Person:Jacob Wright (13)

Name	Jacob Wright
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	20 Sep 1732	Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	11 Sep 1755	Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Lucy Butterfield (add)
Death^[2]^[3]	22 Aug 1771	Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States`^{Citation needed}`

References

↑ Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Salem, Mass: Essex Institute, 1915)
p. 122.

WRIGHT, Jacob, s. Jacob and Abigel, [born] Sept. 20, 1732.
↑ Hodgman, Edwin R. (Edwin Ruthven). History of the town of Westford in the county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1659-1883. (Lowell, Massachusetts: Morning Mail Co., 1883)
p. 482.

Jacob, the father, "was accidentally cut with a scythe, while mowing, and died from hemorrhage of the wound at the age of 45; a very pious, good man."
↑ The age at death of 45 gives a death about 1777. The death date on this page of 22 Aug 1771 is found in several unsourced places, including a pictureless Find A Grave memorial. But it is not found where it would be expected: not in Westford VRs, not in the list of deaths in History of Westford, not even anywhere in americanancestor.org's collection of vital records. The birth of son William on 25 Oct 1771 says the father Jacob is deceased.