Settlers of Highlands East

Benjamin Franklin Wright

Male 1888 - 1953  (65 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Wright 
    Birth 22 Feb 1888  Irondale, Glamorgan, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Dec 1953  Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Glamorgan Community Cemetery, Glamorgan, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2070  Settlers of Highlands East | 1891 Census of Canada - Glamorgan resident , 1901 Census of Canada - Glamorgan resident, 1911 Census of Canada - Glamorgan resident
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2025 

    Father Samson Wright,   b. 25 Jul 1842, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Emma Jane Spencely,   b. 14 Dec 1858, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1932, Irondale, Glamorgan, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1883  Glamorgan, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Laura Pearsall,   b. Abt 1903, Glamorgan, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1936, Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1923  Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Frederick Foster Wright,   b. 1 May 1924
     2. George Wesley Wright,   b. Abt 1926, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Aileen Mary Wright,   b. Abt 1929, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Laura Helen Wright,   b. Abt Aug 1930, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Baby Wright,   b. 27 Dec 1936   d. 27 Dec 1936, Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F1483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Ontario Canada Births, Reg# 12868-88, MS 929.
      Name is recorded as Ben Franklin Wright.

    2. [S13] Census of Canada, 1891, Ontario / District 109 Peterborough East / Subdistrict I Glamorgan Township / page 18 / family 95.

    3. [S1] Census of Canada, 1901, District: ON PETERBOROUGH (East/Est) (#106) Subdistrict: Glamorgan K Page 8, Family 73.

    4. [S2] Census of Canada, 1911, Ontario / Victoria-Haliburton / 25 Glamorgan Township / page 6 / family 61.

    5. [S20] Ontario Canada Marriages, Reg# 21847-23, MS 932.