Abigail Wright (maiden name: Mead) was born on September 29, 1839, in Connecticut. She married Benjamin T. Wright on June 29, 1860, and they had at least four children: Benjamin, born around 1861; Clara, born around 1869; Wilber, born around 1871; and Abigail, born around 1881. Her husband worked as a merchant, and by 1870, they owned $3,000 of real estate and $300 of personal property. She died in Greenwich on October 15, 1897.