William
Henry
Bright
Born in Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States
Son of Lewis Bright
and Mary Deloe Clark
[uncertain]
Husband of
Sarah Ann Cornelius
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Clifford Clarence Bright, David W Bright, John Bright, Raymond H Bright and Floyd Foster Wayne Bright
Died
at age 84
in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1855. He passed away in 1940.[1]
Sources
- ↑
Death:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 017201-020200
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #3328788 (accessed 30 June 2022)
William Bright death 5 Feb 1940 (age 85) in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #83175213
- Death certificate of William Bright (July 4 1855, Penn Yan) Bradford
- Wife Sarah Bright
- Father Lewis Bright, Ireland
- Mother unknown, Ireland
- 1900 census PA William Bright
- July 1855, PA
- Parents NY
- Wife Sarah A, July 1862, PA
- Children
- Clifford Jul 1881 PA
- David Dec 1886 PA
- John Mar 1888 PA
- Raymond Dec 1889 PA
- Iris Oct 1899 PA daughter
- Louis Oct 1895 PA
- 1910 census William Bright (~1856, NY)
- Father Canada Irish
- Mother Scotland English
- Sarah wife (~1864, PA), married ~1880
- father PA, mother Maryland
- Children:
- Lewis (~1895, PA)
- Floyd (~1904, PA)
- 1880 Triumph, PA census says age 25 (~1855), laborer, birthplace NY, parents Canada & NY
- The Bradford Era ~ Feb 6, 1940
- Aged 85
- Sons:
- Clifford Bright of Davis,
- John Bright of Davis
- Ray Bright of Covington, Oklahoma
- Louis (Lewis) Bright of Illinois
- Floyd Bright of Garber, Oklahoma
- Sisters:
- Mrs. Rebecca Thomas of Sheffield
- Mrs. Katherine Barber of Pittsburgh
- 14 great-grandchildren
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