Looking for any help tracing my Hartford, CT Wright family roots.

Question

I have very limited info about my Wright family in CT - George W Wright – Wright-14067 - me > father – Wesley Goodwin Wright - Wright-14112 – b  23 Oct 1913 in Hartford, CT, d 24 Jul 1996 > grandfather – George Goodwin Wright - Wright-14116 –  b abt 1886, d 23 Jun 1929 in Hartford, CT > g grandfather - George Francis Wright (or Francis G Wright ?) - Wright-14124 . His wife was Elizabeth Goodwin.- Goodwin-3245 - I can't seem to find info on George Francis or Francis George.  I'm not sure if he lived in CT.  Any help is greatly apprciated.

Answer 1

This record from the 1850 census may be George Francis  listed as Francis:

Name:	William Wright
Age:	38
Birth Year:	abt 1812
Birthplace:	Connecticut
Home in 1850:	New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	480
Household Members:	Name Age William Wright 38 Lucy A Wright 33 Francis Wright 14 Maria Wright 5 Caroline Wright 2 Olive Wright 75

Source Citation

Year: 1850; Census Place: New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M432_40; Page: 47A; Image: 308

 

Answer 2

George, 

The 1900 census has George born Oct 1886 CT, enumerated as son of Francis Wright born Mar 1835 b CT; and Ann D Apr 1840 Ireland.

Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 137;Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1240137

Description

Enumeration District : 0151; Description: Hartford City, Ward 3; bounded by Mather, Windsor Ave, Belden, Albany Ave, Center

 

Comments

But what disturbs me about this is that Ann D. (_____) Wright would have been 47 at the birth of George. Not impossible, but not likely.

Is it possible that George was son of their daughter, Lizzie, single and 39 and living with them in the 1900 census?

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here's his birth info:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QC-V57

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Jillaine,  Thanks. I had followed this line in my research and wondered about Lizzie myself.  Here is where I run into a problem - I know that my grandfather died in 1929 when my dad was a teenager. So I estimate that my grandfather was born around 1890. George F jr was born in 1886 so that doesn't seem to work.

Or I'm I totally missing your point on this?

Answer 3

Hi George,

Please consider transferring your AncestryDNA test to the huge FTDNA database.  I would appreciate it if you use my link (I will get a little checkmark for your transfer):  https://www.familytreedna.com/autosomalTransfer?atdna=MKi3UkrzFepY5nF6ODbsng%3d%3d  It is free to transfer your information and view your matches, but to open them costs $39 (or 5 checkmarks).  This is kind of na introductory promotion for you to join FTDNA.  Once you do this free transfer, you can join the GFR & WikiTree DNA Project through the following link with your new FTDNA kit number (B40000 or something similar) and password.  Please use this link to join our project:  https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join-request.aspx?group=WikiTree&vGroup=wikitree  This is all free unless you want to open your matches.

Once you have done that, you should consider taking a yDNA37 test for your Wright paternal line of ancestry and join the Wright DNA Project. It could help your research a lot. Please use this link if you wish to order any FTDNA tests such as the yDNA37. http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.aspx?ftdna_ref=600.  WikiTree will get a small $ credit for each kit purchased through this link.  WikiTree is free-to-use, but it is not free to operate, and these small financial credits from FTDNA help fund operations.  

I know this isn't exactly what you asked, but there is a large Wright DNA Project and I hope you will get involved with their research.  

Comments

Hi Kitty,

Thanks for the comment. I *think* that I already transferred my AncestryDNA test results and have joined the FTDNA site. I'm somewhat new to all of this so it's highly probable that I have messed something up.