Brief Life History of Ethan Allen
When Ethan Allen Wright was born on 17 April 1829, in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, his father, Nathan Wright Jr., was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Ripley, was 27. He married Lavina Cooper on 27 March 1855, in Coshocton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Ohio, United States in 1915. He died on 6 March 1915, in Perry Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in West Bedford Cemetery, West Bedford, Coshocton, Ohio, United States.
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- Ethan Wright, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ethan A. Wright, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
- Ethan Allen Wright, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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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