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Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright 1817–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1817

Birth Location: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 24 September 1879

Death Location: Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse

Father: Joel Wright

Mother: Susannah Wright

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In 1817, Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright entered the world in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Joel Martin Wright And Susannah Bates Wright. Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright passed away in 1879 in Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright entered the world in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States, born to Joel Martin Wright And Susannah Bates Wright.
  • Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright passed away in 1879 in Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse.

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Joel Wright's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wright
1817–1879
Birth Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joel Martin Wright
1785–1834
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Susannah (Bates) Wright
1785–1860
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Solomon (Coursey) Wright
1764–1862
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachael (Elmira Myra Pickering) Wright
1770–1827
Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
James (Henshaw) Bates
1760–1838
Essex, Virginia, United States
Susannah Witt
1764–1829
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac 5GGF
1723–1777
Sidney 5GGM
1727–1812
Isaac 6grgdF
1716–1798
Sarah Lupton
1716–1778
William Bates
1730–1785
Elizabeth line)
1721–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ggg
1671–1759
Mary 6GGM
1688–1764
Samuel Pickering
1684–1727
John Bates
1675–1746
Elizabeth Markham\Bates
1700–1734
Samuel Jr.
1685–1756
Martha Noell\Henshaw
1689–1778

Joel Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1817
17 July 1817
Birth of Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States
Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States
1879
24 September 1879
Age 62
Death of Joel Ellis "Elias" Wright in Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse
Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1817
    Event Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1879
    Event Place: Payne Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Kicked by horse

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