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Colonel Dexter Russell Wright 1821–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1886

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Father: Alpheus Wright

Mother: Anna Loveland

Spouse(s): Maria PHELPS

Children(s): Paul Wright

In 1821, Colonel Dexter Russell Wright entered the world in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA, born to Alpheus Wright And Anna Loveland. Colonel Dexter Russell Wright married Maria Hulda Phelps, and had children including Paul Wright. Colonel Dexter Russell Wright passed away in 1886 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Colonel Dexter Russell Wright entered the world in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA, born to Alpheus Wright And Anna Loveland.
  • Colonel Dexter Russell Wright married Maria Hulda Phelps, and had children including Paul Wright.
  • Colonel Dexter Russell Wright passed away in 1886 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alpheus Wright
1792–1848
Birth Location: Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, USA
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Anna Loveland
1796–1846
Birth Location: Gealton, Vermont, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maria PHELPS
1823–1908
Birth Location: Warehouse Point, Hartford Co., CT
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Children(s)

Paul Wright
1860–1906
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Colonel Wright's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Wright
1821–1886
Birth Place: Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA
Parents
Alpheus Wright
1792–1848
Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, USA
Anna Loveland
1796–1846
Gealton, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
moses wright
1758–1838
northfield massachusetts
Mary Adams
1774–1802
Rockingham, Windham Co, VT
Jared Loveland
1770–1802
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Roxalana Pease
1770–1832
Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Wright's Descendants

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Colonel (Dexter Russell) Wright (27 Jun 1821–23 Jul 1886) m. Maria (Hulda) PHELPS (06 JUL 1823–14 Mar 1908)
  1. 1. Paul Wright 1860–1906 m. Minnerva Wight 1869–1926
    1. 1. Lea (Ruth Wright) Fortney 1892–1957 m. Norman (Tinley) Fortney 1888–1964
      1. 1. Dexter (Wright) Fortney 1911–2004 m. Margaret (W) Fortney 1919–1994
      2. 2. Betty Fortney 1919–1993 m. Charles (A) Freihofer 1911–1980
        1. 1. Lynn (Louise) Freihofer 1941–1993
    2. 2. Mary Wright 1890–

Colonel Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1821
27 Jun 1821
Birth of Colonel Dexter Russell Wright in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA
Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA
1848
03 Feb 1848
Age 27
Colonel Dexter Russell Wright was married In New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
1886
23 Jul 1886
Age 65
Death of Colonel Dexter Russell Wright in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1848
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1886
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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