James Haight (1776-1839) & Rebecca Slater (1774-1859)  

Our Earliest Known Haight Ancestors 

James Haight 
1776 -1839
married 
Rebecca Slater (1774-1859) 
This couple appears to have had the following children


Born
Died
Buried
Married
Catherine
Emeline (Emily) 
Seth A. 19 December 1797 28 August 1874 Clarissa Merriam
Sarah  31 January 1800 15 April 1801
David B. 15 February 1802 05 February 1890 Ballou Cemetery, Madison Co., New York Orilla B. Ballou
Amy  16 April 1804 06 June 1873
William Henry  08 August 1807
Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York
22 September 1885 Evergreen Cemetery, Village of Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York 13035 (photo) Sarah Clark
(photo)
Sylvester 06 October 1809 1852
Amana Marie  06 March 1812 25 January 1852
Madison Co., New York
Bacon Farm, Bingley, Chittenango, Madison Co., New York (spinster)
Ann Mariah  28 May 1814 18 July 1855 Bacon Farm, Bingley, Chittenango, Madison Co., New York Hiram Hall
Andrew Amon 29 July 1816 1889 Evergreen Cemetery, Madison Co., NY (photo) Emily Stowell
James Jr. 18 November 1822 06 November 1832
Various Photographs of HAIGHT Grave Stones
Located in Evergreen Cemetery, Madison Co., New York 
(too see a larger version, use your "right click" on your mouse & "view image")




William Henry Haight


Sarah Clark Haight


Sarah Carmelia Haight (1854-1929) 
Daughter of William Henry Haight & Sarah Clark

Orin Lee Haight (1841-1858) next to his sister 
Margaret Hellen Giles nee Haight (1827-1865) followed by sister Amelia Cornelia Lake nee Haight (1836-1875)
These are three of the children of Seth A. Haight (1797-1874) and his wife Clarissa Merriam (1801-1881)


Seth A. Haight (1797-1874)


The 3 front stones are those of  Seth A. Haight (1797-1874) 
and his children Orin Lee Haight (1841-1858) 
next to his sister Margaret Hellen Giles nee Haight (1827-1865). 
The stone behind Orin's & Margaret's if that of 
Andrew Amon Haight (1816-1889)


Margaret Hellen Giles nee Haight (1827-1865) next to (right)
Amelia Cornelia Lake nee Haight (1836-1875).
Daughters of Seth A. Haight (1797-1874).

