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Nehemiah Wright 1707–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAY 1707

Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: BEF 1798

Death Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Edward II

Mother: Hannah Axtell

Spouse(s): Mary Gates

Children(s): Nehemiah Jr.

In 1707, Nehemiah Wright entered the world in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Edward Wright Ii And Hannah Axtell. Nehemiah Wright married Mary Gates, and had children including Nehemiah Wright Jr. Nehemiah Wright passed away in 1798 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1707, Nehemiah Wright entered the world in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Edward Wright Ii And Hannah Axtell.
  • Nehemiah Wright married Mary Gates, and had children including Nehemiah Wright Jr.
  • Nehemiah Wright passed away in 1798 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Nehemiah Wright's Ancestors

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Nehemiah Wright
1707–1798
Birth Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Edward Wright II
1677–1720
Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Axtell
1667–1737
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Edward Wright
1634–1703
Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England
Hannah Upson
1638–1708
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Upson
1612–1638
Elizabeth Whale
1616–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nehemiah Wright's Descendants

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Nehemiah Wright (23 MAY 1707–BEF 1798) m. Mary Gates (20 JUL 1712–ABT 1805)
  1. 1. Nehemiah (Wright) Jr. 1748–1823 m. Elizabeth Kendall 1752–1837
    1. 1. Nathanial Wright 1723–1867 m. Martha Kendall 1795–1860
      1. 1. James Wright 1748–1811 m. Elizabeth Rugg 1747–1799
        1. 1. James (Wright) Jr 1776–1851 m. Lucy Nims 1781–1854

Nehemiah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1707
23 MAY 1707
Birth of Nehemiah Wright in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1798
BEF 1798
Age 91
Death of Nehemiah Wright in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1707
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 January 2021), Nehemiah Wright, 1707.
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2022), Nehemiah Wright, 1707.
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 20 May 2022), Nehemiah Wright, 1707.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1798
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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