Private Pelatiah Wright

Private Pelatiah Wright

DAR Ancestor #: A130945

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22680590/pelatiah_wright

Son of Jacob and Abigail Wright (Adams)

Husband of Alice Powers. They wed in Westford, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1761.

Children (b. in Westford)

• Rebecca, Feb. 28, 1764 -
• Bridget, Dec. 15, 1765 - Jan. 26, 1826
• Esther, Feb. 13, 1768 -
• Benjamin, May 9, 1770 -
• Lydia Powers, Mar. 3, 1772 -
• Susanna, Feb. 25, 1774 -
• Alice, Aug. 15, 1778 -
• Abijah, June 29, 1780 - Sep. 20, 1834

Veteran of the American Revolutionary War who marched on Concord and Fort Ticonderoga.

References

1. Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Salem, Mass: Essex Institute, 1915)
125.
WRIGHT, Pelitiah, s. Jacob and Abigel, [born] Sept. 8, 1734.

2. Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Salem, Mass: Essex Institute, 1915)
p. 324.
WRIGHT, Pelatiah, [died] Mar. 1, 1800, a. 65 y. GR3
[Birth about 1735.]

3. Hodgman, Edwin R. (Edwin Ruthven). History of the town of Westford in the county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1659-1883. (Lowell, Massachusetts: Morning Mail Co., 1883)
p. 482.

Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 21 2021, 22:03:42 UTC