James
Wright
Born in New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susan (Bliss) Wright
— married
6 Jan 1831 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edwin J. Wright
Died
at age 78
in Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
James Wright was born on 24 April 1807 at New York.[1]
He married Susan Bliss, daughter of Clark Bliss and Abigail (Spooner) Bliss, on 16 Jan. 1831.[2]
He was a farmer when he and Susan appeared on the census of 23 Nov. 1850 at Girard Township, Erie, Pennsylvania.[3] He was a farmer when he and Susan appeared on the census of 7 June 1860 at Girard Township, Erie, Pennsylvania.[4] He was a farmer when he and Susan appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 at Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.[5]
James died on 23 Dec. 1885 probably at Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Girard Cemetery, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania. His memorial has a photo of his headstone and a link to that of a son.[1]
Census
23 Nov. 1850
Girard Township, Erie, Pennsylvania
- James Wright 43 b. NY farmer.
- Susanne Wright 44 b. RI.
- Phebe Wright 52 b. NY blind.
- Edwin J Wright 9 b. PA.
- Adelia Wright 6 b. PA.[3]
7 June 1860
Girard Township, Erie, Pennsylvania
- James Wright 53 b. PA farmer.
- Susannah Wright 54 b. NY.
- E J Wright 19 b. PA.
- Adelia Wright 15 b. PA.
- Martha Kinney 18 b. PA.
- Clark A Bliss 19 b. PA farm laborer.[4]
14 June 1870
Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
- James Wright 63 b. NY farmer.
- Susan Wright 63 b. NY.
- Edwin J Wright 28 b. PA farm laborer.
- Martha Wright 28 b. PA.
- Sidney Kinney 62 b. NY farm laborer.
- George Rockwell 12 b. PA farm laborer.[5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MEMORIAL ID 95080217 James Wright
- ↑ Genealogy of the Bliss family in America, from about the year 1550-1880 by Bliss, John Homer. 1881. Page 102.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 402A; Image: 301 1850 US Census James Wright
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1107; Page: 557; Family History Library Film: 805107 1860 US Census James Wright
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Year: 1870; Census Place: Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1341; Page: 154B; Family History Library Film: 552840 1870 US Census James Wright
Acknowledgements
- Barbara Wright, Monday, February 2, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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