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Rebekah Wright 1708–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12/14/1708

Birth Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Pennsylvania

Father: Cpt. II

Mother: Ann Greenfield

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In 1708, Rebekah Wright entered the world in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, born to Cpt John Wight Ii And Ann Greenfield. Rebekah Wright passed away in 1780 in Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Rebekah Wright entered the world in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, born to Cpt John Wight Ii And Ann Greenfield.
  • Rebekah Wright passed away in 1780 in Pennsylvania.

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Rebekah Wright's Ancestors

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Rebekah Wright
1708–1780
Birth Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Cpt. John Wight II
1675–1729
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Ann Greenfield
1684–1742
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (WIGHT (Captain Militia)) I
1625–1705
Carisbrooke, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Mary Githings
1633–1686
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Thomas (Greenfield) (Rank:Colonel)
1648–1715
Gelding Parish, Nottinghamshire, England
Martha Trueman
1660–1738
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Trueman
1622–1672
Ann Storer
1642–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Storer
1614–1686

Rebekah Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1708
12/14/1708
Birth of Rebekah Wright in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
1780
1780
Age 72
Death of Rebekah Wright in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12141708
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

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