Brief Life History of Cecelia
Cecelia Franey was born in December 1864, in Wisconsin, United States as the daughter of John Franey and Mary O'Malley. She married William Charles Taylor Wright on 25 May 1881, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States for about 15 years. She died on 14 December 1905, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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- Celia Wright in household of William C T Wright, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Cecelia Franey, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cecelia Franey - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: death: 14 December 1905; Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
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1867
Nebraska is the 37th state.
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Gabrielle, Jacques, Marceline.
English and Irish (of Norman origin): either a topographic name from Old French fraisnaie, fresnay ‘ash wood’, or a habitational name from any of several villages in France so called. Compare with Frain . The name is frequent in Ireland, where it was established from an early date. It is Gaelicized as de Fréine.
French: habitational name from Franey, a place in Doubs. This surname is very rare in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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