Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Abraham Wright and Catherine Mierley




Husband Abraham Wright 1

           Born: 1785 - Clay Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1866 - Union Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Wright (      -      ) 2
         Mother: [Unk] Hendon (      -      ) 1


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Wife Catherine Mierley 1

            AKA: Catharine Myerly 1
           Born: 1792 3
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         Father: Michael Mierley (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Bumgardner (      -      ) 3




Children
1 M Jordan Wright 1

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2 M Michael Wright 1

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3 M Levi Wright 1

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4 M Simeon Wright 1




           Born: 25 Apr 1818 - Union Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Eleanor Eastep (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1843 1


5 M A. Wesley Wright 1

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6 M James C. Wright 1

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7 F Isabella Wright 1

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         Spouse: David Swope (      -      ) 1


8 F Eliza Wright 1

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         Spouse: Richard Chilcott (      -      ) 1


9 F Catharine Wright 1

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         Spouse: Samuel Foust (      -      ) 1


10 F Matilda Wright 1

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         Spouse: John Pheasant (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - Abraham Wright


He was born in Clay township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and came to Union township when a lad, with his father, John, who was one of the earliest of the settlers in Clay township. Abraham married, and upon his marriage took possession of a farm later known as the J. C. Wright farm. He had eleven children, of whom four sons and three daughters were still living in 1883.

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Sources


1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 372.

2 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 371.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 373.


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