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Elisha Wright 1741–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1741

Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Hannah Woodberry

Mother: Judah III

Spouse(s): Sarah Merriman

Children(s): Elisha, Wright

Elisha Wright was born in 1741 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Hannah Woodberry And Judah Wright Iii. Elisha Wright married Sarah Merriman, and had children including Elisha Jr Wright. Elisha Wright passed away in 1828 in Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Wright was born in 1741 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Hannah Woodberry And Judah Wright Iii.
  • Elisha Wright married Sarah Merriman, and had children including Elisha Jr Wright.
  • Elisha Wright passed away in 1828 in Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Elisha Wright's Ancestors

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Elisha Wright
1741–1828
Birth Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Hannah Woodberry
1715–1799
Gloucester, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Judah (Wright) III
1707–1806
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathan Woodbury
1690–1768
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Giddings
1692–1742
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Judah Wright
1677–1747
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Hoyt
1684–1769
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey II
1643–1725
Anna Winder
1653–1728
Samuel Giddings
1645–1706
Hannah Martin
1650–1699
David Lieut.
1651–1704
Mary Wilson
1652–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Woodbury
1609–1686
Elizabeth Hunter
1614–1689
John Winder
1637–1701
Elizabeth Younge
1637–1675
Nicholas Hoyt
1622–1655
Susannah Joyce
1626–1655

Elisha Wright's Descendants

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Elisha Wright (20 April 1741–1828) m. Sarah Merriman (1 Mar 1752–1824)
  1. 1. Elisha, (Jr.) Wright 1780–1870 m. Martha (Polly) Keet-Wright 1780–1863
    1. 1. Sylvanus Wright 1803–1886 m. Nancy Liddle 1811–1892

Elisha Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1741
20 April 1741
Birth of Elisha Wright in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
1828
1828
Age 87
Death of Elisha Wright in Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1741
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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