We have a pretty good understanding of our Wright ancestors back through the Prince Edward Island generations, but we have not yet looked at the generations prior to the American Revolution. The Wrights’ immigration to Connecticut in the 1880s was the family’s second immigration to New England. What can we say about the first? FamilyContinue reading “Our Wright Origins in America”
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The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island–A Genealogy Written by Doris Muncey Haslam
With the recent reopening of the Library of Congress comes the opportunity to catch up on my backlogged list of genealogical and historical texts that are out of print but have not been digitized. One such book is the two volume The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, a Loyalist Family is the definitive sourceContinue reading “The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island–A Genealogy Written by Doris Muncey Haslam”
The Loyalists’ Ordeal
We’ve discussed the paths taken by our fifth and fourth great grandparents William and Nathaniel Wright, both born in Westchester County, New York and exiled to Nova Scotia and later Prince Edward Island during the Revolution. The details of the Wrights’ ordeal before getting back on their feet in PEI are harrowing. The following biographicalContinue reading “The Loyalists’ Ordeal”
Linked Memories: Traces of George and Laura Sechler
Can we find anything in our present memories that links us back to the life of our great grandfather George Sechler, who died at age 33 in 1907 in the line of duty as a New York City police officer? This is no easy task–his wife, Laura, apparently spoke very little about her husband toContinue reading “Linked Memories: Traces of George and Laura Sechler”
The Extended Wright Family–Uncle Fred, Seafood, Mafia Threats, and Amateur Genetic Research
Great grandmother Laura Sechler and her daughter Ruth did not face the world alone following the death of husband and father George–they had support from their extended family. Second great grandparents John Nelson Wright and Eliza Marshall Wright had a son and four daughters, all born on Prince Edward Island between 1864 and 1878. AContinue reading “The Extended Wright Family–Uncle Fred, Seafood, Mafia Threats, and Amateur Genetic Research”
The Loyalists of Prince Edward Island
The family of great grandmother Laura Jane Wright immigrated to America twice in 250 years. The first time was around 1635 from England to Lynn, Massachusetts. The early Wrights migrated from Lynn to Sandwich on Cape Cod to Oyster Bay, Long Island, to Queens and Westchester, New York. Future posts will look at thisContinue reading “The Loyalists of Prince Edward Island”
Bridging the Silences 