Descendants of Alexander & Isabella WRIGHT


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2. John WRIGHT (Alexander1) was christened on August 31, 1829 in , Rathven Parish, Banff, Scotland,2 died on January 29, 1917 in Glenella, , Manitoba, Canada4 aged 87, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• Residence: home, 1841, Broom, Rathven Parish, Banffshire, Scotland.

• Occupation: blacksmith's son and lived at home in Aradoul, 1851, , Rathven Parish, Banff, Scotland.

• Immigrated: from Scotland, 1854. 5

• farmed: ot 14, Con 14, 1867, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Residence: Lot 14, Con 14, 1881, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. 6

John married Isabella ROSS, daughter of Unknown and Isabella (__?__), in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Isabella was born on August 16, 1831 in , , Banffshire, Scotland,5 died on December 1, 1928 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 97, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• Immigrated: from Scotland, 1857. 5

Children from this marriage were:

+ 10 M    i. Alexander John WRIGHT was born on February 15, 1860 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,5 died on July 10, 1940 aged 80, and was buried in Neepawa, McDonald Dist, Manitoba, Canada.

   11 M    ii. Robert WRIGHT was born on December 21, 1866 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,5 died in November 1938 aged 71, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Robert married Margaret Ann SAUNDERS, daughter of John SAUNDERS and Elizabeth PENDERGAST,.7 Margaret was born on August 6, 1867,5 died in 1942 aged 75, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. They had no children.

+ 12 M    iii. William James WRIGHT was born on September 25, 1863 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 and died in 1920 in Prince Albert, , Saskatchewan, Canada8 aged 57.

+ 13 F    iv. Isabella WRIGHT was born on April 30, 1869 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada5 and died in 1944 aged 75.

7. William WRIGHT (Alexander1) was born in 1842 in Deskford, , Banff, Scotland.1

Events

• Occupation: Ploughman and lived at home in Abradoul, 1861, , Rathven Parish, Banff, Scotland.

• Occupation: farm servant at Toll Bar, 1871, Rathven, , Banff, Scotland.

William married Mary FRASER on September 22, 1866 in Rathven, , Banff, Scotland. Mary was born in 1841 in , , , Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 14 M    i. Kenneth McKenzie WRIGHT was born on August 3, 1867 in Rathven, , Banff, Scotland.1

   15 F    ii. Agnes WRIGHT was born on February 1, 1869 in Rathven, , Banff, Scotland.

   16 M    iii. Alexander WRIGHT was born on January 17, 1871 in Rathven, , Banff, Scotland.

   17 M    iv. William WRIGHT was born in 1872 in Seafield, , Banffshire, Scotland.

   18 M    v. John WRIGHT was born on January 31, 1874 in Seafield, , Banffshire, Scotland.

   19 F    vi. Helen WRIGHT was born on January 1, 1881 in Seafield, , Banffshire, Scotland.

9. Alexander WRIGHT (Alexander1) was born on February 17, 1847 in Deskford, , Banff, Scotland1 and was christened on March 17, 1847 in , Rathven Parish, Banff, Scotland.2

Events

• Occupation: Ploughman and lived at home in Abradoul, 1861, , Rathven Parish, Banff, Scotland.

Alexander married Anne WILSON.

Children from this marriage were:

   20 M    i. Alexander WRIGHT was born in 1875 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland.

   21 F    ii. Marion WRIGHT was born in 1879 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland.1

Marion married (__?__) COOK.

+ 22 F    iii. Ann WRIGHT was born on July 11, 1880 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland and died on December 12, 1972 in Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada1 aged 92.

   23 M    iv. John WRIGHT was born in 1883 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland.1

   24 F    v. Lizabeth WRIGHT was born in 1888 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland.1

+ 25 M    vi. William WRIGHT was born in 1890 in Keith, , Banffshire, Scotland1 and died in 1957 in Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada1 aged 67.

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