When Emaline Wright was born on 8 October 1818, in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Wright, was 29 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Wright, was 24. She married William Hall on 13 July 1840, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lindley Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1895. She died on 22 June 1897, in Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Lee Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Lee, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Lee, Iowa, United States
Historical Boundaries 1845: Mercer, Missouri, United States
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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