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Jesse J Wright 1796–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1796

Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 June 1870

Death Location: Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Philbert Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Reagan

Spouse(s): Catharine Richardson, Mary Brown, Catherine Sulgrove

Children(s): Noah Wright, Aaron Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Mary (Coleman), Sarah (Wilson), Levi Wright

Jesse J Wright was born in 1796 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Philbert Wright And Elizabeth Reagan. In 1860, Jesse J Wright resided in Farmington, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA. Jesse J Wright married Catharine Richardson, Catherine Sulgrove, Mary Polly Brown, and had children including Aaron S Wright, Elizabeth Bettie Wright, Levi Wright, Mary Polly Wright Coleman, Noah Wright, Sarah Sally Ann Wright Wilson. Jesse J Wright passed away in 1870 in Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse J Wright was born in 1796 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Philbert Wright And Elizabeth Reagan.
  • In 1860, Jesse J Wright resided in Farmington, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA.
  • Jesse J Wright married Catharine Richardson, Catherine Sulgrove, Mary Polly Brown, and had children including Aaron S Wright, Elizabeth Bettie Wright, Levi Wright, Mary Polly Wright Coleman, Noah Wright, Sarah Sally Ann Wright Wilson.
  • Jesse J Wright passed away in 1870 in Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jesse Wright's Ancestors

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Jesse Wright
1796–1870
Birth Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Philbert Wright
1750–1833
Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth Reagan
1754–1830
Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Wright's Descendants

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Jesse (J) Wright (5 Aug 1796–17 June 1870) m. Catharine Richardson (1809–6 Aug 1890) m. Mary (Polly) Brown (1808–1836) m. Catherine Sulgrove (14 October 1814–25 December 1901)
  1. 1. Noah Wright 1844–1864
  2. 2. Aaron (S) Wright 1846–1927
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Wright 1850–1879
  4. 4. Mary (Polly Wright) (Coleman) 1840–1919
  5. 5. Sarah (Sally Ann Wright) (Wilson) 1828–1887
  6. 6. Levi Wright 1830–1855

Jesse Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1796
5 Aug 1796
Birth of Jesse J Wright in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 64
Jesse J Wright resided here in Farmington, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Farmington, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
1870
17 June 1870
Age 74
Death of Jesse J Wright in Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1796
    Event Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 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: Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: M653_342; Page: 188; Family History Library Fi
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Farmington, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, 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: Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: M653_342; Page: 188; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1870
    Event Place: Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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