Ancestors of Orville & Wilbur WRIGHT
The following information connects the famous Wright Brothers to the Freeman family, and the descendants of Sarah Freeman. For those researching "my" Wright's, there may also be a duel connection here. However, this line is still in the research phase...

Generation No. 1

1. DAN2 WRIGHT (BENONI1) was born April 07, 1757 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, and died September 10, 1832 in Miami, Ohio. He married SARAH FREEMAN February 03, 1785 in Hanover, New Hampshire, daughter of EDMUND FREEMAN and SARAH PORTER.

    Child of DAN WRIGHT and SARAH FREEMAN is:
      2. i. DAN3 WRIGHT Jr., b. September 03, 1790, Thetford, Orange County, Vermont; d. October 06, 1861, Fayette, Orange County, Indiana.

Generation No. 2

2. DAN3 WRIGHT (DAN2, BENONI1)Jr. was born September 03, 1790 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, and died October 06, 1861 in Fayette, Orange County, Indiana. He married CATHERINE REEDER February 12, 1818 in Centerville, Ohio.

    Children of DAN WRIGHT Jr. and CATHERINE REEDER are:
      3. i. MILTON BISHOP4 WRIGHT,
             b. November 17, 1828, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana;
              d. April 03, 1917, Oakwood, Dayton County, Ohio.
      ii. KATE WRIGHT,
             b. 1834, Rush County, Indiana;
             d. 1834, Rush County, Indiana.
      iii. WILLIAM WRIGHT,
              b. February 29, 1832, Rush County, Indiana;
             d. October 05, 1868;
               m. LUCINDA SIMONS,
                December 22, 1857, Richland, Rush County, Indiana.
      iv. SARAH WRIGHT,
             b. November 21, 1824, Richland, Rush County, Indiana;
              d. December 23, 1868, Anderson, Franklin County, Indiana.
      v. GEORGE WRIGHT,
             b. 1828, Rush County, Indiana;
             d. 1828, Rush County, Indiana.
      vi. HARVEY WRIGHT,
             b. September 09, 1820, Centerville, Ohio;
             d. June 22, 1906;
               m. DELIAH STEPHEN, December 23, 1843.
      vii. SAMUEL SMITH WRIGHT,
             b. November 21, 1818, Centerville, Ohio;
             d. July 18, 1842, Fayette, Orange County, Indiana.

Generation No. 3

3. MILTON BISHOP4 WRIGHT (DAN3, DAN2, BENONI1) was born November 17, 1828 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, and died April 03, 1917 in Oakwood, Dayton County, Ohio. He married SUSAN CATHERINE KOERNER November 24, 1859 in Union, Indiana.

    Children of MILTON WRIGHT and SUSAN KOERNER are:
      i. REUCHLIN5 WRIGHT,
             b. March 17, 1861, Fayette, Indiana;
             d. May 23, 1920.
      ii. LORIN WRIGHT,
             b. November 18, 1862, Fayette, Indiana;
             d. December 01, 1939.
      iii. WILBUR WRIGHT,
             b. April 16, 1867, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana;
             d. May 30, 1912, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
      iv. ORVILLE WRIGHT,
             b. August 19, 1871, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio;
             d. January 30, 1948, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. HATTIE MACLAREN.
      v. KATHERINE WRIGHT,
             b. August 19, 1874, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio;
             d. March 03, 1929, Kansas City, Kansas.

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