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Joshua Foster Wright 1777 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: ,Iredell Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 12 Mar 1869

Death Location: ,Fentress, Tennessee, USA

Father: Philburd Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Reagan

Spouse(s): Sarah Lamar

Children(s): Mary Wright

1777 marked the beginning of Joshua Foster Wright Sr's life in ,Iredell Co., North Carolina, to parents Philburd Philbert Wright and Elizabeth "Betty" Reagan. Eventually, Joshua Foster Wright Sr married Sarah J Lamar, and they welcomed Mary Abigail 'Abbie' Wright. Joshua Foster Wright Sr passed in 1869 at ,Fentress, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Philburd Wright
1750 – 1833
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
PW
Elizabeth Reagan
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
ER

Spouses(s)

Sarah Lamar
1785 – 1860
Birth Location: , Randolph, North Carolina, USA
SL

Children(s)

Mary Wright
1820 – 1904
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1777
    Event Place: ,Iredell Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1803
    Event Place: , Randolph, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Mar 1869
    Event Place: ,Fentress, Tennessee, USA
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