8. | Wright William was born on 19 Mar 1734 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA (son of Wright Cyprian and BURKE Hannah); died on 14 Jan 1812 in Winchester, Cheshire County, NH; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. Notes:
Town of Richmond, Cheshire county, NH, p. 359 (Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N. H. 1736-1885 by Hamilton Child)
William Wright, an early settler of Swanzey, was killed on his farm in Winchester by the fall of a great beam in a barn in 1810. His son, Luther was born there (Swanzey) and moved to Middlebury, Vt, where he lived for a time, but afterwards returned to Swanzey and died in Winchester, in 1838. He married Rhoda, sister of the Hon. Elijjah Belding, and reared a family of twelve children, two of whom are now living. One son, William, resides on road 17, in this town, is one of the selectmen, and has held the office of justice of the peace since 1850. He was town representative in 1849 and 1850 and has been largely engaged in settling estates, & c.
William married Graves Mehitable on 27 Aug 1758 in Northfield, Franklin County, MA. Mehitable was born in 1735 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA; died on 06 Apr 1812 in Winchester, Cheshire County, NH; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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