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Josiah Wright 1674–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1674

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 January 1747

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Wright

Mother: Abigail Warren

Spouse(s): Ruth Carter

Children(s): Abigail Wright, Joshua Wright, Ruth Thompson, Josiah Wright, Samuel Wright, John Wright, Mary Wright, Abijah Wright, Benjamin Wright, Phebe Wright

Josiah Wright was born in 1674 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Wright And Abigail Warren. Josiah Wright married Ruth Carter, and had children including Abigail Wright, Abijah Wright, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, Joshua Wright, Josiah Wright, Mary Wright, Phebe Wright, Ruth Thompson, Samuel Wright. Josiah Wright passed away in 1747 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wright was born in 1674 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Wright And Abigail Warren.
  • Josiah Wright married Ruth Carter, and had children including Abigail Wright, Abijah Wright, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, Joshua Wright, Josiah Wright, Mary Wright, Phebe Wright, Ruth Thompson, Samuel Wright.
  • Josiah Wright passed away in 1747 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wright
1630–1714
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Warren
1640–1726
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Carter
1681–1774
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
RC

Children(s)

Abigail Wright
1718–1798
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Wright
1716–1776
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Thompson
1706–1775
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
RT
Josiah Wright
1701–1758
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Samuel Wright
1704–1756
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
SW
John Wright
1708–1763
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Mary Wright
1711–1782
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
MW
Abijah Wright
1713–1782
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
AW
Benjamin Wright
1724–1782
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
BW
Phebe Wright
1721–1724
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Wright's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wright
1674–1747
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Wright
1630–1714
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Warren
1640–1726
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wright's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Wright (10 March 1674–22 January 1747) m. Ruth Carter (18 Oct 1681–31 Jan 1774)
  1. 1. Abigail Wright 1718–1798 m. Stephen Parker 1714–1785
    1. 1. Catherine Parker 1758–1826
      1. 1. Samuel Godard 1772–1844 m. Jane Smallman 1770– m. Prudence Goddard 1780–1840
        1. 1. Moses Godard 1808–1838 m. Matilda Drake 1808–1865
    2. 2. Stephen Parker 1738–1814
  2. 2. Joshua Wright 1716–1776
  3. 3. Ruth Thompson 1706–1775
  4. 4. Josiah Wright 1701–1758
  5. 5. Samuel Wright 1704–1756
  6. 6. John Wright 1708–1763
  7. 7. Mary Wright 1711–1782
  8. 8. Abijah Wright 1713–1782
  9. 9. Benjamin Wright 1724–1782
  10. 10. Phebe Wright 1721–1724

Josiah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1674
10 March 1674
Birth of Josiah Wright in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1747
22 January 1747
Age 73
Death of Josiah Wright in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1674
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1747
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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