Caleb
Wright
Born in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Phinehas Wright
and Zilpha (Cooper) Wright
Brother of
Rebecca Wright, Zilpha (Wright) Kilburn, Abigail (Wright) Wetherbee, Daniel Wright, Roxana Wright, Fanny Wright and Luther Wright
Husband of
Sarah (Reed) Wright
— married
7 Dec 1815 in Surry, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Husband of
Betsey (Kneeland) Wright
— married
2 Oct 1839 (to 21 Nov 1869) in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Calvin Wright, Frances R Wright, Eliza (Wright) Frost, Lorena (Wright) Field, Sarah Wright, Charles Caleb Wright, Caroline C (Wright) Rogers, Emaline (Wright) Putnam, George Wright, Daniel Wright, Mary Ann Wright, Lucy Abigail (Wright) Smith, Ellen Rebecca (Wright) Parker, Martha Jane Wright and Harriett Augusta Wright
Died
at age 75
in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2019
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Biography
Caleb Wright was born on February 15, 1794, to Phinehas Wright and Zilpha Cooper in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.[1][2]
He married Sarah Reed on December 07, 1815.[3] Together they had 15 children:
- Eliza Wright
- Charles Wright
- George Wright
- Calvin Wright
- Frances Wright
- Lorena Wright
- Sarah Wright
- Emaline Wright (twin)
- Caroline Wright (twin)
- Daniel Wright
- Lucy Wright
- Ellen Wright
- Martha Wright
- Mary Wright
- Harriett Wright[1]
Sarah died on 16 November 1838 in Keene, New Hampshire, at the age of forty-two, just months following the birth of Harriet, the couple's last daughter.[4]
He married Betsey Kneeland, the widow of George LeBourveau, on October 02, 1839.[5][6]
Caleb passed away in Keene in November of 1869 and was buried in the North Cemetery in the Wright Family section.[7][8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Book: "Vital statistics of the town of Keene, New Hampshire"; page 80. Book compiled by Whitcomb, Frank H. Published in 1905 by the Sentinel printing Company, Keene, New Hampshire
- ↑ Digital Record: "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch, Caleb Wright, 15 Feb 1794; citing birth; FHL microfilm 0599189 IT 1
- ↑ Book: Hayward, Silvanus. "History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879"; J.B. Clarke, Manchester, N.H., 1881; page 424
- ↑ Digital Record: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947", database with images, FamilySearch, Sarah Reed Wright, 16 Nov 1838; citing Keene, New Hampshire. Record held at the Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire. FHL microfilm 1,001,114.
- ↑ Digital Record: "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch, Caleb Wright and Betsey Kneeland Lebourveau, married 02 Oct 1839; citing reference 2:3WCR48L; FHL microfilm 1,001,316
- ↑ Book: "Vital statistics of the town of Keene, New Hampshire"; page 136. Book compiled by Whitcomb, Frank H. Published in 1905 by the Sentinel printing Company, Keene, New Hampshire
- ↑ Digital Record: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947", database with images, FamilySearch, Caleb Wright, 21 Nov 1869; citing Keene, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,11
- ↑ Online Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21558484/caleb-wright: accessed April 23, 2024), memorial page for Caleb Wright (15 Feb 1794–21 Nov 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #21558484, citing North Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Cynthia Kaley (contributor 51056978).
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