The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
Birth8 Aug 1754, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®656, ®687, ®408, ®2258, ®627, ®2259
Death10 Jan 1798, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®2260
FatherJosiah MOODEY SR. (1721-1794)
MotherDorcas LYMAN (1727-1762)
Misc. Notes
She married Justus Wright, then Robert Pierce ®2261 She and Justus had seven children.
Spouses
Birth5 Jan 1751/2, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®408
Death9 Dec 1791, London, England, United Kingdom ®408
OccupationPolitician ®408
Misc. Notes
“when a young man, was fitted for college and was expecting to have gone through a course of study, but the troublesome times of the Revolutionary War, prevented this plan. They settled in Chesterfield, Mass. where all their children were born. Being an active politician and a favorer of the reign of King George, and still later, identifying himself somewhat the faction, under Col. Shays, he met with so much opposition, that he sought a more quiet home in the British Dominions. The following extract from a letter written by Dr. Peters and Moseley of London to his wife in this county is opposite, and explanatory; it gives the time of his decease. London, England, Jan 26, 1792. ‘Last Summer, his Majesty was pleased to appoint Justus Wright, Barrack Master of Upper Canada, en employment of trust and profit worth 400 to 500 s per annum. The second of Dec. Mr. Wright was taken with a cold. In a few days, he got apparently better of it and on the 9th, he appeared in good spirits and said he should be perfectly well in a few days. However, he and his friends about him at 7 O’clock the same evening whilst he was sitting in an easy chair, found themselves in an error. Mr. Wright was conversing and on a sudden, learned his head to the back and arm of the chair and said, ‘I am very faint.’ He spoke no more, but bowed his head and died.’” He died in is 40th year. ®408
“He went to England and obtained from the government appointment of “Barrack Master of Upper Canada” in 1791. But before he sailed, he was taken ill, and died in London Dec. 9 1791, aged 40. The Freemasons formed a procession at his funeral. He left a widow and six children.” ®687
Family ID254
Marriage27 Jan 1774, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®2260
ChildrenJustus (1774-1855)
 Dorcas (1776-1798)
 Andrew (1778-ca1850)
 Justus’ Infant (Died as Infant) (1780-1780)
 Fidelia “Delia” (1781-1843)
 John Andie (1783-)
 Adolphus (1785-)
Family ID6883
Last Modified 2 Dec 2013Created 9 Mar 2018 using Reunion v12.0 for Macintosh
Created 1 April 2018 by David L. Moody

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