Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Wright was born about 1707, in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, his father, James Wright, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Gray, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Jean Penny.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Alexr. Wright in entry for Elizabeth Wright, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexr. Wright in entry for Robert Wright, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Wright in entry for Jean Wright, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1707– Male
1711– Female
Children (3)
1733–1801 Male
1737– Male
1737– Female
Parents and Siblings
1675– Male
1679– Female
Siblings (5)
1690– Male
1700– Male
1705– Male
1707– Male
1709– Male
World Events (2)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 95
1815
Age 108
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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