BG Joseph Jefferson Burr Wright (1801-1878)

BG Joseph Jefferson Burr Wright Veteran

Birth

27 Apr 1801

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

14 May 1878 (aged 77)

Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Burial

Ashland Cemetery

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Plot

Section C, Row 3, Lot 50

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Wright served in the Civil War as Medical Director, Staff of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck. On March 13, 1865 he was appointed Brevet Brigadier General, USV.

Family Members

Parents

William Wright

1748–1820
Sarah Ann Osborne Wright

1763–1847

Spouses

Elizabeth "Eliza" Jones Wright

1805–1854 (m. 1827)
Elizabeth "Eliza" Jones Wright

1805–1854 (m. 1827)
Hannah M Jones Wright

1828–1904 (m. 1858)

Siblings

Susanna Wright Drake

1784–1814
Mary Wright Hancock

1786–1870
Benjamin Drake Wright

1799–1874

Children

Mary Elizabeth Wright Tyler

1828–1886
1LT Thomas Jefferson Wright

1832–1857
COL Joseph Payson Wright

1836–1900

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William Wright

Sarah Ann Osborne Wright

Elizabeth "Eliza" Jones Wright

Elizabeth "Eliza" Jones Wright

Hannah M Jones Wright

Susanna Wright Drake

Mary Wright Hancock

Benjamin Drake Wright

Mary Elizabeth Wright Tyler

1LT Thomas Jefferson Wright

COL Joseph Payson Wright

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