Fairport in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Abner Wight Home
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
1. Abner Wight Home Marker
Built by Abner Wight 1794
moved here from Wight farm
across road. First white
child to survive born here.
Later home of Col. Howard.
Erected 1949 by New York State Department of Education.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 43° 5.507′ N, 77° 26.528′ W. Marker was in Fairport, New York, in Monroe County. It was on South Main Street (New York State Route 250) 0.1 miles north of Hulbert Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 234 South Main Street, Fairport NY 14450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Erie Canal Inn (approx. half a mile away); The DeLand Family Develops Fairport's Four Corners (approx. half a mile away); Hart's Woods (approx. half a mile away); This Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Potter Property (approx. half a mile away); Burying Ground (approx. half a mile away); The 20th Century Comes to South Main Street
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Also see . . . Fairport installs new historic marker with a nod to the Senecas. 2022 article by David Antreatta in the Rochester NY City Magazine. Excerpt:"
Bill Poray, the historian for the Town of Perinton, which encompasses Fairport, and who was instrumental in the campaign to replace the sign, said that noting the birth of the first white child in the village was of no historical significance.(Submitted on October 15, 2025.)
Its a story that could be told in every little community in America, Poray said. It happened everywhere and so it doesnt seem to be the most notable thing to put on an historic marker.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
2. Abner Wight Home & Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
3. Abner Wight Home
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
