Information on the Loyalists
Loyalist Directory: Simeon Sr. (Simon) Wright
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| Surname : | Wright |
| Given name : | Simeon Sr. (Simon) |
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| Where Resettled : | W 1/2 lot 5 con.3, Fredericksburgh Twp, Cataraqui Twp #3. Lived with his son-in-law Zenas Ross UE |
| Status as Loyalist : | Proven |
| Source : | Claim for war losses; Audit Office #13, Bundle # 81, MS708, Reel 139. Losses sustained due to his loyalty and attachment to the British Government. |
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| Date & Place of Birth : | 27 Oct 1724 Northampton, Mass. USA |
| Settled before war : | Rutland, Vermont (Charlotte Co, N.Y. at the time of the war) |
| Date & Place of Death : | Fredericksburgh Twp, Lennox & Addington Co., ON, after 1786 |
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| Wife Name : | Sarah Wait(e) |
| Children : | Abel, b.ca1746-7 Waite, UE, Kings Rangers, b.ca 1748-49 Rachel, b.10 Nov. 1750 Simeon Jr. (S.A.R.) b. 1752, d. 1847 in Ohio Elisha Lozina, b. after 1752 Sarah, bpt. 24 Feb 1788 More details. |
| Biography : | British supporter, property confiscated. In St. Jean, Que by Sept 1782, with son Wait Wright UE and son-in-law, Zenas Ross UE and families. In Fredericksburgh Twp Sept 1784. |
| Proven Descendants : | Joan Lucas,UE, Kawartha Br., 19 Jan 1997 |
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| Family Genealogy : | Simeon Wtite Sr. m. ca 1745 Sarah Waite. Through Kawartha Br. contact Joan Lucas for Wright family genealogy. Related families of Holcomb, Shewman, Graham. |
| Other Info : | Contributed by Joan Lucas, Kawartha Branch |
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