This is what we currently *Know* about James Haight and his wife Rebecca Slater
 
4 Jan 1774 In the Haight Family Bible Record (a.k.a. "The Amy White Bible") presented by James Haight, Casenovia, 4 Feb. 1833 is the note: "Rebeckah born 4 Jan 1774"
19 Dec. 1776 James Haight was born 19 December 1776
James Haight worked as both a blacksmith and as a farmer.
abt. 1799 James Haight was "OF" Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York.
In research notes provided by the Madison County Historical Society, February 1999, "Rebecca widow of James Haight d. town of Caz. 8 Sept. 1859 ae 86 y - came to town (with) her husband from Westchester Co. nearly 60 yr. (abt. 1799?) before. " 
In research notes provided by the Madison County Historical Society, February 1999, "Thos. Neal & James Haight of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., bought of John Lincklaen a tract of land in New Petersburg. Vol. XVI (?) & Midwest Records."
19 Dec. 1797 Son Seth A. Haight is born.
31 Jan. 1800 Daughter Sarah Haight is born.
1800 James Haight appears on the 1800 Census, page 123, in Westchester county, NY.
15 April 1801 Daughter Sarah Haight dies, she is about 15 months old.
15 Feb. 1802 Son David B. Haight is born.
1803 "Cazenovia was a thriving community in 1803 and the Haights soon bought an existing farm and settled down, on what is now (1997) known as the Bacon Farm." Bingley (area), Fenner (town), Madison Co., New York
16 April 1804 Daughter Amy Haight is born.
23 May 1805 James Haight appears on the Cazenovia Town Assessment Roll for 1805, Haight, James, (Haight, James), Real Estate valued at $205, Personal Estate valued at $10, Total Valuation = $215, Tax Due = $0.62.
08 Aug. 1807 Son William Henry Haight is born in Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.
06 Oct. 1809 Son Sylvester Haight is born.
1810 In the Pioneers of Madison County, James Haight appears as a Cazenovia juror in 1810.
06 March 1812 Daughter Amana Marie Haight is born.
1812 James Haight appears on the Cazenovia Town Assessment Roll for 1812.
28 May 1814 Daughter Ann Mariah Haight is born.
29 July 1816 Son Andrew Amon Haight is born.
1820 James Haight is listed in the 1820 New York Federal Census Index,  page 27, Cazenovia, Madison County.
18 Nov. 1822 Son James Haight Jr. is born.
1827 In the Pioneers of Madison County, James Haight appears as a Fenner juror in 1827.
Sept. 1827 Granddaughter Margaret Hellen Haight is born to Seth A. Haight & Clarissa Merriam.
1830 James Haight's household was in the 1830 New York Census Index, Fenner, Madison Co., NY.
06 Nov. 1832 Son James Haight Jr. dies. He is less than two weeks away from his tenth birthday.
1833 Grandson James A. Haight is born to Seth A. Haight & Clarissa Merriam.
1833 Grandson James Leroy Hall is born to Hiram Hall & his wife Ann Mariah Haight.
1836 Granddaughters Lucendia Haight & Amelia Cornelia Haight are born to Seth A. Haight & Clarissa Merriam.
14 Dec. 1837 Daughter Ann Mariah marries Hiram Hall in Fenner, Madison Co., New York.
1838 Grandson (Mason? Jason?) Haight is born to Andrew Amon Haight & his wife Emily Stowell.
07 July 1839 Field Check by Daniel H. Weiskotten, " The body of James Haight, died July 7, 1839, age 62 years 6 months 18 days (source: Tuttle) must lie here in an unnamed grave beside his wife Rebecca."
Feb. 1841 Grandson Orin Lee Haight is born to Seth A. Haight & Clarissa Merriam.
Bet. 1840 & 1843 Granddaughter Lucy M. Hall is born to Hiram Hall & his wife Ann Mariah Haight in Madison Co., New York.
18 April 1843 Grandson Lucius Haight is born to Andrew Amon Haight & his wife Emily Stowell.
14 June 1844 Grandson Lucius Haight dies. He is about 14 months old.
1844 Granddaughter Julia M. Haight is born to Andrew Amon Haight & his wife Emily Stowell.
1850 Rebecca Haight nee Slater appears in the Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York census for 1850.
1850 Granddaughter Marian Aimee Haight is born to William Henry Haight & his wife Sarah Clark.
24 Aug. 1850 Grandson James Leroy Hall dies. He is buried in Oneida Co., N.Y..
Bet. 1851 & 1852 Grandson Charles M. Hall is born in Madison Co., New York to Hiram Hall & his wife Ann Mariah Haight.
25 Jan. 1852 Daughter Amana Marie Haight dies. She  is buried in the Bacon Farm Cemetery, Bingley, Chittenango, Madison Co., New York 
1852 Son Sylvester Haight dies.
1854 Granddaughter Sarah Carmelia Haight is born to William Henry Haight & his wife Sarah Clark.
July 1855 Granddaughter Anna Marie (Annie) Hall is born to Hiram Hall & his wife Ann Mariah Haight.
18 July 1855 Daughter Ann Mariah Hall nee Haight dies (probably due to complications during childbirth). She  is buried in the Bacon Farm Cemetery, Bingley, Chittenango, Madison Co., New York 
1859 Granddaughter Marian Aimee Haight dies.
05 Aug. 1859 Granddaughter Adeline F. Haight, the daughter of David B. Haight & his wife Orilla B. Ballou, dies. She is buried in Ballou Cemetery, Town of Fenner, Madison County, NY. Adeline was the wife of H.B. Keeler.
08 Sept. 1859 Deaths in Cazenovia, Fenner, and Nelson Reported in the Census Death Schedules ... " Haight, Rebecca, widow, died of bone cancer, September 1859, age 85 years, died in Cazenovia."
Sept. 1859 Rebeca is buried in the Bacon Farm Cemetery, Bingley, Chittenango, Madison Co., New York She lies beside two of her daughters.
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