Precinda Wright

Female1793–18 November 1822

Brief Life History of Precinda

Precinda Wright was born in 1793, in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States. She married Ira Janes on 4 July 1815, in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 18 November 1822, in her hometown, at the age of 29.

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Family Time Line

Ira Janes
1794–1864
Precinda Wright
1793–1822
Marriage: 4 July 1815
Philena Cordelia Janes
1816–
Ursula Selenda Janes
1817–1891
Daniel Wright Janes
1819–1880

Sources (9)

  • Priscinda in entry for Daniel W. Jones, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
  • Prisinda Janes in entry for Daniel Janes, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Persinda Janes in entry for Ursula Janes, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 July 1815Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States
  • Children (3)

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    Age 1

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 7

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    Age 10

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    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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