Rachel (Stannard) Wright (1773 - 1842)

Born 13 Feb 1773 in Saybrook, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Jeremiah Wright — married 10 Aug 1795 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Died 16 Apr 1842 at age 69 in Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Rachel Stannard was born on February 13, 1773, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Stannard and Lydia Post. She married Jeremiah Wright on August 10, 1795, in her hometown. They had at least five children during their marriage. She died on April 16, 1842, in Clinton, Connecticut, at the age of 69, and was buried there.

Records

Year: 1795. Marriage. Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Name: Rachel Stannard; Gender: Female

Spouse's name: Jeremiah Wright; Spouse Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1795

Marriage Place: Saybrook, Middlesex

Year: 1830; Census Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; Series: M19; Roll: 8; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0002801

Name: Rachel Wright

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1

Total Free White Persons: 4

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, Volume 209.

Name: Rachel Seaward Wright

SAR Membership: 41626

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 26 Jun

Spouse: Jeremiah Wright

Children: Jeremiah Wright

Year: 1842. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934 Index. FHL Film Number: 3231. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.

Name: Rachel Wright; Gender: Female

Birth Date: abt 1773

Age at Death: 69

Death Date: 16 Apr 1842; Death Place: Connecticut

FHL Film Number: 3231

The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.

Name: Rachel Wright

Age: 69

Birth Date: abt 1773

Death Date: 16 Apr 1842

Burial Place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA

Cemetery: Clinton Cemetery

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Rachel Wright

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1773

Birth Place: Westbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Apr 1842

Death Place: Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Cemetery: Indian River Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: John Stannard; Mother: Lydia Stannard

Spouse: Jeremiah Wright

Children: William Wright, Betsey Wright, John Burghardt Wright, Jaremiah Wright, Analine Eliza Stevens

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118157418/rachel-wright

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Sources

• Year: 1795. Marriage. Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

• Year: 1830; Census Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; Series: M19; Roll: 8; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0002801

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, Volume 209.

• Year: 1842. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934 Index. FHL Film Number: 3231. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.

• The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.

• Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118157418/rachel-wright