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Roswell Wright (1761 - 1835)

Roswell Wright
Born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial Americamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 9 Jun 1785 in Coventry, Connecticutmap
Husband of — married 1 Jun 1789 in Coventry, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 73 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution
Roswell Wright is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A130985.
1776 Project
Soldier Roswell Wright served with 22nd Continental Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
This profile is part of the Wright Name Study.

Roswell Wright was born on September 5, 1761 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America, son of Elijah Wright Sr. (1730–1802) and Temperance (Waters) Wright (1725–1804).

His siblings were:

Roswell (23) married Mary (Jeffary) Wright (25) (born about 1759 in Groton, Connecticut Colony) on June 9, 1785 in Coventry, Connecticut. Their known children were:

Roswell (27) married Abigail (Benton) Wright (28) (born in 1760 in Tolland, Connecticut; daughter of William Benton and Sarah (Tyler) Benton) on June 1, 1789 in Coventry, Connecticut.

In 1831, Roswell (69) was in the military. [1]

Roswell died on February 13, 1835 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, aged 73.[2]

Timeline
DateEventLocation[1]
1725-02-17Birth of Mother, TemperanceHebron, Connecticut
1730-08-14Birth of Father, ElijahLebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colony
1755-03-02Birth of Sister, RubeConnecticut
1756-05-07Birth of Sister, ChloeLebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony
1759Birth of Wife, MaryGroton, Connecticut Colony
1759-02-25Birth of Brother, ElijahLebanon, Connecticut
1760Birth of Wife, AbigailTolland, Connecticut
1761-09-05BirthLebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1764-01-03Birth of Brother, EleaserCoventry, Connecticut
1785-06-09Marriage, MaryCoventry, Connecticut
1787-06-03Birth of Daughter, BetsyCoventry Township, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1787-06-24Death of Wife, MaryCoventry, Connecticut
1789-06-01Marriage, AbigailCoventry, Connecticut
1791Death of Brother, Elijah
1796-11-28Death of Sister, RubeCoventry, Connecticut
1802-12-23Death of Father, ElijahCoventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1804-04-23Death of Mother, TemperanceCoventry, Connecticut, United States
1824-02-13Death of Sister, ChloeChicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1835Death of Daughter, BetsyCoventry, Connecticut, United States
1835-02-13DeathCoventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States[2]
1845Death of Wife, AbigailCoventry, Connecticut
1871-11-25Death of Daughter, PollyCoventry, Connecticut


Sources

  1. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 January 2024, 18:43), entry for Roswell Wright (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KD17-G7D ); contributed by various users.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dimock, Susan Whitney, Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut 1711-1844, New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1897 (online, downloaded)

See also:

  • Lebanon VR Barbour Collection
  • Hale Collection Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut (Transcript on line)
  • Barbour Collection, Lebanon, Connecticut Vital Records p.140, referencing Vol 1 Page 347, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut (Copy online).
  • Report from the Secretary of War in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3rd of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States, Washington: Duff Green, 1855
  • Wikipedia: History of Greenwich, CT
  • CTGenWeb: Greenwich
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3JJ-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 674 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
  • Pension Application W. 26134




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Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
Becky, please check his pension documents for his correct rank. "Soldier" as listed on the DAR is not a rank. Wikitree and 1776 project needs his actual rank such as Private, Captain or what you see he stated in his pension. You can make the update on the 1776 sticker. Thank You.
posted by Beryl Meehan

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