Elizabeth M. Bennett

1817–1893 (Age 76)
Botetourt, Virginia, United States

The Life of Elizabeth M.

When Elizabeth M. Bennett was born on 9 October 1817, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States, her father, Jacob Bennett, was 40 and her mother, Mary Persinger, was 42. She married George Washington Wright on 11 May 1837, in Alleghany, Alleghany, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Boiling Spring, Alleghany, Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 8 November 1893, in Alleghany, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Wright
1815–1879
Elizabeth M. Bennett
1817–1893
Marriage: 11 May 1837
Rebecca Wright
1841–
Spencer Wright
1842–
George Lee Wright
1843–
Jacob H. Wright
1845–1865
Gitano Washington Wright
1847–1923
John Hickerson Wright
1849–1930
Miles Lathwood Wright
1855–
Martha Elizabeth Wright
1855–1896
Charles Woodrow Wright
1857–1929
Andrew Jackson Wright
1860–1950

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
11 May 1837
Alleghany, Alleghany, Virginia, United States
children

(10)

    Rebecca Wright

    Female1841–Female

    Spencer Wright

    Male1842–Male

    George Lee Wright

    Male1843–Male

    Jacob H. Wright

    Male1845–1865Male

    Gitano Washington Wright

    Male1847–1923Male

+5 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 2

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. 
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

Age 7

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

Age 27

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

English: from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. See also Benedict .

LOAD TEST -- Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Wright in household of Guy W Wright, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth M Wright in household of George W Wright, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elisabeth Wright in household of George W Wright, "United States Census, 1850"

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