Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Benjamin Wright
1714 - 1795 (80 years)-
Name Benjamin Wright [1] Birth 3 Mar 1714 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut [2, 3] Gender Male Death 1795 Vermont [3] Burial St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont [3] Person ID I22371 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK Last Modified 5 Jan 2019
Father Ensign Abel Wright, b. 25 Sep 1664, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts d. 2 Jun 1745, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (Age 80 years) Mother Rebecca Terry, b. 5 Dec 1673, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts d. Aft 18 Sep 1747 (Age > 74 years) Marriage 16 Sep 1691 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts [4, 5] Family ID F13506 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rachel Owen, b. 30 Dec 1711, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Marriage 9 Jan 1735 [1] Children + 1. Maj. David Wright, b. 14 Mar 1749, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 21 Feb 1822 (Age 72 years) Family ID F13505 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2019
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Notes - "The cemetery, now called St. Anthony's, was originally a Protestant cemetery, later bought by the Catholic Church. The old part of it is still referred to as the Old Protestant Cemetery. Benjamin is buried there, and probably his wife Rachel." [Find a Grave page for Benjamin Wright, citation details below.]
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Sources - [S2758] William Arthur Owen, "John Owen of Windsor, Conn., and Some of His Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 83:39, Jan 1929.
- [S2749] Rev. Stephen Wright, "Genealogy of Lieut. Abel Wright, of Springfield, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 35:74, Jan 1881.
- [S2757] Find a Grave page for Benjamin Wright, Sr.
- [S2749] Rev. Stephen Wright, "Genealogy of Lieut. Abel Wright, of Springfield, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 35:74, Jan 1881., date only.
- [S2246] Notes of Terry Families in the United States of America by Stephen Terry. Hartford, Connecticut: 1887.
- [S2758] William Arthur Owen, "John Owen of Windsor, Conn., and Some of His Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 83:39, Jan 1929.