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Joseph “Squire” Wright

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Birth	:	27 Dec 1810 Washington, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	12 Nov 1891 Mount Comfort, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Maple Lawn Cemetery, Boyne City, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.2069440, -85.0022220
Description	:	Joseph was the son of John. and Mary(Fix) Wright. He was the brother to: William Wright. b. 4/16/1812 d. 8/8/1847 (husband to Margaret McCoy.) m. 12/6/1832 Sarah Wright b. 2/22/1814 Margaret Wright b. 11/5/1816 (wife of Morris Jones) Lucy Wrightb. 10/2/1818 (wife of William Malone John Phillip Wright b. 10/26/1820 d. 7/6/1874 (husband of Nancy Jane Wall (aka Walls)) m. 12/10/1848 Mary Ann Wright b. 2/15/1824 (wife of William Russell) m. 4/19/1846 Washington Wright. b. 1/31/1826 d. 3/2/1904 (husband of Terresa Nugen.) m. 12/16/1849 Enos Wright. b. 1/12/1828 D. 1910 (husband of Hanna Jane Crull) m. 10/18/1849 Elizabeth Wright b. 3/21/1829 (wife of Benjamin... Read More	Joseph was the son of John. and Mary(Fix) Wright. He was the brother to: William Wright. b. 4/16/1812 d. 8/8/1847 (husband to Margaret McCoy.) m. 12/6/1832 Sarah Wright b. 2/22/1814 Margaret Wright b. 11/5/1816 (wife of Morris Jones) Lucy Wrightb. 10/2/1818 (wife of William Malone John Phillip Wright b. 10/26/1820 d. 7/6/1874 (husband of Nancy Jane Wall (aka Walls)) m. 12/10/1848 Mary Ann Wright b. 2/15/1824 (wife of William Russell) m. 4/19/1846 Washington Wright. b. 1/31/1826 d. 3/2/1904 (husband of Terresa Nugen.) m. 12/16/1849 Enos Wright. b. 1/12/1828 D. 1910 (husband of Hanna Jane Crull) m. 10/18/1849 Elizabeth Wright b. 3/21/1829 (wife of Benjamin Stinson) m. 5/18/1849 Married Elizabeth Stevens. on Dec 5, 1833 They were the parents of: Wright, John W. Birth : 4 NOV 1835 Mt. Comfort, IN Death : 8 JAN 1855 Mt. Comfort, IN Wright, Mary Birth : 7 FEB 1837 Mt. Comfort, IN Death : 13 OCT 1915 Mt. Comfort, IN Wright, Henry Birth : 28 NOV 1838 Mt. Comfort, IN Death : 10 JUN 1916 Mt. Comfort, IN Elisa b. 1840 Wright, Isom S. Birth : 29 MAR 1841 Mt. Comfort, IN Death : 13 DEC 1928 Mt. Comfort, IN Jane S. b. 1841 Wright, Celia Birth : 4 MAR 1843 Mt. Comfort, IN Death : 17 JAN 1877 Mt. Comfort, IN Wright, William M. Birth : ABT. 1845-1850 Hancock Co., IN Death : in CA The following is from the genealogy writings of Dr. Ronald Stoner, retired professor of Bowling Green University, Ohio. http://physics.bgsu.edu/~stoner/gen/wright.htm Joseph's parents John Wright (b 3/27/1786, d 2/5/1879), and his wife Mary Fix Wright (b 8/2/1786, d 2/6/1878)moved to Ohio from Pennsylvania when he was very young, then on to Wayne County, Indiana. John and Mary lived the rest of their lives there, on a farm a few miles west of Richmond, IN, near Centerville in Abington Township. They both lived to age 92, and are buried together in a cemetery in that county. When they moved there, sometime before 1820, Wayne County was on the western frontier. Indiana became a state only in 1816, and "wild Indians" still lived in other parts of the state. Among other pioneer families who moved to the same area were Spencer Stevens (b VA 1769, d 1839) and his wife Elizabeth Rubey Stevens (3/1/1771, d 8/28/1852); it was their daughter, Elizabeth, who married Joseph Wright. Dr. Stoner explains how Joseph and Elizabeth Stevens Wright came to move to Hancock County, IN, early in their marriage: Joseph was a bright fellow, who was so good at school that he became the local schoolmaster (in Centerville, IN). He and his young wife lived with his Stevens in laws. In return for board and room, 20-year-old Joseph helped his 60-year-old father in law with farm chores, but the two apparently didn't hit it off very well. Early one morning, when Elizabeth heard her father stirring, she woke Joseph and said: "You'd better get up and help Dad." Repeating a phrase he had probably heard from Spencer Stephens, Joseph replied "Wear out the old sled first," and went back to sleep. But "old sled" Spencer Stevens overheard the conversation, and kicked them both out of his house. Joseph's family decided the young couple should be out on their own, and packed them off to Hancock County, some fifty miles to the west, on a swampy homestead farm in Buck Creek Township. It is, maybe, significant that none of their male children (John W., Henry, William and Isom) were named Spencer.

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Joseph “Squire” Wright's memorial is located at: Maple Lawn Cemetery, Boyne City, Charlevoix County, USA.
When did Joseph “Squire” Wright death?
Joseph “Squire” Wright death on 12 Nov 1891 in Mount Comfort, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 45.2069440
Longitude: -85.0022220

Family Members:

Parent

John Wright

(1876 - 1879)

Mary Fix Wright

(1786 - 1878)

Spouse

Elizabeth Stevens Wright

(1811 - 1901)

Siblings

Children

(1835 - 1855)

(1837 - 1915)

(1841 - 1928)

(1843 - 1877)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wilson Cemetery
Boyne City, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2043991, -85.0239029

2. Evangeline Township Cemetery
Boyne City, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2407990, -85.0188980

3. Lewis Cemetery
East Jordan, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1542015, -85.0286026

4. Knop Cemetery
Wilson Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1761017, -85.0699997

5. Advance Cemetery
Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2263985, -85.0860977

6. Boyne Valley Cemetery
Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1741982, -84.9116974

7. Saint Augustine Catholic Cemetery
Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1763992, -84.9100037

8. Okiron Cemetery
Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1828003, -84.9013977

9. Todd Cemetery
Wilson Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1338997, -85.0543976

10. Dyer Cemetery
Bay Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2813988, -85.0556030

11. Dunkard Cemetery
Walloon Lake, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2774120, -84.9360000

12. Maple Hill Cemetery
Clarion, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2803001, -84.9272003

13. Saint Joseph Calvary Cemetery
East Jordan, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1636009, -85.1164017

14. Saint John Nepomucene Pioneer Cemetery
Jordan Township, Antrim County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1177300, -85.0503100

15. Sunset Hill Cemetery
East Jordan, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1652985, -85.1306000

16. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Bay Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2914009, -85.0832977

17. Saint Johns Cemetery
Jordan Township, Antrim County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1041985, -85.0342026

18. Trojanek Cemetery
Jordan Township, Antrim County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0964012, -85.0393982

19. Lakeside Cemetery
East Jordan, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1927986, -85.1641998

20. Undine Cemetery
Horton Bay, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2858009, -85.1228027

21. Howard Cemetery
Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2172012, -84.8364029

22. Brown Cemetery
Jordan Township, Antrim County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0894012, -84.9985962

23. North Bay Cemetery
Horton Bay, Charlevoix County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3208008, -85.0658035

24. Mount Bliss Cemetery
Jordan Township, Antrim County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0964012, -85.0800018