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David Wright 1795–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1795

Birth Location: Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1872

Death Location: Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Luther Wright

Mother: Lorain GIBBS

Spouse(s): Catharine Updyke

Children(s): James Wright

David Wright was born in 1795 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA, the child of Luther Ruben Wright And Lorain Gibbs. In 1860, David Wright resided in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA. David Wright married Catharine Updyke, and had children including James Henry Wright. David Wright passed away in 1872 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Wright was born in 1795 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA, the child of Luther Ruben Wright And Lorain Gibbs.
  • In 1860, David Wright resided in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA.
  • David Wright married Catharine Updyke, and had children including James Henry Wright.
  • David Wright passed away in 1872 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Wright's Ancestors

Self
David Wright
1795–1872
Birth Place: Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA
Parents
Luther Ruben Wright
1762–1835
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lorain GIBBS
1765–1852
Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Wright
1736–1813
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Dorothy Heald
1732–1773
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Justus Gibbs
1731–1810
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Lindley
1738–1832
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wright
1697–1761
Abigail Wright
1697–1761
Thomas Heald
1698–1778
Sarah Butterfield
1698–1749
Benjamin Gibbbs
1675–1767
Abigail Marshall
1687–1767
Abiel ***
1700–1783
Lydia Linsley
1710–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1662–1735
Mary Wright
1672–1701
James Harwood
1655–1719
Lydia Barrett
1659–1737
Gershom (Heald)
1668–1717
Hannah Parlin
1670–1717
Benjamin Butterfield
1675–1715
Sarah Hildreath
1676–1735
Samuel Gibbs
1633–1720
Hepzibah Dibble
1642–1697
David Marshall
1661–1694
Abigail Phelps
1666–1725
Benjamin Lindley
1670–1750
Bartholomew Goodrich
1647–1696

David Wright's Descendants

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David Wright (1 Jun 1795–11 Apr 1872) m. Catharine Updyke (abt 1799–)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Wright 1837–1911 m. Ellen (Jane) Thompson 1839–1904
    1. 1. Jennie (May) Bishop 1876–1910
    2. 2. Charles (C) Wright 1865–1935
    3. 3. George Wright 1863–1932
    4. 4. Harry Wright 1866–1920 m. Delia Raymond 1866–
    5. 5. Thomas (T) Wright 1861–1940 m. Ella Gotham 1868–1951
      1. 1. Cecile (May) Wright 1891–1918
      2. 2. Bernice (L) Long 1897–1929
      3. 3. Ellen (V) Wright 1905–1978 m. William (E) Christopher 1900–1977 m. Milford (Elmer) Wright 1900–1975
        1. 1. William (Christopher) Wright 1919–2011 m. Ellen Wright 1919–2002
      4. 4. Bernice (L) Long 1897–1929
      5. 5. Cecile (May) Wright 1891–1918

David Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1 Jun 1795
Birth of David Wright in Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA
Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 65
David Wright resided here in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA
Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA
1872
11 Apr 1872
Age 77
Death of David Wright in Arbela, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Arbela, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1795
    Event Place: Moravia, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dryden, Tompkins, New York; Roll: M653_868; Page: 637; Family History Library Fil
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dryden, Tompkins, New York; Roll: M653_868; Page: 637; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Arbela, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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