Susan Forbes Silliman Wright

1841–1890 (age 49)

Biography

Susan Forbes Silliman Wright (1841–1890) belonged to the Silliman circle whose members prized education, quiet philanthropy, and the gentle art of hospitality; she devoted herself to family and the faithful observances of her church.

She was laid to rest in Grove Street Cemetery, where her grave joins the ordered rows of a community that treasured the same dignity she embodied.

Also buried at Grove Street Cemetery

Joel Root
1770–1847 (age 77)
Grove Street Cemetery
Joel Root was an American farmer and civic leader from Connecticut.
Simeon Baldwin
1761–1851 (age 90)
Grove Street Cemetery
Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851) was a prominent Connecticut lawyer, judge, and statesman from Norwich.
Jehudi Ashmun
1794–1828 (age 34)
Grove Street Cemetery
Jehudi Ashmun was an American missionary and colonization advocate who lived from 1794 to 1828.
Sybil Moseley Bingham
1792–1848 (age 56)
Grove Street Cemetery
Sybil Moseley Bingham was an American woman from Massachusetts, likely a homemaker and community member.
Chauncey Allen Goodrich
1790–1860 (age 70)
Grove Street Cemetery
Chauncey Allen Goodrich was an American clergyman and educator who served as a professor at Yale College.
David Humphreys
1752–1818 (age 66)
Grove Street Cemetery
David Humphreys was an American poet, diplomat, and military officer who lived from 1752 to 1818.