added by Julie Nathanson & David Bowers

He was the second husband of Abigail Thompson, daughter of John Thompson IV and Abigail White Thompson, Dying in the 46th year of his age and 12th of his ministry.

"While you are standing here to read Prepare for Death with care & speed. For sure it is that you must die And hasten to Eternity. Prepare for Death he often said Who in this silent Grave is laid."

Parents: Joseph Wight Mercy ____ Wight.

Spouse Abigail Thompson Man, 1717–1802 (m. 1754)

Children Eliab Wight, 1760–1851

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21515730/elnathan-wight


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Rev. Elnathan Wight's Timeline

1715
December 23, 1715
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1757
August 15, 1757
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1760
June 29, 1760
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1761
November 6, 1761
Age 45
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Oak Hill Cemetery, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States