Joseph WRIGHT

Born

3 March 1639 , Wethersfield, New Haven Colony

Died

17 December 1714 , Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Born: 3 March 1639 in Wethersfield, New Haven Colony

Parents of Joseph WRIGHT

Father

Thomas WRIGHT

Mother

Mary "Eleanor" CRANBROKE

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Joseph married Mary STODDARD abt. 1655 in New Haven Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary STODDARD was born 12 March 1643 in Wethersfield, New Haven Colony. Mary died 22 August 1683 in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony. Mary was the child of John STODDARD and Mary FOOTE.

Joseph WRIGHT died 17 December 1714 in Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph WRIGHT

Joseph WRIGHT married

Mary STODDARD
Marriage date: abt. 1655
Marriage place: , New Haven Colony
Mary STODDARD was the child of John STODDARD and Mary FOOTE

Children of Joseph WRIGHT and Mary STODDARD

Sarah WRIGHT

Born: 16 May 1674, Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony
Died: 18 September 1706, Madison, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Stephen HAND 6 November 1700 Place: Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1639
3 March 1639
Wethersfield, New Haven Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1674 Birth of Child
Sarah WRIGHT was born 16 May 1674, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 35 years old.

1683 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary STODDARD died 22 August 1683, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage of Child
Sarah WRIGHT married 6 November 1700, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut to Stephen HAND

1706 Death of Child
Sarah WRIGHT died 18 September 1706, Madison, Connecticut, USA (East Guilford)

Joseph was 67 years old.

Death — 1714
17 December 1714
Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 75.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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