Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Levi Nichols
and Elizabeth (Sawyer) Nichols
Wife of
Ebenezer Wright IV
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Phillips Sweetser
— married
after 29 Jul 1830 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Mother of
Phineas Gardner Wright and Belinda Wright
Died
at about age 82
in Marlborough, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2018
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Biography
Elizabeth first married James Bates in WInchendon, Massachusetts in 1778. [1][2]
Her second husband was Dr. Ebenezer Wright. [citation needed]
Elizabeth's third husband was Phillips Sweetser whom she married in 1830. [3]
The History of the town of Marlborough has the following information:
- Phillips Sweetser, Esq., a younger brother of Joseph, born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Apr 27, 1760. Married May 29, 1785, Persis Joslin of WInchendon, Massachusetts. His wife died Jan 7 1824 and he married second Mrs. Betsey Wright, formerly of Fitzwilliam.[4]
She died in 1846 and is buried in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. The FInd A Grave record has the following unsourced information:
- Married 1st James Bates.
- Married 2nd Dr Ebenezer Wright.
- Married 3rd Phillip Sweetser. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDV-75G : 9 February 2018), James Bates and Elisabeth Nichols, 12 Oct 1778; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873759 IT 3.
- ↑ Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850 Copyright 2005-‘15, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (p.98)
- ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFF-C4J : 26 September 2017), Phillips Sweetser and Betsey Wright, 29 Jul 1830; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,303.
- ↑ History of the Town of Marlborough - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Charles A, Bemis, 1881 by Geo. H Ellis Press, Boston, Mass, new edition by Frost Free LIbrary, New England History Press, c. 1974. (p.643)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61433962
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