Ancestry of
Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

Martha Wightman

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• • Great-grandmother of Melvil Dewey — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 11 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 15 May 1759 
  • Birth Location:
  • North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island 
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  • Death Date:
  • 2 Dec 1841 
  • Death Location:
  • Horicon, Warren, New York  
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  • Burial Location:
  • Smith Cemetery, Washington County, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Benjamin Cole
  • Marriage Date:
  • 2 Nov 1783 
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  • Children:
  
  

  Susannah Cole

  Polly Cole (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Sources for Martha Wightman

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A024113.
  • ² General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920, General No. 37476, Membership application for Grace June Culver Duell.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/13/2023).