Michael
Bright
Sr
Born in Lebanon Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of John Bright
and Margaret (Schaeffer) Bright
Brother of
Henry Bright, John Bright Sr., Catharine Bright, Sarah Bright, Susan Bright, Jacob Bright, George Bright, William Bright, David Bright and Margaret Bright
Husband of
Margaret (Glass) Bright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Barbara Ann (Winters) Bright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Bright, John Bright, Catharine (Bright) Lefler, Margaret Bright, Michael Bright, Henry Bright, Sarah Elizabeth (Bright) Rider, Elizabeth (Bright) Gray, Barbara (Bright) Gray, George Bright, David Bright, Samuel Bright, William Bright, Ann Mary Bright, Peter Bright and Adam Bright
Died
at age 84
in Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Bright Name Study.
Michael Bright Sr was a Pennsylvanian.
From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:
Family Members
Parents:
- John Bright
- Margaret Schaeffer
Spouse #1:
- Barbara Waters
Spouse#2 and (19) Children:
- Barbara Ann Winters
- John Bright 1781-1846
- Jacob Bright 1785-Unknown
- Catarina Bright 1784-1864
- Catherine Bright 1786-1864
- Margaret Bright 1787-Unknown
- Michael Bright II 1788-1845
- Henrich Bright 1789-Unknown
- Henry Bright 1789-1836
- Sarah Bright 1791-1866
- Barbara Bright 1793-1868
- Elizabeth Bright 1793-Unknown
- George Bright 1795-1847
- David Bright 1797-1847
- Samuel Bright 1799-1845
- William Bright 1801-Unknown
- Ann Marie Bright 1803-Unknown
- Cati Ana Bright 1803-Unknown
- Peter Bright 1805-1858
- Adam Bright 1806-1845
Spouse #3:
- Barbara Glass
Michael Bright, Sr., was born September 10, 1763, in Lancaster county.,Pa.He married Barbara Winters, of Lancaster county, Pa., and the following named children were born to them: John, Jacob. Catherine, Margaret, Michael, Jr., Henry, Sarah Elizabeth, Barbara, George, David, Samuel, William, Mary, Peter, Adam. Mrs. Bright died August 38, 1823, and Mr. Bright's second wife was Mrs. Margaret Beamer. He died in March, 1847.
- Birth: Sep. 10, 1762 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Death: Mar. 6, 1847 Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Research Notes
- Other possible birth location: Heidelberg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #118729256
- ↑ http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/michael-bright_21085534
See also:
- Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 337-338)
- A.G. Green <HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE BRIGHT FALMILY>, (Reading: Times Book Print, 1900) FHL # 1024704, item 10.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Brent Biggs for creating WikiTree profile Winters-747 through the import of John W Gray Family Tree_2013-12-06_01.ged on Dec 7, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael 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 Michael:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Michael 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 Michael:
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~3.12%
G McCandless
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Donovan Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch M065060 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
~6.25%
David Robuck :
23andMe, GEDmatch M728767 [compare]
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~0.78%
Betsy Collins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M224563 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M224563 [compare], Ancestry member bcollins60
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M224563 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch M224563 [compare]
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~0.78%
Donovan Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch M540232 [compare]
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~0.78%
Russell Nelson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Dawn (Robuck) Uribe :
23andMe, GEDmatch M464387 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ted Dodson :
23andMe, GEDmatch YX8795656 [compare]
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~0.78%
Karen (Dodson) Litsey :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Billie (Bright) Keaffaber :
23andMe, GEDmatch M012301 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A605848 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B25630
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
John Pennington :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Steven (Bender) Odson :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
James Robert Aggas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A823866 [compare], Ancestry member ealjra1
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~0.78%
Sara (Aggas) Zavadsky :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch aggas [compare], Ancestry member szavadsky
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~0.78%
~3.12%
H. Lawrence Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member HLawrenceJones
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Julie (Payne) Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A652581 [compare], Ancestry member gretylgrimm
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Ryan Beach :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JT1960157 [compare], Ancestry member jjrnc
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~0.78%
Brent Dunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML3336932 [compare], Ancestry member brentmdunn
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~0.78%
~3.12%
James Lossing :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NQ7845981 [compare], yourDNAportal JAM4ccd3dd6, FTDNA kit #AM18782
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Living DNA, FTDNA kit #AM18782
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~0.78%
Charlene Songer :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Sonja (Aggas) Slother :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Barbara Schutt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319742 [compare], Ancestry member elliehusted
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Bright-967 and Bright-274 appear to represent the same person because: same first name, last name, birth date, death date, birth location, death location, common spouses, 2 common children.
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Bright-3109 and Bright-274 appear to represent the same person because: These two are duplicate profiles. Please approve merge or explain why they should not be merged. Dates and family are the same.
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