Thomas Wright II

Biography

Thomas was born in 1759.[1]

He married Mary Sprague on June 6, 1783. They were married by Rev. Nathaniel Appleton, DD in the of the first church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]'

Thomas passed away on Sept. 18, 1801 shortly after arriving in Hull, Quebec with a party of settlers.
His stone, in the Protestant Burying Ground in Old Chelsea, Quebec is the oldest known memorial stone in the National Capital area.[3]

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Thomas Wright (1759 - 1801)

Thomas Wright

Born 13 Jan 1759 in Woburn, Massachusetts

Son of Thomas Wright and Elizabeth (Chandler) Wright

Brother of Patience (Wright) Watts [half], Sarah (Wright) Converse [half], Elizabeth (Wright) Symmes, Philemon Wright, Eleanor (Wright) Kittredge and Beulah Wright

Husband of Mary (Sprague) Love — married 6 Jun 1783 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Father of Thomas Wright, John Wright, Mary (Wright) Sheffield, Benjamin Hooper Wright, Lucy (Wright) Reid, Elizabeth (Wright) Edey and Abigail (Wright) Edey

Died 18 Sep 1801 at age 42 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 14 Jan 2021 | Created 31 May 2011

Sources

↑ WRIGHT NOTEBOOK. Published by the Gatineau Valley Historical Society. The Wright Papers, Genealogical Supplement, Item 21.
↑ Marriage registration for Thos. Wright and Mary Sprague, June 6, 1783, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.
↑ “Not Always as They Seem” from the newspaper column Echoes from the Past by Patrick Evans. Republished by the Gatineau Valley Historical Society.
Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa Abbreviation: Gard, Pioneers Author: Gard, Anson A. Publication: Emerson Press, Ottawa, 1906. Page 69.
Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Wright-2773 created through the import of MOORMAN FAMILY.GED on May 31, 2011 by Mary Elizabeth Stewart.