Wright - Coventry, VT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed and transcribed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Farns10th@aol.com (Farns10th) on 5/26/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WRIGHT The following information is from the Farnsworth Memorial II: p.37 Prescott Wright m. l784 Hannah Gilson b. l784 at Pepperell MA daug of Eleazor Gilson, Jr. and Sybil (Lakin) Gilson (Sybil was the daug of James Lakin and Elizabeth (Williams) Lakin. p.38 Mary Wright b. l766 m. l790 Abraham Shattuck b. l759 at Pepperell son of Jeremiah Shattuck, Jr.and Lydia (Lakin) Shattuck (Lydia was his cousin) p.39 Eunice Wright m. Ephraim Woods b. l77l at Hollis NH She was his 2d wife (his lst was Dorcas Jewell) p.44 Sybil Wright, wid of Levi Shattuck m. (2) Nathan Blood b. l763 son of Abigail (Farnsworth) Blood and Deacon David Blood, who was the son of John Blood and Joanna (Nutting) Blood. p.59 Solomon Wright m. l792 Tryphena Farnsworth b. l792 at Jericho Vt. daug of Benjamim Farnsworth and Rebecca (Wilson)Farns- worth, of Jericho, Vt. p.ll8 Anna Wright m. l972 Raymond Cormier, Jr. (son of Joseph Cormier and Jeanne (Legere) Cormier of Westford Vt. p.l40 Alanson George Wright son of Charles E. Wright and Ruth (Cook) Wright m. l889 Alice Polly Farnsworth b. l868 of Fairfax, Vt. daug of Perry Jones Farnsworth and Mary Irene Doud. l. Grace H. Wright b. l889 m. l9l3 Edson Augustus Doud. 2. Elizabeth A. Wright b. l89l d. l894 3. Ethel A. Wright b. l894 m. l9l5 Carlton E. McNeil of Charlotte Vt. (note: both died Oct l7, l9l8 of flu) 4. Marion A. Wright b. l896 m. l9l7 Volney A. Avery 5. Ruth M. Wright b. l905 d. l966 m. l930 Calvin Lamont b. Brookline MA d. l95l p.l46 Robert Walter Wright b. l924 at Springfield Vt m. l952 Esther I. Farnsworth b. l936 daug of Addison Adams Farns- worth and his 2d wife, Gladys (Bateman) of Springfield,VT p.244 Rebecca Wright of Charlestown MA m. l844 John Farnsworth Jr. b. l790, son of John Farnsworth and Nancy (Baker) of Groton, MA p.279 Their child l. John b. l8l5 m. l839 Mary J. Osgood John endowed Farnsworth Hall to Vermont Academy at Saxton River. p.298 Jennie Ruhamma Wright daug of Charles Wright and Mary E. (Potter) Wright b. l868 at Chicago IL. m. l898 at Mexico City Mexico, William Seymour Farnsworth b. l856 at Topeka Kansas son of Hiram Farnsworth and Harriet (Stoddard) Farns- worth (she of New London, Conn). Hiram Farnsworth formerly of Boston MA > New London, Conn., was appointed Indian Agent for Kansas by Pres. Abraham Lincoln. p.320 Jennie Ruhamma Wright and William Seymour Farnsworth had: l. Wilma Jeannette b. l899 at Mexico (DF) Mexico m (l) Earl Allor m (2) Harry Sonneland 2. Wright Reyneau Farnsworth b. l907 m. l930 at Urbanana Illinois, Verla Audree Hill b. Adair Illinois, daug of Edward E. Hill and Ola Abigail (Lacey) Hill. p.378 Elinor Fanny Wright m. Harry S. Farnsworth b. l863 at Eaton, Quebec, Canada son of Thomas Farnsworth and Mary Ann French of Eaton, P.Q. p.429 Zophar Wright b. l805 m. l8ll Merinda Shedd b. l8ll daug. of John Shedd and Lydia (Farnsworth) Shedd of Washington, NH p.44l Joseph Wright m. l825 Nancy Farnsworth b. l800, daug of John Farnsworth and Priscilla (Dickenson) Farnsworth of Shirley, MA p.454 Tryphena Wright of Newport, NH m. Moses Davis b. l807 of Washington NH son of Ephraim Davis of Hartland, VT p.46l Selah Goodrich Wright b. l8l6 at Pompey NY m. l846 Emeline Farnsworth b. l822 daug of Royal Farnsworth and Rebecca (Hemenway) Farnsworth of Boston, MA They moved to Oberlin Ohio. p.499 Lists their children: l. Charlotte Wright b. l847 d. l85l 2. Charles Goodrich Wright b. l850 d. l85l 3. Anna Jane Wright (twin to Charles) b. l850 4. Charlotte Wright 2d b. l852 5. Myra Wright b. l854 6. Lucy E. Wright b. l857 at Lake Winnepeg, Maine m. l880 Mills Whittlesey b. l852 at New Preston, Conn. 7. Carrie E.Wright b. l860 at Camden Ohio. 8. Alice A. Wright b. l865 at Oberlin, Ohio d. l866