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Worthington Wright (1785 - 1873)

Rev. Worthington Wright
Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married about 9 May 1811 (to 29 Jun 1815) in Connecticut, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 31 Jul 1817 (to 1 Jun 1825) in Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 29 Nov 1825 [location unknown]
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Died at age 88 in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Worthington Wright was born in Windsor, Massachusetts, on June 16, 1785, the son of Dr. Asahel Wright and Mary "Poley" Worthington. His father was a physician.[1][2]

He married first, Chloe Swift, in Connecticut, on May 6 or 9, 1811 ("Worthington" cites the marriage date as April 21, 1811). Chloe died on June 29, 1815, at the age of 29.[2][3]They had one child:[2][4][5]

  1. Edwin Swift Wright, born March 31, 1815; married Lucia Eliza Dutton; became a minister; died November 28, 1888.[2][6]

He married second, Orlinda Munson, on July 31, 1817, in Lanesborough, Massachusetts. Orlinda died on June 4, 1825, at the age of 29. They had two children:[2][7]

  1. Worthington Munson Wright, born November 4, 1819; died November 12, 1827, aged 8.[2][7]
  2. Mary Elizabeth Wright, born May 28, 1822; married George P. Marsh, resided at Woodstock, Vermont; died July 2, 1854.[2][7]

He married third, Mrs. Catharine S. (Greene) Russell, daughter of James and Hulda (Fiske) Greene, on November 29, 1825. They had one child:[2][8]

  1. Katharine "Katie" Frances Wright, born June 7, 1835; married James O. Putnam of Buffalo, New York.[2]

Rev. Worthington was described as a Congregational or Presbyterian clergyman. He and his wife were living in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1850, where he was then pastor of the Woodstock Congregational Church. By July of 1860, he and his wife had moved to Pomfret, New York, where they lived with their daughter, Katie, and her husband, James Putnam.[9][10][11]

His wife, Catharine, died on May 27, 1867, at the age of 71.[2]

By the summer of 1870, now retired from the ministry, he was living with his son, Edwin, also a clergyman, and daughter-in-law Lucia, in Pomfret.[12]

The Rev. Worthington Wright died on October 28, 1873 at the age of 88. He is buried in the Putnam Family Lot at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. His Find A Grave: Memorial #46467979 says he died in "Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York," but no corroborating sources have been found.[2][8][13]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSD-D8J : 4 December 2014), Worthington Wright, ; citing , Christening ; FHL microfilm 0982307 IT 1.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Worthington, George. The Genealogy of the Worthington Family. 1894. Citing: "Rev. Worthington Wright, b. June 16, 1785, in Windsor, Mass.; m. 1st, April 21, 1811, Chloe Swift (b. May 1795, in Warren, Conn.; d. June 29, 1816); 2nd, July 31, 1817, Orlinda Munson (b. April 17, 1796, in Norwich, Mass.; d. June 4, 1825); 3rd, Nov. 29, 1825, Mrs. Catharine S. Russell (b. Sept. 13, 1795, in Saratoga, N.Y., dau. of James Greene and Hulda Fiske; d. May 27, 1867); Rev. Wright, d. Oct. 28, 1873. Children w/ 1st wife: 1. Rev. Edwin Swift Wright, b. March 31, 1815; m. July 27, 1848, Lucia Eliza Dutton (b. Sept. 11, 1827) and d. Nov. 18, 1888. Children w/ 2nd wife: 2. Worthington Munson Wright, b. Nov. 4, 1819; d. Nov. 12, 1827. 3. Mary Elizabeth Wright, b. May 28, 1822; d. July 2, 1854. Children w/ 3rd wife: 4. Katharine Frances Wright, b. June 7, 1835; m. James O. Putnam, of Buffalo, N.Y." Pages 129-130.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7VZ-QJC : 3 December 2014), Chloe Wright, 29 Jun 1815; citing , reference 14; FHL microfilm 3,367.
  4. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7PJ-72Y : 31 March 2016), Worthington Wright and Chloe Swift, 06 May 1811, Connecticut, United States.
  5. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7LN-Z83 : 31 March 2016), Citing: Worthington Wright and Chloe Swift, 09 May 1811, Connecticut, United States.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-MCPD : 13 July 2016), Edwin Swift Wright, 28 Nov 1888; citing Death, , 76, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,127
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, The Munson Record, A Genealogical and Biographical Account of Captain Thomas Munson (A Pioneer of Hartford and New Haven) and His Descendants. Volume I. New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.: Printed for the Munson Association, MDCCCXCV [1895].
    Citing: "[Parents] Stephen Munson and Elizabeth Andrus. [Birthplace] Wolcott, Ct." Pages 472-473.
    Citing: "[Munson,] Orlinda A., b. 19 April 1796; m. in Lanesborough unc. 1817, Rev. Worthington Wright, M.D.; she died in Riga 1825. Res. Riga, N.Y. Children: i. Worthington Munson, d. in Rochester, N.Y., 12 Nov 1827, ae 8 yrs. ii. Elizabeth, m. Geo. P. Marsh, a lawyer; res. Woodstock, Vt. Had a son b. 30 Aug 1845." Page 493.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 20 March 2020), memorial page for Rev Worthington Wright (16 Jun 1785–28 Oct 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #46467979, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).
  9. ↑ Gilman, M.D. The Bibliography of Vermont, or A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in Any Way to the State. Burlington: Printed by the Free Press Association, 1897. Page 343.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC2J-6Z4 : 12 April 2016), Worthington Wright, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing family 18, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCWH-NG4 : 26 July 2017), Worthington Wright in entry for James O Putnam, 1860.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8XM-N2X : 12 April 2016), Worthington Wright in household of Edwin S Wright, New York, United States; citing p. 22, family 202, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,412.
  13. ↑ "Forest-Lawn.com". James O. Putnam - Lot Register.




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