Brief Life History of Miranda
When Miranda Wright was born on 10 September 1799, in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Asahel Wright, was 31 and her mother, Mercy White, was 31. She married Jonathan Ashley Saxton on 17 October 1821. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 28 November 1844, at the age of 45, and was buried in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Miranda Saxton, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Miranda Saxton in entry for Rufus Saxton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Miranda Saxton, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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