William Wright, Sr.

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Husband William Wright, Sr. ¹

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           Born: Abt 1747
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           Died: Abt 1839 - ? Butler Co, PA
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Children

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1 M Alexander Wright ¹

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           Died: Bef 1883
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2 M James Wright ²

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           Died: Bef 1883 - Jefferson Twp, Butler Co, PA
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3 M John Wright ¹

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           Died: Bef 1883 - Butler, Butler Co, PA
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4 M William Wright ¹

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           Born: 1801 1
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           Died: Aft 1883
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5 M Daniel Wright ¹

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6 F Elizabeth Wright ¹

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7 F Mary Wright ¹

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8 F Nancy Wright ¹

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9 F Jane Wright ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William Wright, Sr.

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In 1799 or 1800, William Wright, a native of Ireland, settled within the present limits of Jefferson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. He lived to be ninety-two years of age, and died about the year 1839. He reared a family of nine children, all of whom lived to marry, and most of them reached a good old age.

When Mr. Wright moved upon his farm and began operations, he took from his former home in Allegheny County as much flour and horse-feed as he thought would suffice for the use of his family until he had harvested a crop of grain. But, one after another, his neighbors learned that he had flour, and came to borrow. He began to lend, and presently his flour was all gone. Then the horse-feed, coarse rye flour, was sifted and used as an article of food by himself and neighbors till the entire supply was exhausted. [Unk if this refers to Wm Wright Sr or Jr.]

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 282.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 283.