Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Wright was born on 14 February 1839, in Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, his father, Thomas Wright, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Schurman, was 22. He married Harriet Jane Clark on 27 December 1870, in Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 4 February 1907, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 67.
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- Isaac Wright in entry for Jessie Gertrude Wright, "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885"
- Isaac Wright in entry for Thomas Frederick Wright, "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885"
- Isaac Wright in entry for Florence Louisa Wright, "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885"
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1869
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1905
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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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