Wealthy Jane Dwight

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Wealthy Jane Dwight (Dewey)

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Birthplace: Forestville, NY, United States
Death: August 23, 1864 (41)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dea. Harvey Dewey and Betsy Maria Dewey
Wife of Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
Mother of Elka "Lily" Dewey; Sophia Edwards Dwight; Francis Edwin Dwight and Isabella Jane Dwight

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About Wealthy Jane Dwight

[Benjamin Dwight] m. July 29, 1846, at Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Wealthy Jane Dewey, then residing at Joliet, IL, b. at Forestville, N. Y., April 20, 1823 (dan. of Dea. Harvey Dewey, afterwards of Jamestown, N. Y., and Betsey Maria Harrison). She was of a light, florid complexion, and had blue eyes and auburn hair. She d. Aug. 23, 1864, aet. 41. She passed quietly from this world to a better one, without fear or pain, at rest in heart with Christ.

Source: The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass , Volume 1 (Google eBook), Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders, 1874, page 188. Downloaded 2011.

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Wealthy Jane Dwight's Timeline

1823
April 20, 1823
Forestville, NY, United States
1850
February 21, 1850
1853
April 8, 1853
Brooklyn, NY, United States
1856
December 11, 1856
Clinton, NY, United States
1861
November 11, 1861
Clinton, NY, United States
1864
August 23, 1864
Age 41