Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Wright was born on 4 May 1815, in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Wright, was 26 and his mother, Nancy Dickerson, was 17. He married Mary Sullivan on 24 September 1834, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Jefferson Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1870.
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- George Wright, "United States Census, 1840"
- George Wright, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- George W. Wright in entry for Elizabeth J. D. Wright, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1822
Perry township was laid off and erected by order of the county commissioners of Marion County on the 16th of April, 1822.
about 1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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