This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Pangela84 Surnames: WRIGHT, RILEY, SULLIVAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/7090.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Diana, I am betting that there is some kind of connection with our family line, however distant it may be. I too hit brick walls when researching the WRIGHT side of my family tree. I think it's because they travelled all over the place! You mention that you have a great uncle named Thomas Wright who worked for Kodak and moved to Rochester. I have a great uncle named James Thomas Wright who moved to Rochester, New York around 1925 with his wife, Arlene Amelia McCarthy. They married in 1916 in Frontenac (Kingston, Ontario). James Thomas Wright, my great uncle, worked as a perforator (whatever that means) and the census says that in 1930 the company he worked for was 'Kodak Manufacturing'. Anyway, Arlene was born in Syracuse, NY. As for the Riley and Sullivans you mention, Riley is a predominant surname in my tree, esspecially with the Wrights. I have a Catherine Jane Riley (1855-1905) who married a Joseph Wright (1852-1910) and they are both from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Catherine has a brother named William and, their parents are Henry Riley (1806-1887) and Catherine Kivney (1808-1860) both of Ireland. Perhaps your Mary Riley is associated with these Rileys. As I may recall, there may be some Sullivans in this tree too. My e-mail address is: [email protected] if you want to chat in depth. -Angela- Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.