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Josiah Wright 1780–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1780

Birth Location: Plympton, MA

Death Date: BET 1814 AND 1871

Death Location: Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: Levi Wright

Mother: Betsey West

Spouse(s): Lydia Loring

Children(s): Hannah Wright, Josiah Wright, Winslow Wright

Josiah Wright was born in 1780 in Plympton, MA, the child of Levi Wright And Betsey West. Josiah Wright married Lydia Loring, and had children including Hannah Wright, Josiah Wright, Winslow Wright. Josiah Wright passed away in 1814 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wright was born in 1780 in Plympton, MA, the child of Levi Wright And Betsey West.
  • Josiah Wright married Lydia Loring, and had children including Hannah Wright, Josiah Wright, Winslow Wright.
  • Josiah Wright passed away in 1814 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Wright's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wright
1780–1814
Birth Place: Plympton, MA
Parents
Levi Wright
1756–1840
Plympton, MA
Betsey West
1754–1797
Grandparents
Adam Wright
1724–1776
Plympton, MA
Ruth Sampson
1733–1771
Plympton, MA
Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1681–1774
Mary Lucas
1684–1759
Thomas Sampson
1711–1748
Lydia Bryant
1708–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Wright
1645–1724
Sarah Soule
1660–1690
Benoni Lucas
1659–
Repentance Harlow
1660–1738
Benjamin Sampson
1686–1762
Margaret Parker
1680–1759
Samuel Bryant
1673–
Joanna KING
1672–1736

Josiah Wright's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Wright (3 APR 1780–BET 1814 AND 1871) m. Lydia Loring (1782–BET 1814 AND 1878)
  1. 1. Hannah Wright 1810–1811
  2. 2. Josiah Wright 1811–1890 m. Sally Sherman 1813–1893
    1. 1. Benjamin (Warren) Wright 1838–1923
    2. 2. Sarah (Amelia) Wright 1834–1854
  3. 3. Winslow Wright 1802–1850 m. Mary Cole 1803–1850
    1. 1. Charles (Morton) Wright 1844–1934 m. Martha Ripley 1846–1906
    2. 2. John (Loring) Wright 1832–1833
    3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Wright 1834–1835
    4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Wright 1848–1849
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Wright 1828–1829
    6. 6. Nathaniel (Thomas) Wright 1835–1836
    7. 7. Samuel (Cole) Wright 1842–1843
    8. 8. William (Henry Harrison) Wright 1840–1841
    9. 9. Winslow (Bradford) Wright 1829–1830

Josiah Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1780
3 APR 1780
Birth of Josiah Wright in Plympton, MA
Plympton, MA
1814
BET 1814 AND 1871
Age 34
Death of Josiah Wright
None
1860
MAR 1860
Age 80
Burial of Josiah Wright in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1780
    Event Place: Plympton, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 March 2017, 15:37), entry for Josiah Wright(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFFS-XDR
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 480,815.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Josiah Wright, 20 Jul 1811; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 2,030,961.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing KINGSTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 20 Jun 1882; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 338 p 329, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,222.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 July 2016), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing Marriage Notice, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 910,367.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 18 Nov 1802; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing Springfield, Massachusetts, p 510, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,243.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Isiah Wright, 29 Mar 1860; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 139 p 326, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,176.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Hannah Stetson Wright, 01 Jan 1810; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAR 1860
    Event Place: Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 March 2017, 15:37), entry for Josiah Wright(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFFS-XDR
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 480,815.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Josiah Wright, 20 Jul 1811; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 2,030,961.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing KINGSTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 20 Jun 1882; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 338 p 329, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,222.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 July 2016), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing Marriage Notice, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 910,367.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 18 Nov 1802; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing Springfield, Massachusetts, p 510, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,243.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Isiah Wright, 29 Mar 1860; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 139 p 326, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,176.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Hannah Stetson Wright, 01 Jan 1810; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1814 AND 1871
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 14 March 2017, 15:37), entry for Josiah Wright(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFFS-XDR
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 480,815.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Josiah Wright, 20 Jul 1811; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing , reference 51; FHL microfilm 2,030,961.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing KINGSTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 20 Jun 1882; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 338 p 329, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,222.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright, 03 Apr 1780; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 2.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 13 July 2016), Josiah Wright and Lydia Loring, 12 Aug 1802; citing Marriage Notice, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 910,367.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Winslow Wright, 18 Nov 1802; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Josiah in entry for Josiah Wright, 16 Jul 1890; citing Springfield, Massachusetts, p 510, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,243.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Isiah Wright, 29 Mar 1860; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 139 p 326, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,176.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch ( : 4 December 2014), Josiah Wright in entry for Hannah Stetson Wright, 01 Jan 1810; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.

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