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Wilbur Wright 1867–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1867

Birth Location: Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1912

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Father: Milton Wright

Mother: Susan Koerner

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Children(s):

Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 in Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA, the child of Milton Bishop Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner. Wilbur Wright passed away in 1912 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 in Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA, the child of Milton Bishop Wright And Susan Catherine Koerner.
  • Wilbur Wright passed away in 1912 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

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Wilbur Wright's Ancestors

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Wilbur Wright
1867–1912
Birth Place: Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Milton Bishop Wright
1828–1917
Rushville, Rush, Indiana, USA
Susan (Catherine) Koerner
1831–1888
Hillsborough, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Wright) Jr.
1790–1861
Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
Catherine Reeder
1800–1866
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Wright
1757–1832
Sarah Freeman
1762–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Freeman
1737–1813
Sarah Porter
1734–1777

Wilbur Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1867
16 Apr 1867
Birth of Wilbur Wright in Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
1912
30 May 1912
Age 45
Wilbur Wright was married in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1912
30 May 1912
Age 45
Death of Wilbur Wright in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1867
    Event Place: Melville, Henry County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Canada Obituary Collection, The Edmonton Sun; Publication Date: 20 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; section=pin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1912
    Event Place: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
    Record Source: Canada Obituary Collection, The Edmonton Sun; Publication Date: 20 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; section=pin

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa, Kitty Hawk, 7 Hawthorn Street, Le Mans, France, Dayton
    Record Source: Canada Obituary Collection, The Edmonton Sun; Publication Date: 20 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; section=pin

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1912
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Canada Obituary Collection, The Edmonton Sun; Publication Date: 20 Apr 2004; Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; section=pin

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