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Gideon WRIGHT 1638–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUL 1638

Birth Location: Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York

Death Date: JUN 1685

Death Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York

Father: Peter WRIGHT

Mother: Alice WRIGHT

Spouse(s): Elizabeth TOWNSEND

Children(s): Elizabeth WRIGHT

Gideon WRIGHT was born in 1638 in Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York, the child of Peter Wright And Alice Wright. Gideon WRIGHT married Elizabeth Townsend, and had children including Elizabeth Wright. Gideon WRIGHT passed away in 1685 in Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York.

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Biography

  • Gideon WRIGHT was born in 1638 in Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York, the child of Peter Wright And Alice Wright.
  • Gideon WRIGHT married Elizabeth Townsend, and had children including Elizabeth Wright.
  • Gideon WRIGHT passed away in 1685 in Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter WRIGHT
1612–1663
Birth Location: Wendling, Norfolk, England
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Alice WRIGHT
1614–1684
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth TOWNSEND
1645–
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
ET

Children(s)

Elizabeth WRIGHT
1668–1698
Birth Location: Suckcalls Wigwam, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York
EW

Gideon WRIGHT's Ancestors

Self
Gideon WRIGHT
1638–1685
Birth Place: Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
Parents
Peter WRIGHT
1612–1663
Wendling, Norfolk, England
Alice WRIGHT
1614–1684
England
Grandparents
Nicholas WRIGHT
1558–
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England
Margaret NELSON
1549–
Wendling, Norfolk, England
William WRIGHT
1588–
London, MIddlesex, England
Unknown (WRIGHT)
1592–
London, MIddlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1534–
Ellen GILBERT
1535–1581
John WRIGHT
1562–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1490–1567
Anne Beaupre
1507–1580
William GYLBERT
1500–
Unknown (GYLBERT)
1504–

Gideon WRIGHT's Descendants

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Gideon WRIGHT (JUL 1638–JUN 1685) m. Elizabeth TOWNSEND (1645–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth WRIGHT 1668–1698 m. Isaiah HARRISON 1666–1738
    1. 1. John HARRISON 1691–1771 m. Phoebe (HARRISON) 1686–1793
      1. 1. Elizabeth Harrison 1718–1790 m. Tunis Hood 1718–1797
        1. 1. John HOOD 1749–1837 m. Sallie AUSTIN 1749–1837

Gideon WRIGHT's Timeline

3 Records

1638
JUL 1638
Birth of Gideon WRIGHT in Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
1685
6 JUN 1685
Age 47
Death of Gideon WRIGHT in Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
1685
JUN 1685
Age 47
Burial of Gideon WRIGHT in Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUL 1638
    Event Place: Lynn, Massaachusetts or Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1685
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUN 1685
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
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