Polly (Titus) Wright (1803 - 1891)

Born 10 Feb 1803 in Moravia, Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Died 9 Apr 1891 at age 88 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States

Biography

1803 Polly Titus was born 10 Febraury 1803 in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA.. She was the daughter of John Titus and Eleanor Sayles.

1850 The Gideon Wright family are residing in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA; during the enumeration of the 1850 Federal Census; ^[1]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Gideon Wright Male 49 New York
• Polly Wright Female 47 New York
• Richard Wright Male 17 New York
• Martha Wright Female 12 New York
• Frances Wright Female 10 New York
• Morgan Wright Male 5 New York
• Elwin Wright Male 2 New York
• Laura Wright Female 85 Connecticut

1855 The Gibson Wright family are residing in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA. during the State of New York census of 1855. ^[2]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Gibson Wright Head Male 54
• Polly Wright Wife Female 52
• Richard Wright Child 21
• Martha Wright Child 17
• Frances Wright Child 15
• Morgan Wright Child 10
• Edwin Wright Child 7
• Malissa Wright Child 3

1860 The Gideon Wright family are living in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA during the enumeration of the 1860 Federal Census;^[3]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Gideon Wright Male 59 New York
• Polly Wright Female 57 New York
• Martha Wright Female 22 New York
• Frances Wright Female 19 New York
• Morgan Wright Male 15 New York
• Elwin Wright Male 13 New York
• Melissa Wright Female 9 New York

1865 The Gideon Wright family are residing in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA during the enumeration of the New York State Census of 1865. ^[4]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Gideon Wright Husband Male 64
• Polly Wright Wife Female 62
• Hannah Foot Daughter Female 44
• Martha Wright Daughter Female 25
• Morgan Wright Son Male 20
• Elwin Wright Son Male 18
• Melizsa Wright Daughter Female 14

1870 The Polly Wright and family are living in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA during the enumeration of the 1870 Federal Census. ^[5]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Polly Wright Female 67 New York
• Martha Wright Female 32 New York
• Morgan Wright Male 25 New York
• Elnora Wright Female 22 New York
• Edwin Wright Male 22 New York
• Melissa Wright Female 18 New York

1880 Polly Wright is listed as widowed in the 1880 Federal Census, residing in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA. ^[6]

• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Polly Wright Self Female 77 New York, United States
• Martha Wright Daughter Female 49 New York, United States
• Elwin Wright Son Male 34 New York, United States
• Melissa Mulford Daughter Female 29 New York, United States
• Freddie Mulford Grandson Male 7 New York, United States

1891 Polly Titus Wright passed away 9 April 1801, in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA. Find A Grave: Memorial #122168682 ^[7] Polly Wright is buried at Mound Cemetery in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA.

1891 Personal Notice. . . . Mrs. Polly Wright died at her home in this village, April 9th. She was 88 years of age in February last. She was extremely smart for one of her years, and attended to household duties up to November last, since which she has been gradually failing. She had no organic disease, simply the lamp of life burned out. Her maiden name was [illegible] and she had always lived on, or within sight of the farm where she was born. Her's was a kindly disposition, affectionate in her family, and greatly respected by her neighbors. Her husband, the late Gideon Wright, died about twenty-two years ago. Of her twelve children, eight survive her - Seneca and Morgan in Cortland, Levi in Groton, and Mrs. Foote, Mrs. Stoyell, Martha, Melissa and Elwin, in this village. The funeral will be attended at the Methodist church on Saturday, at 2 P. M." -- Thomas Tryniski (scan), Roger Post (transcriber), Personal Notice (Moravia, Cayuga Co., NY, Moravia Valley Register, Friday, 10 April 1891), Old Fulton New York Post Cards ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTL-KW3 : 23 December 2020), Polly Wright in household of Gideon Wright, Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6S6-8DQ : 3 March 2021), Polly Wright in household of Gibson Wright, Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing p. , line #35, family #203, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,435,219.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWS-J9Z : 18 February 2021), Polly Wright in entry for Gideon Wright, 1860.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-CSWD : 8 March 2021), Polly Wright in household of Gideon Wright, , Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 17, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M86Y-M7C : 29 May 2021), Polly Wright, 1870.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZW-2HT : 7 January 2022), Polly Wright, Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122168682/polly-wright : accessed 07 December 2021), memorial page for Polly Titus Wright (Feb 1803–9 Apr 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #122168682, citing Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Roger Post (contributor 48210977) .
8. ↑ http://www.fultonhistory.com