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Wright, Joel Martin Sr.

Male 1788 - 1834  (46 years)


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  • Name Wright, Joel Martin 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1788  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1804  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Joel and Susannah appeared on the 1804 tax list of Russell County, VA.
    Moved Abt 1822  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They settled on the Boone Fork of the North Fork of the Kentucky River, in present-day McRoberts, now a part of Letcher County, KY.
    Death 29 Nov 1834  McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3043  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2005 

    Father Wright, Solomon H.,   b. 27 Jul 1764, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1862, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Pickering, Rachel Elmira,   b. 17 Feb 1752, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1827, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jun 1787  Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bentley, Susannah,   b. Abt 1785, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Wright, Margaret,   b. Between 1806 and 1808, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years)
    +2. Wright, James,   b. 1811, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1876, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +3. Wright, John,   b. 1813, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 68 years)
    +4. Wright, Hiram,   b. Between 1814 and 1816, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Bath, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
    +5. Wright, Joel E.,   b. 7 Jul 1817, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +6. Wright, Elizabeth M,   b. 7 Mar 1819, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +7. Wright, Nancy Ann,   b. May 1821, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1904, Speight, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
    +8. Wright, Samuel W.,   b. 22 Jun 1822, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1906, Beefhide, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +9. Wright, Susannah,   b. 15 Oct 1826, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1915 (Age 88 years)
    +10. Wright, Andrew Jackson,   b. 1827, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +11. Wright, George,   b. 19 Mar 1829, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1890, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +12. Wright, William,   b. 1830, McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F1186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1788 - North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1804 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - Abt 1822 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Nov 1834 - McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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