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James Wright 1638 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Deacon Wright

Mother: Margaret Stratton

Spouse(s): Abigail Jess

Children(s): Abigail Wright, Helped Wright, James Wright, Lydia Wright, Samuel WRIGHT, Preserved Wright, Jonathan Wright, Esther Wright, Hannah Wright

In 1638, James Wright entered the world in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, born to Deacon Samuel Wright and Margaret Stratton. Years later, James Wright married Abigail Jess, and the couple became parents to Abigail Wright, Helped Wright, James Wright, Lydia Wright, Samuel WRIGHT, Preserved Wright, Jonathan Wright, Esther Wright and Hannah Wright. James Wright died in 1723 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Deacon Wright
1606 – 1665
Birth Location: Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
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Margaret Stratton
1612 – 1681
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Jess
1644 – 1707
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Abigail Wright
1665 – 1674
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Helped Wright
1668 – 1745
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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James Wright
1670 – 1689
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia Wright
1672 – 1673
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel WRIGHT
1674 – 1734
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Preserved Wright
1678 – 1740
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Jonathan Wright
1681 – 1744
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Esther Wright
1684 – 1767
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Wright
1688 – 1691
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
HW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Millennium File, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA., Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1639
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1679
    Event Place: Hampshire County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1723
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA., Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011

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