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Benjamin John Wright 1819 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1819

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1896

Death Location: Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Morley

Spouse(s): Caroline Hess

Children(s): Sarah Wright, Loretta Wright, Mary Wright, Alexander Wright, Alexander Wright, James Wright, George Wright, George Wright, George Wright, John Wright, John Wright, James Wright, James Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Eliza Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, John Wright, Dorothy Wright, Dorothy Wright

In 1819, Benjamin John Wright entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to Benjamin John Wright and Elizabeth Morley. In 1860, Benjamin John Wright resided in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA. Benjamin John Wright married Caroline Hess, and had children including Sarah Wright, Loretta Jane Wright, Mary Etta Wright, Alexander Wright, Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, John Wright, John A. Wright, James Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, Perry O. Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Eliza Ellen Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, John Wright, Dorothy Wright, Dorothy Wright. Benjamin John Wright passed away in 1896 in Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Benjamin John Wright entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to Benjamin John Wright and Elizabeth Morley.
  • In 1860, Benjamin John Wright resided in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA.
  • Benjamin John Wright married Caroline Hess, and had children including Sarah Wright, Loretta Jane Wright, Mary Etta Wright, Alexander Wright, Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, John Wright, John A. Wright, James Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, Perry O. Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Eliza Ellen Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, John Wright, Dorothy Wright, Dorothy Wright.
  • Benjamin John Wright passed away in 1896 in Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wright
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Morley
1795 – 1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Hess
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Wright
1841 – 1918
Birth Location: , , Ohio, USA
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Loretta Wright
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Monroe CO., Ohio
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Mary Wright
1844 – 1918
Birth Location: Ohio
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Alexander Wright
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Alexander Wright
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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James Wright
1848 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio
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George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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John Wright
1850 – 1903
Birth Location: Ohio
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John Wright
1850 – 1903
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Wright
1850 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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James Wright
1850 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
JW
Perry Wright
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Perry Wright
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
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Perry Wright
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Ohio
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Perry Wright
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
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Perry Wright
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
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Eliza Wright
1854 – 1908
Birth Location: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
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Samuel Wright
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Samuel Wright
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio
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Samuel Wright
1856 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio
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Margaret Wright
1857 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
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Margaret Wright
1859 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
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Margaret Wright
1860 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
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Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Ohio
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Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
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Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
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John Wright
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Wright
Birth Location: Ohio
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Dorothy Wright
Birth Location: Ohio
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Benjamin Wright's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wright
1819 – 1896
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Benjamin John Wright
1791 – 1870
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Morley
1795 – 1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Wright
1770 – 1850
Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, New England
Mary (Polly) Olds
1782 – 1845
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Hardesty
1770 – 1873
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sary Chilson
1745 – 1815
Moses Olds
1755 – 1830
Catherine Thompson
1755 – 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Beriah Chilson
1716 – 1756
Patience Garnsey
1716 – 1811

