Mary A. Nelson

     Mary was born on Tuesday, 6 January 1807 at New York. She was the daughter of James & Esther (Ludlam) Nelson of Rahway, New Jersey. Mary A. married Edward Augustus Wright, son of Augustus Wright and Katharine Uyt ten Bogaert [second], on 12 December 1826 in the City, County & State of New York. 22 August 1850, Mary and her husband, Edward, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in the City, County & State of New York. Enumerated in this household were E. Nelson [66 New York-female], Edward A. Wright [48 New York], Mary A. Wright [48 New York], Edward A. Jr. [21 New York], Cath. [18 New York], Maria [14 New York], Cath. Smith [26 Ireland], & Mary Murphy [30 Ireland].¹ Mary departed this life on Tuesday, 2 June 1857 in the City, County & State of New York. Mary was buried in the Friends' Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York.