Martha HOOPER
1797 - 1838 (41 years)-
Name Martha HOOPER [1] Birth 1797 , Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island 
[2] Gender Female Census 1798 , Lot 26, Bedeque, Prince County, St. John's Island [3] - enumerated in the household of Major Hooper (age 33) were his wife Ann Patterson (age 24), their daughters Eliza (age 3) and Martha (age 1).
- Role: Daughter
Name Martha Wright [4] Death 10 Jun 1838 ,, Prince County, Prince Edward Island [5, 6] - an alternate death location is Miramichi, New Brunswick
Burial , Bedeque United Church Cemetery, Lower Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.34684,-63.73354 [1] - tall white marble obelisk. Inscription: In Memory / of / Stephen Wright Esq. / Died / April 27, 1883. / AEt. 82. / - / Blessed are the dead / who die in the LordLeft: Charles N. / Died in California / in the Year 1850, / AEt. 22. / Major / Died Feby. 10, 1829, / AEt 4, / sons of / Stephen & Martha / WrightMartha Hooper / Died / June 10, 1838, / AEt. 43. / Millicent Palmer / Died June 5, 1872, / AEt. 56. / Wives of / Stephen Wright Esq.Back: Millicent P. / Died / Sept. 20, 1856, / AEt. 15. / Sarah P. / Died March 5, 1862, / AEt. 18. / daughters of / Stephen & Millicent / Wright.There is a second tombstone, probably the original for Martha and her son Major. Inscription: In memory of Martha, / Wife of / Stephen Wright, / died June 10, 1838 / Aged 43 yrs. / Also her son / Major, d. Feb 10, 1829 / Ae 4 yrs.
Person ID I70916 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 28 Apr 2024
Father Major HOOPER, b. 1765, , Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey d. 24 Feb 1838, , Lower Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 73 years) Mother Ann PATTERSON, b. 1774, , Fort Lot (Rocky Point), Prince Edward Island d. 26 Aug 1800, , Lower Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 26 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1794 [7, 8, 9] Family ID F15326 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Stephen WRIGHT, Esq., b. 1801 d. 27 Apr 1883, ,, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 82 years) Marriage 31 Dec 1824 [4] - Stephen Wright /B/ and Martha Hooper /S/, both of Bedeque, by Philip Morris Calbec Esq., J.P.
Children 1. Major WRIGHT, b. 18 Nov 1825, , Centreville (Bedeque), Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 10 Feb 1829, , Centreville (Bedeque), Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 3 years)2. Charles Nathaniel WRIGHT, b. 1828 d. 1850, ,, California, USA (Age 22 years)3. Major WRIGHT, b. 17 Apr 1830, , Centreville (Bedeque), Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 7 Oct 1907, , Maplethorpe, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 77 years)4. Ann Eliza WRIGHT, b. 16 Jul 1834, , residence, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 1 Sep 1894 (Age 60 years)Family ID F15176 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
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Sources - [S6109] Cemetery Marker - Stephen Wright & Martha Hooper, 6109. (Reliability: 3).
- [S4808] Descendants of Thomas Hooper (1539- ), 4808. (Reliability: 2).
- [S12159] History of Prince Edward Island by Duncan Campbell, 12159. (Reliability: 3).
page 214 - [S3889] Marriage Record -Stephen Wright & Martha Hooper, 3889. (Reliability: 3).
- [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4808] Descendants of Thomas Hooper (1539- ), 4808. (Reliability: 1).
- [S2464] The Descendants of Thomas Hooper, 2464. (Reliability: 2).
- [S129] William Schurman Loyalist of Bedeque, 129. (Reliability: 2).
Pg. 228 - [S866] The Wrights of Bedeque, PEI, a Loyalist Family, 866. (Reliability: 2).
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- [S6109] Cemetery Marker - Stephen Wright & Martha Hooper, 6109. (Reliability: 3).