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Milton Bishop Wright 1828–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1828

Birth Location: Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1917

Death Location: Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Father: Daniel Jr.

Mother: Catherine Reeder

Spouse(s): Susan Koerner

Children(s): Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, Katherine Wright

In 1828, Milton Bishop Wright entered the world in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA, born to Daniel Wright Jr And Catherine Reeder. Milton Bishop Wright married Susan Catherine Koerner, and had children including Katherine Wright, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright. Milton Bishop Wright passed away in 1917 in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Milton Bishop Wright entered the world in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA, born to Daniel Wright Jr And Catherine Reeder.
  • Milton Bishop Wright married Susan Catherine Koerner, and had children including Katherine Wright, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright.
  • Milton Bishop Wright passed away in 1917 in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jr.
1790–1861
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Catherine Reeder
1800–1866
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Koerner
1831–1888
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Wilbur Wright
1867–1912
Birth Location: Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
WW
Orville Wright
1871–1948
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Katherine Wright
1874–1929
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Milton Wright's Ancestors

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Milton Wright
1828–1917
Birth Place: Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
Parents
Daniel Wright Jr.
1790–1861
Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
Catherine Reeder
1800–1866
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Wright
1757–1832
Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Freeman
1762–1848
Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Freeman
1737–1813
Sarah Porter
1734–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1704–1772
Abigail Arnold
1710–1751

Milton Wright's Descendants

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Milton (Bishop) Wright (17 Nov 1828–3 Apr 1917) m. Susan (Catherine) Koerner (April 30, 1831–4 Jul 1888)
  1. 1. Wilbur Wright 1867–1912
  2. 2. Orville Wright 1871–1948
  3. 3. Katherine Wright 1874–1929

Milton Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1828
17 Nov 1828
Birth of Milton Bishop Wright in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
1917
3 Apr 1917
Age 89
Death of Milton Bishop Wright in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1828
    Event Place: Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1917; Publication Place: Lancaster, Ohio, USA; ,0.05696163,0.33877388,0.20779099&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1917; Publication Place: Lancaster, Ohio, USA; ,0.05696163,0.33877388,0.20779099&xid=3355
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