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Abel Wright 1739–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1739

Birth Location: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: Bef. 1810

Death Location: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Jonathan Wright

Mother: Abigail Woods

Spouse(s): Margaret Sherburne

Children(s): Abel II, Anna Wright, Sarah Wright, Margaret Wright, Jonathan Wright, Abigail Wright, Jesse Wright

In 1739, Abel Wright entered the world in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to Jonathan Wright And Abigail Woods. Abel Wright married Margaret Sherburne, and had children including Abel Wright Ii, Abigail Wright, Anna Amy Wright, Jesse Wright, Jonathan Wright, Margaret Wright, Sarah Wright. Abel Wright passed away in 1810 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Abel Wright entered the world in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to Jonathan Wright And Abigail Woods.
  • Abel Wright married Margaret Sherburne, and had children including Abel Wright Ii, Abigail Wright, Anna Amy Wright, Jesse Wright, Jonathan Wright, Margaret Wright, Sarah Wright.
  • Abel Wright passed away in 1810 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Wright
1701–1780
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Abigail Woods
1715–1779
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sherburne
1742–1810
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Children(s)

Abel II
1771–1852
Birth Location: Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
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Anna Wright
1776–
Birth Location: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
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Sarah Wright
1766–1790
Birth Location: Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
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Margaret Wright
1763–1815
Birth Location: Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
MW
Jonathan Wright
1769–1771
Birth Location: Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
JW
Abigail Wright
1774–1812
Birth Location: Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
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Jesse Wright
1779–
Birth Location: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
JW

Abel Wright's Ancestors

Self
Abel Wright
1739–1810
Birth Place: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
Jonathan Wright
1701–1780
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Abigail Woods
1715–1779
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Joseph (Wright) Rev.
1663–1730
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Deborah (H) Stevens
1676–1733
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Richard Woods
1658–1717
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah Edmunds
1692–1739
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Deacon
1631–1714
Abigail Warren
1640–1726
John Lt.
1637–1691
Elizabeth Hildreth
1646–1717
Richard Woodde
1615–1681
Francis Dexter
1626–1718
John Edmunds
1671–1755
Sarah Blaney
1675–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1601–1688
Priscilla Byfield
1613–1687
Arthur Warren
1616–1658
Mary Briggs
1617–1658

