Philemon Wright[1, 2, 3]  1760 - 1839

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• Birth	2 Sep 1760	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Reference	;16;33;
  Died	21 May 1839	Hull, Quebec, Canada
  Buried	St. James Cemetary, Hull
  Person ID	I538	Wright family tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2010 07:27:00
  Father	Thomas Wright, b. 1709, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Elizabeth Chandler, b. 1721, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet
  Family	Abigail Wyman, b. 20 Aug 1760, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Married	1782	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Philemon Wright, II, b. 1783, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   2. Tiberius Wright, b. 1788, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   3. Abigail Wright, b. 1790, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   4. Mary Wright, b. 1791, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   5. Ruggles Wright, b. 1793, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   6. Abigail Wright, b. 1796, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   7. Christopher Columbus Wright, b. 1799, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   8. Christiana Wright, b. 1803, Ottawa/Hull, Canada   9. Susana Wright, b. 1805
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2010 07:27:00
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet

• Photos		Philemon Wright 1760 - 1839
  		Philemon Wright memorial Philemon Wright memorial in Hull (Gatineau) Quebec. Photo courtesy of Janet (Wright) Peters.
  		Philemon Wright monument Philemon Wright monument - Hull (Gatineau) Quebec. Photo courtesy of Janet (Wright) Peters.
  		Wright Sawmill and Tavern, Wrightville (Hull), Quebec - 1823 Painting by: Henry DuVernet
  Headstones		Philemon Wright, Abigail (Wyman) Wright Status: Located. Philemon Wright b. 1760 d. 1839 - son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Chandler) Wright. Abigail (Wyman) Wright b. 1760 d. 1829
  Histories	Notice of Incorporation - Philemon Wright & Sons As published in the Canadian Courant & Montreal Advertiser Jan. 1815
  	Excerpts from "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" A Compilation From The Archives - Prepared and Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth - 1908
  	Excerpts from "Joseph Bouchette Report - 1825" General Report of an Official Tour through the New Settlements of the Province of Lower-Canada. Performed in the summer of 1824, in obiedience to the commands and instructions of His Excellency George Earl of Dalhousie, G.C.B.
  	Excerpts from "Three Years In Canada - John MacTaggart - 1826-28" An Account of the State of the Country in 1826-7-8, comprehending it's resources, productions, improvements and capabilities and including Sketches of the State of Society, Advice to Emigrants etc.~~By John MacTaggart, Civil Engineer
  	Excerpts from "The Journal of Gabriel Franchere - 1814" Journal of a Voyage on the West Coast of North America during the years 1811 - 14
  	A Letter from Edward Van Cortland to Henry Morgan - 1861 An attempt by Dr. Van Cortland to convince Mr. Morgan not to include a biography of Philemon Wright in his book "Sketches of Celebrated Canadians and Persons connected to Canada" published in 1865
  	Excerpts from "The Canada's - Emigrants, Colonists and Capitalists" Comprehending the quality of the land, etc in different districts and the fullest general information. Compiled and condensed from original documents furnished by John Galt, Esq....and other authentic sources, By Andrew Picken (with a map).
  	Philemon Wright - A Yankee Who Helped Build Canada Edward P. Laberge - Bytown Pamphlet Series No. 30 ISSN 0823-5457 "The Historical Society of Ottawa.
  	Excerpts from "Journals of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada - 1831" "From the 24th January to the 31st March 1831. In the first year of the Reign of King William the Fourth. Being the first session of the Fourteenth Provincial Parliament of this Province.
  	Excerpt from "The Canadian Settler's Guide - 1860" Published By Authority, Tenth Edition, Considerably Enlarged, London 1860
  	Histoire de l'Outaouais - 1994 Page 223 - Institutional development: 1826 - 1886~~The first deputies of the region:~~Provided by Myrna Foley (third great grand-niece of Theodore Davis)
  	An Account of the First Settlement of the Township of Hull An Account of the First Settlement of the Township of Hull on the Ottawa River, Lower Canada - Oct 16, 1820
  	Sale of land - Woburn 1791 Deed of sale for a portion of Philemon and Abigail's farm in Woburn to Leonard Thompson - May 22nd, 1791
  	Sale of land - Woburn 1791 Deed of sale for a portion of Philemon and Abigail's farm in Woburn to Leonard Thompson - May 22nd, 1791
  	Deed of sale for farm in Woburn 1804 The deed of sale for Philemon and Abigail's farm in Woburn to Asa Locke for three thousand three hundred dollars - October 24th 1804.

• Sources

  [S15] "The Wrights", Patrick M. O. Evans, (National Capital Commission, 1978), Table 33, Page 49 (Reliability: 3) [S15] "The Wrights", Patrick M. O. Evans, (National Capital Commission, 1978), Table 16, Page 25 (Reliability: 3) [S2] Wright, Bruce