Benjamin Wright's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (John) Wright (21 November 1819 – 1 Sep 1896) m. Caroline Hess (Apr 1819 – 1880)
  1. 1. Sarah Wright (1841 – 10 Sep 1918)
  2. 2. Loretta (Jane) Wright (28 Dec 1843 – 17 October 1917)
    1. 1. Ralph Wade (Abt 1876 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Etta) Wright (23 Mar 1844 – 10 Feb 1918)
  4. 4. Alexander Wright (1846 – 1910)
  5. 5. Alexander Wright (1846 – 1910)
  6. 6. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1848 – 8 February 1905)
  7. 7. George (W.) Wright (Oct 1848 – 6 Oct 1909)
  8. 8. George (W.) Wright (October 1848 – 6 Oct 1909)
  9. 9. George (W.) Wright (October 1848 – 6 October 1909)
  10. 10. John Wright (Abt 1850 – 1903)
  11. 11. John (A.) Wright (Abt. 1850 – 1903)
  12. 12. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1850 – 8 February 1905)
  13. 13. James (Alexander) Wright (Oct 1850 – 8 February 1905)
  14. 14. Perry (O.) Wright (Nov 1851 – 11 Nov 1924)
  15. 15. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1851 – 7 Jan 1929)
  16. 16. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1851 – 11 Nov 1924)
  17. 17. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1852 – 7 Jan 1929)
  18. 18. Perry (Oliver) Wright (8 Nov 1852 – 7 Jan 1929)
  19. 19. Eliza (Ellen) Wright (21 Jul 1854 – 19 Feb 1908) m. John (Wesley) Higgins (1855-09-29 – 15 Aug 1934) m. Abraham Spoon (12 Oct 1854 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Abraham Spoone (abt 1859 – 21 Mar 1928) m. Alex (H) Gallaher (15 June 1864 – 11 December 1935) m. Elmore (E) Gallaher (27 December 1861 – 29 Aug 1938) m. Elmer Gallaher
    1. 1. Jane Higgins (1876-03-23 – )
    2. 2. Jane Higgins (23 Mar 1876 – )
    3. 3. Harry (Luther) HIGGINS (1878-04-27 – 1922-02-16)
    4. 4. Harry (Luther) Higgins (27 Apr 1878 – 16 Feb 1922)
      1. 1. Inez (Pearl) Higgins (20 sep 1909 – 5 may 1976)
        1. 1. Helen (June) McGarry (27 Jun 1932 – 13 Nov 1996)
      2. 2. Harry (Lee) Higgins (31 January 1915 – 3 June 1987)
        1. 1. Joan (Lee) Higgins (2 Jul 1937 – 20 Feb 2009)
    5. 5. Charles (Edward) Spoon (05 Feb 1889 – 14 Jun 1964)
      1. 1. Jean Spoon (1927 – )
    6. 6. Carlie Spoone (1883 – )
    7. 7. Roy (W) Spoone (1889 – )
    8. 8. Charles (Edward) SPOON (1889-02-05 – 14 Jun 1964)
    9. 9. Joseph (Albert "Bert" (Hess)) Gallaher (05 Dec 1881 – 03 Jul 1936) m. Margaret (Elsie) Adams (16 June 1883 – 21 December 1959)
      1. 1. Olive Gallaher (24 Jul 1904 – 06 Apr 1970)
      2. 2. Clifford (F) Gallaher (3 Feb 1906 – October 17 1967) m. Ruth (Dexter) Cronin (2 Feb 1910 – 10 Jun 1995)
        1. 1. Wilma (Iverna) Gallaher (10 January 1930 – 12 June 1994)
        2. 2. Vera (J) Gallagher (1932 – 9 May 2003)
        3. 3. Betty (Mae) Gallaher (1 May 1933 – 14 January 1979)
        4. 4. Forest (S) Galaher (abt 1936 – 20 Sep 2012)
        5. 5. Howard (A) Galaher (abt 1938 – )
        6. 6. Wanda (L) Galaher (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. Benjamin Galliher (24 October 1907 – 1 November 1977) m. Elizabeth (S) Gallaher (2 April 1909 – 28 May 1992)
        1. 1. Ben (Anson) Gallaher (28 Feb 1932 – 6 Feb 2009)
      4. 4. Lula (P) Galaher (26 December 1909 – 18 Aug 1984)
        1. 1. Britton ( – Apr 2019)
      5. 5. Herbert (A) Gallaher (1912 – Oct 1974) m. Alegra (Venis) Postlewait (25 Mar 1916 – 27 Dec 1995) m. Jean (Evelyn) Mellott (14 Dec 1918 – 17 Feb 1986)
        1. 1. Lois (Patricia) Gallaher (5 Apr 1936 – 1 Feb 1994) m. John (William "Jack") Miller (28 Dec 1934 – Jul 1980) m. Roland (Edward) Bennington (11 Nov 1924 – 24 Sep 1984)
      6. 6. Lela (E) Gallaher (24 Apr 1914 – 29 Apr 1976)
        1. 1. William (Myles) Shuman (18 Jan 1936 – )
      7. 7. Oscar (L) Gallaher (1917 – )
      8. 8. Elanor (N) Gallaher (abt 1919 – )
      9. 9. Bernice (O) Gallaher (16 Mar 1920 – 18 Nov 2006)
      10. 10. Homer Gallaher (12 Sep 1923 – 4 May 1982)
    10. 10. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 1 March 1952) m. James (Robert) Brown (23 May 1877 – 4 December 1968)
      1. 1. Willard (Ford) Brown (13 July 1920 – 27 December 1977)
      2. 2. Alberta (V.) Carpenter (28 November 1924 – 13 September 2013)
      3. 3. Wibert Brown (abt 1901 – )
        1. 1. Murriel Brown,Smith,Reece,Cummins (22 Sep 1933 – 16 May 2018)
    11. 11. Myrtle (Alice Gallaher) Dennis (5 December 1881 – 28 Feb 1952)
  20. 20. Samuel Wright (14 FEB 1855 – 14 Nov 1913)
  21. 21. Samuel Wright (May 1855 – 14 Nov 1913)
  22. 22. Samuel Wright (abt 1856 – 14 November 1913)
  23. 23. Margaret (A.) Wright (NOV 1857 – 15 Jul 1915)
  24. 24. Margaret Wright (Abt 1859 – 15 Jul 1915) m. Levi Gallaher (14 January 1822 – 13 April 1907)
  25. 25. Margaret (A.) Wright (Abt. 1860 – 15 Jul 1915)
  26. 26. Robert Wright (Abt 1861 – 28 September 1927)
  27. 27. Robert Wright (14 Jul 1861 – 28 Sep 1927)
  28. 28. Robert Wright (14 Jul 1861 – 28 Sep 1927)
  29. 29. John Wright
  30. 30. Dorothy Wright
  31. 31. Dorothy Wright

Benjamin Wright's Timeline

8 Records

1819
21 November 1819
Birth of Benjamin John Wright in Bellaire Village, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Bellaire Village, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
1819
21 November 1819
Birth of Benjamin John Wright in Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, United States
1860
1860
Age 41
Benjamin John Wright resided here in Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Benjamin John Wright resided here in Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Benjamin John Wright resided here in Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 71
Benjamin John Wright resided here in Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1896
1 September 1896
Age 77
Death of Benjamin John Wright in Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
1896
1 Sep 1896
Age 77
Death of Benjamin John Wright in Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio
Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1819
    Event Place: Bellaire Village, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1819
    Event Place: Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1896
    Event Place: Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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