Hannah Wright

1706 - 1767  (61 years)

• Name	Hannah Wright
  Birth	18 May 1706	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Other-Begin	25 Jul 1708	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  	Indian raid
  	On July 26, 1708 seven or eight Indians rushed into the house of Lt. Abel Wright of Skipmuch in Springfield, and killed two soldiers, Aaron Parsons of Northampton and Benjah Hulbert of Enfield; scalped the wife of Lt. Wright (who died 3 months later on Oct 19), took Hannah, the wife of Lt.Wright's son Henry, and killed her; killed her infant son Henry in a cradle and knocked in the head of her daughter Hannah, aged 2 years, in the same cradle, but she later recovered. http://mjgen.com/wright/1wright.html
  		Indian Attack, Abel Wright's family Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  Death	29 Aug 1767	Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Burial	Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
  		Chicopee Street Burying Grounds Notes: 228 Chicopee Street contact info: Cemetery Department 687 Front Street Chicopee MA 01013 (413)594-3481 Chicopee Street: For more than sixty years, the people of Chicopee continued their connection with the old First Church in Springfield, finding their way on foot, or on horseback, fording the Chicopee River, at the Indian Wading Place, or smetimes going by canoe down the Connecticut. The sabbath services and the weekly lectures were their edification and delight. Their lives were regulated by its ordinances and discipline; and when death came, they were laid to rest in the Old Burying Ground at the foot of Elm Street on the banks of the Connecticut. The names Japhet and Abilene, his wife, may still be seen on the old headstones in Peabody Demetery. They were removed when the building of the railroad made it necessary to discontinue the old burying place. " Annals of Chicopee Street Clara Skeele Palmer Harvard College Library page 20 Rootsweb message board: "Chicopee Cemeteries Notes: The earliest cemetery was established at the foot of Elm Street in Springfield. The "Old Burying Ground" was Chicopee's colonial cemetery on Chicopee Street (where all the Chapins are buried) -- first buried there was Miss Sarah Hitchcock in 1741. Thanks to Gail Ferris for contributing this information. The "Old Burying Ground" was Chicopee's colonial cemetery. The first burial dates back to 1741."
  		Chicopee Street Burying Ground
  		Chicopee Street Burying Ground - Chapin Mausoleum occupants are unknown; but only meant to serve as representative of the cemetery and prominence of the Chapin family.
  Notes	Hannah Wright's mother was killed in the Indian raid of Springfield, Mass, July 26, 1708, when little Hannah was 2 years old. findagrave
  Person ID	I43463	Roots
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry Oliver Wright,   b. 8 Jun 1677, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 21 Apr 1769, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Hannah Bliss,   b. 16 Nov 1678, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. Aft 26 Jul 1708, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1704	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 18 May 1706 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Other-Begin - Indian raid - 25 Jul 1708 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Burial - - Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth