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Elihu Wright 1840–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1840

Birth Location: De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1912

Death Location: Charter Grove, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Wright

Mother: Electa Peavy

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Elihu Wright was born in 1840 in De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States, the child of Ebenezer B Wright And Electa Peavy. Elihu Wright passed away in 1912 in Charter Grove, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elihu Wright was born in 1840 in De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States, the child of Ebenezer B Wright And Electa Peavy.
  • Elihu Wright passed away in 1912 in Charter Grove, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Elihu Wright's Ancestors

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Elihu Wright
1840–1912
Birth Place: De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States
Parents
Ebenezer B Wright
1810–1896
Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States
Electa Peavy
1816–1862
Allen, Allegany County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Elihue ("Eli") Wright
1782–1868
Bernardston, Vermont, USA
1 (Irene) Holton
1784–1876
Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Nehemiah Peavy
1796–1873
Maine, United States of America
Selinda (Jane) Wood
1798–1883
, , , Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Wright
1758–1840
1 Rachel
1762–1845
Solomon Holton
1755–1824
Mary Lyman
1756–1840
Ichabod Peavy
1761–1815
Margery Potter
1760–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Wright
1727–1809
Mercy Leach
1732–1801

Elihu Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1840
27 Sep 1840
Birth of Elihu Wright in De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States
De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States
1912
21 Dec 1912
Age 72
Death of Elihu Wright in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1840
    Event Place: De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charter Grove, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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