William
Wright
Born in Adolphustown, Ontario, Canada
Son of Daniel Wright
and Jane Grant
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Huff) Wright
— married
about 1800 in Ontario
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Wright) Huff, Eva (Wright) Denike, William Wright, Paul Wright, Elizabeth Wright and Solomon Wright
Died
at age 66
in Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 12 May 2015
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Biography
When William Wright was born on June 10, 1776, in Lennox, Canada, his father, Daniel Wright, 1741-1828 was 35, and his mother, Jane Grant, b. 1741, was 35. In 1800 he married Elizabeth Huff, 1778-1823, daughter of Solomon Huff and Eva Swade. They had six children during their marriage. He died on February 11, 1843, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 66.
Children
- Jane (Wright]) Huff: 1800 in Adolphustown, Ontario, Canada: b. 17 Sep 1868 in Euphemia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
- Eva (Wright) Denike : b. 1 Dec 1802 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada; d. 1 Feb 1873 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
- William Wright: b. 1804 in Fredericksburgh, , Ontario, Canada
- Paul Wright: b. 1806 in Fredericksburgh, Ontario, Canada
- Elizabeth Wright: b. 1807 in Fredericksburgh, Ontario, Canada
- Solomon Wright: b. 6 Apr 1808 in Fredericksburgh, Ontario, Canada; d. 19 Apr 1890 in Conway, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
Sources
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Jerry Gretzinger 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Victoria (VanAllen) DeLuca :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A083507 [compare], Ancestry member vvdeluca
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