Abel Wright's Descendants

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Abel Wright (1 July 1739–Bef. 1810) m. Margaret Sherburne (23 Jun 1742–Abt. 1810)
  1. 1. Abel (Wright) II 1771–1852 m. Mary ("Molly") Robie 1770–1852
    1. 1. Sydnah Wright 1802–1862 m. Orrin Burnham 1801–1850
      1. 1. John (Wright) Burnham 1830–1904 m. Lucretia (M) Scott 1833–1908
        1. 1. Ida Burnham 1869–1943 m. William (Hartley) Jeffrey 1860–1933
        2. 2. George (Charles) Burnham 1868– m. Lillia ("Lilly" May) Stratton 1865–1935
        3. 3. Henry (A) Burnham 1859–1910 m. Sylvia (Ella) Phelps 1862–1918
        4. 4. Martha Burnham 1862–1957
        5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Burnham 1866– m. Harry (H) Newton 1865– m. Herbert (Frank) Bruce 1878–
      2. 2. Alfred Burnham 1832–1921 m. Malona (Summer) McCumber 1832–1924
        1. 1. Frederick (S.) Burnham 1865–1870
        2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Burnham 1861–1929
        3. 3. Charlotte (L.) Burnham 1871–1889
        4. 4. Allen (Heman) Burnham 1857–1937
        5. 5. Milton (Herbert) Burnham 1855–1912
      3. 3. William (Scott) Burnham 1823–1888 m. Huldah (Ann) Rowley 1829–1916
        1. 1. Edward (R) Burnham 1858–
        2. 2. Ida (Jane) Burnham 1855–1933
        3. 3. William (Rowley) Burnham 1865–1934
      4. 4. Horace (Leigh) Burnham 1827–1892 m. Susan (C.) Lowell 1830–1903
        1. 1. Frank (W.) Burnham 1853–1922
        2. 2. Herbert (Francis) Burnham 1859–1898
        3. 3. John (W.) Burnham 1857–1919
        4. 4. Alice (H Burnham) Baxter 1852–
      5. 5. Daniel (H.) Burnham 1837–1909 m. Mary (M) Burnham 1837–1920
        1. 1. Arthur (C.) Burnham 1861–1929
      6. 6. Laura (R.) Burnham 1838–1902
      7. 7. Harriet Burnham 1825–1827
      8. 8. Mary (Jane) Burnham 1834–1883 m. James Caldwell 1827–1915
        1. 1. George (Walter) Caldwell 1866–1964
        2. 2. Arthur (James) Caldwell 1869–1936
        3. 3. Ada (Jane) Caldwell 1855–1932
      9. 9. Fidelia (L.) Burnham 1845–1903 m. Orrin (Kimball) Ralph 1845–1895
        1. 1. Mabel (N.) Ralph 1876–
    2. 2. John (Robie) Wright 1792–1845 m. Sarah Hoyt 1792–1877
      1. 1. James (M.) Wright 1819–1873 m. Mary (Peaselee) Woodbury 1820–1907
        1. 1. James (H.) Wright 1845–
        2. 2. Harriet (M.) Wright 1850–
        3. 3. George Wright 1847–
        4. 4. Mary (A.) Wright 1842–1909
    3. 3. James (Sherborn) Wright 1794–1865 m. Lucinda Morey 1801–
      1. 1. James Wright 1831–
  2. 2. Anna (Amy) Wright 1776– m. Asa Muzzey 1769–1840
    1. 1. Asa Muzzey 1820–1882
    2. 2. Ruanna Muzzey 1822–1886
    3. 3. Lydia Muzzey 1808–1892 m. David Howe 1805–1879
      1. 1. Imogene (F.) Howe 1862–1863
      2. 2. Elias (D.) Howe 1844–1863
      3. 3. Betsey ('Betti') Howe 1835–1908
      4. 4. Alvin Howe 1839–1898
      5. 5. Enoch (C) Howe 1840–
      6. 6. E. (J.) Howe 1850–
      7. 7. Laura (Ann) Howe 1832–1894
    4. 4. Thomas Muzzey 1816–1888 m. Abigail (Wilson) Noyes 1816–1893
      1. 1. Mary (L) Muzzey 1844–1925
      2. 2. Melanie (A) Muzzey 1846–1903
      3. 3. Flora (A) Muzzey 1860–1938
      4. 4. John (E) Muzzey 1850–1907
      5. 5. Frank (Pierce) Muzzey 1852–1915
      6. 6. Orvis (Thomas) Muzzey 1854–1935
      7. 7. Ervin (W) Muzzey 1848–1895
  3. 3. Sarah Wright 1766–1790 m. John Hadlock 1766–
    1. 1. Augustus (C) Wright 1788–1867 m. Electa ("Lecty" Adelia) Bigelow 1789–1874
      1. 1. Henry (Grove) Wright 1815–1888
      2. 2. Eunice Wright 1811–1872
      3. 3. Sophia Wright 1812–1886
      4. 4. Franklin Wright 1832–1883
      5. 5. Frances Wright 1831–1854
      6. 6. Bradford ((Bradley)) Wright 1830–1888 m. Rosa Keenan 1838–1912
        1. 1. George (A) Wright 1862–1918 m. Louise (M) Rood 1872–1954
        2. 2. Charles (Hulbert) Wright 1865–1953
        3. 3. Annie (M.) Wright 1867–1947
        4. 4. Ella (Louise) Wright 1868–1953
        5. 5. Frank Wright 1872–1884
        6. 6. Edward (Guy "Eddie") Wright 1874–1938
        7. 7. Robert Wright 1876–1891
        8. 8. Maggie Wright 1879–
        9. 9. Margaret (Elisabeth) Wright 1880–1956
        10. 10. Frederick (Cleveland) Wright 1884–1960
      7. 7. James (Eason) Wright 1827–1915
  4. 4. Margaret Wright 1763–1815 m. Samuel (Smith) Pvt. 1757–1853
    1. 1. Mary Smith 1790–1851 m. David (Ware) Sr 1798–1863
      1. 1. Samuel (Benjamin) Ware 1835–1856
      2. 2. Theada Ware 1832–1869
      3. 3. Obadiah Ware 1831–1831
      4. 4. Mary (Edith) Ware 1827–1827
      5. 5. David (Smith) Ware 1828–1904
    2. 2. David (McAllister) Smith 1809–1881 m. Lucy (B) Hemenway 1810–1847 m. Sarah (G.) Burr –1886
      1. 1. Flora (Moretta) Smith 1839–1929
      2. 2. Beulah (Hemenway) Smith 1842–1930
      3. 3. Desbrow (Merrill) Smith 1837–
      4. 4. Rosalie Smith 1832–1928
      5. 5. LaForest (Marcellus) Smith 1833–
  5. 5. Jonathan Wright 1769–1771
  6. 6. Abigail Wright 1774–1812
  7. 7. Jesse Wright 1779–

Abel Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1739
1 July 1739
Birth of Abel Wright in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1781
22 May 1781
Age 42
Abel Wright resided here in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1790
1790
Age 51
Abel Wright resided here in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
1800
1800
Age 61
Abel Wright resided here in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1810
Bef. 1810
Age 71
Death of Abel Wright in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1739
    Event Place: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records
    [3] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Dracut, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 May 1777
    Event Place: Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA
    Record Source: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, Page 3 - Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War 1894-1912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: July 4 1777
    Event Place: Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA
    Record Source: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War 1894-1912

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 July 1777
    Event Place: Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA
    Record Source: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, Page 4 - Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War 1894-1912

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 May 1781
    Event Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826, New Hampshire Department of State; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Petitions

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 269; Image: 165; Family History Library Film: 0568145

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Series: M32; Roll: 20; Page: 516; Image: 307; Family History Library Film: 218679

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1810
    Event Place: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
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