Brief Life History of Alexander Joy
When Alexander Joy Cartwright was born on 26 December 1858, in Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii, his father, Alexander Joy Cartwright, was 38 and his mother, Mary Eliza Ann Van Wie, was 37. He married Theresa Owana Ka'ohelelani La'anui Pratt on 23 April 1878, in Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1900. He died on 11 August 1921, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Alexander Cartwright, "United States Census, 1920"
- Alex J Cartwright, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Alexande J Cartwright, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
Spouse and Children
1858–1921 Male
1865–1926 Female
Children (2)
1886–1967 Female
1895–1982 Female
Parents and Siblings
1820–1892 Male
1822– Female
Siblings (5)
1843–1870 Male
1845–1869 Female
1849–1851 Female
1853–1919 Male
1858–1921 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 11
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 17
Name Meaning
English (Midlands and northern England): occupational name from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ + wright(e) ‘craftsman’ (Old English cræt or Old Norse kartr + Old English wyrhta), for a cartwright, a maker of carts.
Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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