Nelson Nathaniel WRIGHT

1839 - 1908  (69 years)

• Name	Nelson Nathaniel WRIGHT  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Jan 1839	, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [4, 5]
  Alt-BirthPlace	10 Jan 1839	, Middleton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [6]
  Baptism	Nov 1839	the United Church, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.33786,-63.72143   [1]
  	the officiating clergyman was Rev. T. Davies
  Gender	Male
  Alt-Birth Date	10 Jan 1840  [7]
  	the year recorded here is incorrect as he was baptised in 1839
  Census	Apr 1881	, Lot 27, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8]
  	enumerated in the household of Job Wright (age 77) were his wife Harriet (age 64), their son Nelson (age 42), their daughter Elizabeth (age 34), her husband Wallace Bradshaw (age 36), their children Ellis (age 13), Jesse (age 10), Thomas (age 7) and Hattie (age 2 months). The family religion was Wesleyan Methodist. Job, Nelson and Wallace were farmers. Role: Son
  Census	27 Apr 1891	, Lot 27, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [9]
  	enumerated in the household of Nathaniel (age 52) were his wife, Sarah Wiggins (age 47), their son Gordon (age 3), and Sarah's son by her second husband, James Hopper (age 14). Nathaniel was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
  Census	1901	, Lot 27, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [10]
  	enumerated in the household of Nathaniel (age 61) were his wife, Sarah Wiggins (age 51), their son Gordon (age 13), Sarah's son by her second husband, Arthur Hopper (age 26), and his wife Emily (age 26). Nathaniel was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
  Name	Nathaniel Wright  [9, 10]
  Name	Nelson Wright  [8]
  Death	8 Sep 1908	, Middleton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I107903	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Job WRIGHT,   b. 27 Apr 1804, , North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 10 Dec 1888 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ethelinda WRIGHT,   b. 8 Jul 1817, , Centreville Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 19 Nov 1843 (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1837  [11]
  Family ID	F29058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary WATE
  Marriage	12 Jan 1869  [6]
  	they had two daughters
  Family ID	F29103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sara A. WIGGINS,   b. 5 Aug 1843, , Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick d. ,,, western Canada
  Marriage	Aft 1881  [2, 6]
  	she was listed in the 1881 census with her second husband, Henry Hopper. Sarah and Nathaniel had one son.
  Children	1. Gordon WRIGHT,   b. 1 Mar 1888, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F8820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S11924] Baptismal Record - Nelson Nathaniel Wright, 11924. (Reliability: 3). [S866] The Wrights of Bedeque, PEI, a Loyalist Family, 866. (Reliability: 3). Vol. 1, p. 50 [S2658] A United Empire Loyalist Family, 2658. (Reliability: 3). p. 203 [S11924] Baptismal Record - Nelson Nathaniel Wright, 11924. (Reliability: 2). [S11923] 1881 Canada Census - Job Wright, 11923. (Reliability: 2). [S2658] A United Empire Loyalist Family, 2658. (Reliability: 2). p. 203 [S13714] 1901 Canada Census - Nathaniel Wright, 13714. (Reliability: 2). [S11923] 1881 Canada Census - Job Wright, 11923. (Reliability: 3). [S13712] 1891 Canada Census - Nathaniel Wright, 13712. (Reliability: 3). [S13714] 1901 Canada Census - Nathaniel Wright, 13714. (Reliability: 3). [S866] The Wrights of Bedeque, PEI, a Loyalist Family, 866. (Reliability: 2). Vol. 1, page 49