Martha (Wright) Heald (1659 - 1746)

Born 18 Jun 1659 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Israel Heald — married about 1686 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1746 at age 86 in Stow, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Martha Wright was born in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts June 18, 1659, the daughter of Edward Wright and Elizabeth Mellowes.^[1][2][3]

She was married to Israel Heald in 1686 in Stow, Middlesex County. He was the son of John Heald and Dorothy Royle Heald.^[4]

Martha died June 14, 1746 in Stow, and is buried in the Lower Village Cemetery, Stow. She was 86 years old. ^{[5] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Town Birth Records 1620-1850 (NEHGS) )from Concord VR)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U S Find a Grave Index; Memorial #82080302.
3. ↑ Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England",Volume 4, page 512,
4. ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 301.
5. ↑ Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988; Stow Deaths, page 249.

See also:

• Davis, Horace Dolor Davis: A Sketch of His Life (The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.,1881), Page 42.
• West, Randy A., The Correct English Origin of John¹ Heald of Concord, Massachusetts, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2023) Vol. 177, Page 88.