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Bela Wright

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Bela Wright

Birth
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
25 Feb 1859 (aged 62)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
lot 8
Memorial ID
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Son of Abel and Lefe (Trowbridge) Wright.

Husband of Sarah Wright. They wed in Westford, MA, on Feb. 16, 1825.

*Children:
(b. in Nelson, NH)
Sarah Ann, Jan. 1, 1826 - Apr. 13, 1859
Jepthah, Jan. 11, 1828 - 1903
George Oliver, Oct. 1, 1830 - Dec. 23, 1901
(b. in Westford, MA)
Varnum B., Nov. 10, 1833 -
Maria Prescott, Aug. 28, 1841 -

Wright Cemetery founder Bela Wright (d. 1859 at 62 years of age) worked as a farmer and lived 1/2 mile to the south on the current North Main Street. He also served in the War of 1812 according to notes to that effect printed in the 1896 Town Report.

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Westford VRs, births, pg 119
*all children listed in Westford VRs births, some with diff locations, (pgs 121, 122, 124, 126, 127)

Westford VRs, marriage, pg 257
Wright Bela, and Sarah Wright, Feb. 16, 1825
Son of Abel and Lefe (Trowbridge) Wright.

Husband of Sarah Wright. They wed in Westford, MA, on Feb. 16, 1825.

*Children:
(b. in Nelson, NH)
Sarah Ann, Jan. 1, 1826 - Apr. 13, 1859
Jepthah, Jan. 11, 1828 - 1903
George Oliver, Oct. 1, 1830 - Dec. 23, 1901
(b. in Westford, MA)
Varnum B., Nov. 10, 1833 -
Maria Prescott, Aug. 28, 1841 -

Wright Cemetery founder Bela Wright (d. 1859 at 62 years of age) worked as a farmer and lived 1/2 mile to the south on the current North Main Street. He also served in the War of 1812 according to notes to that effect printed in the 1896 Town Report.

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Westford VRs, births, pg 119
*all children listed in Westford VRs births, some with diff locations, (pgs 121, 122, 124, 126, 127)

Westford VRs, marriage, pg 257
Wright Bela, and Sarah Wright, Feb. 16, 1825

Inscription

Bela Wright
Died
Feb. 25, 1859
Æt 63 y'rs
He is gathered to his final rest,
We meet him here again no more,
He is sleeping on the earth's cold breast,
Where all the cares of life are o'er
We hope when called from earth away
To meet him in eternal day.



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  • Created by: Denise
  • Added: Nov 6, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22709524/bela-wright: accessed ), memorial page for Bela Wright (26 Apr 1796–25 Feb 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22709524, citing Wright Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).