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Josiah Wright 1708–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1708

Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1783

Death Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Hand

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The story of Josiah Wright began in 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Josiah Wright passed away in 1783 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Wright began in 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • Josiah Wright passed away in 1783 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Josiah Wright's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wright
1708–1783
Birth Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Wright
1677–1751
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Hand
1677–1767
East Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hand
1638–1725
Ashford, Kent, England
Jane Wright
1644–1724
East Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hand
1611–1660
Alice Gransden
1613–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hand
1580–1661
Joan Simmons
1582–1635
Henry Gransden
1562–1623
Alice Harris
1580–1645

Josiah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1708
18 Oct 1708
Birth of Josiah Wright in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1783
15 Sep 1783
Age 75
Death of Josiah Wright in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1708
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

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