Ruth Wright

3 September 1717–
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Ruth

When Ruth Wright was born on 3 September 1717, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jacob Wright, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Center, was 28. She married Seth Wyman III on 4 June 1744, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Seth Wyman III
1715–1749
Ruth Wright
1717–
Marriage: 4 June 1744
Seth Wyman
1745–1825
Ruth Wyman
1750–1821

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 June 1744Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 59
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 59
    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 64
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    Name Meaning

    1 English, Scottish, and northern Irish: occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.2 Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Cartwright
    Wainwright
    Arkwright
    Wrights
    Wrightsman
    Wrightson

    Sources (10)

    • Ruth Wright, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Ruth Wright, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Ruth Wright, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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