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John G Bright 1811–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1811

Birth Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Father: Benjamin Bright

Mother: Mary Bright

Spouse(s): Sarah Webb, Ann Cook, Susan Dear

Children(s): Martha Bright, Mary Bright, Jabez Bright, Benjamin Bright, Mary Bright

John G Bright was born in 1811 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Benjamin Bryant Bright And Mary Bright. John G Bright married Ann Cook, Sarah Webb, Susan Gunther Dear, and had children including Benjamin John Bright, Jabez Bright, Martha Bright, Mary Bright, Mary Hannah Bright. John G Bright passed away in 1881 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • John G Bright was born in 1811 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Benjamin Bryant Bright And Mary Bright.
  • John G Bright married Ann Cook, Sarah Webb, Susan Gunther Dear, and had children including Benjamin John Bright, Jabez Bright, Martha Bright, Mary Bright, Mary Hannah Bright.
  • John G Bright passed away in 1881 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bright's Ancestors

Self
John Bright
1811–1881
Birth Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Bryant Bright
1790–1866
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Bright
1789–
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
William Bright
1755–1815
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Bryant
1760–1801
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
James Bright
1747–1832
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Benson
1744–1838
Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
Great-Grandparents
John Bright
1718–1761
Susanna Peters
1706–1805
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Grace Cole
1723–1776
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bright
1686–1754
Mary Rule
1687–1762
William Bright
1686–1754
Mary Rule
1687–1762
Robert Cole
1693–1763
Anne Cole
1699–1741
Charles Benson
1700–1753
Hannah Bunyan
1694–1770

John Bright's Descendants

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John (G) Bright (21 Oct 1811–1881) m. Sarah Webb (6 May 1810–Jun 1846) m. Ann Cook (14 Nov 1815–1906) m. Susan (Gunther) Dear (19 Jul 1806–Sep 1839)
  1. 1. Martha Bright 1844–1929 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
    1. 1. William Ritchie 1871–1941 m. Annie (Kate) Jones 1880–1922
      1. 1. Mary (Helena) Ritchie 1904–1932 m. John (William) Cook 1902–1948
        1. 1. Mary (Jean) Cook 1931–2006 m. Robert (Lee) Stringham 1930–2013
      2. 2. Annie (Rosella) Ritchie 1914–1998 m. Melvin (Alonzo) Cook 1908–2002
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Cook 1933–2019
    2. 2. Susan Ritchie 1866–1934 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
      1. 1. Myrtle (Ireta) Rawson 1897–1979 m. Frithiof (Emphraim) Olson 1894–1961
        1. 1. Fern (Elva) Olson 1933–2004 m. Peter Plaizier 1932–2013
        2. 2. Glen (Ivan) Olson 1927–2000 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Porter 1931–2018
    3. 3. Annie Ritchie 1864–1894 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
    4. 4. Eliza (Ellen) Ritchie 1873–1958 m. Walter (Horace) Rawson 1873–1951
    5. 5. Mary (Hannah) Ritchie 1866–1919 m. John (Robert) Seedall 1853–1931
      1. 1. Vernal (Ritchie) Seedall 1908–1998 m. Lavina (Mae) Lee 1918–2010
  2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Bright 1840–1928 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
    1. 1. Lori (Elizabeth) Ritchie 1859–1953 m. Alfred (John) Stanger 1859–1937
      1. 1. Frank Stanger 1892–1960 m. Geneva Bybee 1889–1983
        1. 1. Norman (Ross) Stanger 1931–2015
    2. 2. John (James) Ritchie 1857–1924
  3. 3. Jabez Bright 1834–1907
  4. 4. Benjamin (John) Bright 1850–1927 m. Josephine (Wright) Earl 1855–1920
  5. 5. Mary Bright 1842–1906 m. Thomas (Henry) Peek 1839–1911

John Bright's Timeline

14 Records

1811
21 Oct 1811
Birth of John G Bright in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
1811
10 Nov 1811
John G Bright was baptized in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
1839
13 Jun 1839
Age 28
John G Bright was married in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 30
John G Bright resided here in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
1850
abt 1850
Age 39
John G Bright resided here in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
1851
1851
Age 40
John G Bright resided here in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
1852
1852
Age 41
John G Bright resided here in Kanesville, Iowa, USA
Kanesville, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 49
John G Bright resided here in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
John G Bright resided here in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
1870
21 Dec 1870
Age 59
John G Bright resided here in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
1880
1880
Age 69
John G Bright resided here in South Weber, Davis, Utah, USA
South Weber, Davis, Utah, USA
1881
25 Aug 1881
Age 70
Death of John G Bright in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
1881
1881
Age 70
Burial of John G Bright in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
1882
4 Dec 1882
Age 71
John G Bright - Probate in Davis County, Utah, USA
Davis County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897
    [2] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850
    [4] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [5] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Weber, Davis, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 305d; Enumeration District: 016
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 246A
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
    [11] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [12] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 63; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Whaddon; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 3; Page: 1; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241222
    [13] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah Division of Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Death Certificates, 1904-1961; Series Number: 81448
    [14] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [16] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [17] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [18] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [19] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [20] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1811
    Event Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1839
    Event Place: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 63; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Whaddon; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 3; Page: 1; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241222

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1844
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bef. 11 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Event Place: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Deseret, Millard, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1838-1846

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bef. 1851
    Event Place: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Kanesville, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1838-1846

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 246A

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Ogden Junction; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1870; Publication Place: Ogden, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: South Weber, Davis, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Weber, Davis, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 305d; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850
    [3] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [4] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] Utah, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985, Utah, Davis County, Probate Records, 1875-1915; Author: Utah District Court 2nd District (Davis County)
    [7] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah Division of Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Death Certificates, 1904-1961; Series Number: 81448
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Davis County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985, Utah, Davis County, Probate Records, 1875-1915; Author: Utah District Court 2nd District (Davis County)

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