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Asahel Wright 1786–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1786

Birth Location: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1842

Death Location: Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Dan Wright

Mother: Sarah Freeman

Spouse(s): Martha Sweeney

Children(s): Sarah Wright, Edmund Wright, John Wright, Harriet Wright, William Wright

The story of Asahel Wright began in 1786 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. Asahel Wright married Martha Sweeney, and had children including Edmund Freeman Wright, Harriet Wright, John Quincy Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright. Asahel Wright passed away in 1842 in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Asahel Wright began in 1786 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.
  • Asahel Wright married Martha Sweeney, and had children including Edmund Freeman Wright, Harriet Wright, John Quincy Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright.
  • Asahel Wright passed away in 1842 in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dan Wright
1757–1832
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
DW
Sarah Freeman
1762–1848
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Sweeney
1793–1863
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Wright
1825–1897
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
SW
Edmund Wright
1821–1878
Birth Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
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John Wright
1825–1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
JW
Harriet Wright
1829–1908
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
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William Wright
1831–1851
Birth Location: –
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Asahel Wright's Ancestors

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Asahel Wright
1786–1842
Birth Place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Dan Wright
1757–1832
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Freeman
1762–1848
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Benoni Wright
1718–1761
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1719–
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wright
1675–1734
Rebekah Sicks
1678–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wright
1639–1688
Abigail Jess
1645–1709

Asahel Wright's Descendants

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Asahel Wright (2 Jan 1786–23 Oct 1842) m. Martha Sweeney (3 Oct 1793–9 Dec 1863)
  1. 1. Sarah Wright 1825–1897
  2. 2. Edmund (Freeman) Wright 1821–1878
  3. 3. John (Quincy) Wright 1825–1905
  4. 4. Harriet Wright 1829–1908
  5. 5. William Wright 1831–1851

Asahel Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1786
2 Jan 1786
Birth of Asahel Wright in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1842
23 Oct 1842
Age 56
Death of Asahel Wright in Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1786
    Event Place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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