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Benjamin John Wright 1819 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1819

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1896

Death Location: Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio

Father: Benjamin Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Morley

Spouse(s): Caroline Hess

Children(s): Sarah Wright, Loretta Wright, Mary Wright, Alexander Wright, Alexander Wright, James Wright, George Wright, George Wright, George Wright, John Wright, John Wright, James Wright, James Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Perry Wright, Eliza Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, John Wright, Dorothy Wright, Dorothy Wright

Early life: Benjamin John Wright arrived in Ohio, USA in 1819, born to Benjamin John Wright and Elizabeth Morley. Over time, Benjamin John Wright formed a family with Caroline Hess, which included Sarah Wright, Loretta Jane Wright, Mary Etta Wright, Alexander Wright, Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, George W. Wright, John Wright, John A. Wright, James Alexander Wright, James Alexander Wright, Perry O. Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Perry Oliver Wright, Eliza Ellen Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Samuel Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Margaret Wright, Margaret A. Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, Robert Wright, John Wright, Dorothy Wright and Dorothy Wright. Benjamin John Wright concluded life in Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio in 1896.

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Parents

Benjamin Wright
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Morley
1795 – 1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Hess
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CH

Children(s)

Sarah Wright
1841 – 1918
Birth Location: , , Ohio, USA
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Loretta Wright
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Monroe CO., Ohio
LW
Mary Wright
1844 – 1918
Birth Location: Ohio
MW
Alexander Wright
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
AW
Alexander Wright
1846 – 1910
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
AW
James Wright
1848 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
JW
George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
GW
George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio
GW
George Wright
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
GW
John Wright
1850 – 1903
Birth Location: Ohio
JW
John Wright
1850 – 1903
Birth Location: Ohio
JW
James Wright
1850 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
JW
James Wright
1850 – 1905
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
JW
Perry Wright
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
PW
Perry Wright
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
PW
Perry Wright
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Ohio
PW
Perry Wright
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
PW
Perry Wright
1852 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
PW
Eliza Wright
1854 – 1908
Birth Location: Procter, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
EW
Samuel Wright
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
SW
Samuel Wright
1855 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio
SW
Samuel Wright
1856 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio
SW
Margaret Wright
1857 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
MW
Margaret Wright
1859 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
MW
Margaret Wright
1860 – 1915
Birth Location: Ohio
MW
Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Ohio
RW
Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
RW
Robert Wright
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
RW
John Wright
Birth Location: –
JW
Dorothy Wright
Birth Location: Ohio
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Dorothy Wright
Birth Location: Ohio
DW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 November 1819
    Event Place: Bellaire Village, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 November 1819
    Event Place: Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Millennium File, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Proctor, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 September 1896
    Event Place: Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Mead, Belmont Co, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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