Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Wright was born on 1 December 1832, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Caleb Wright, was 23 and her mother, Ann Taylor Ford, was 25. She married Robert Winter Wolcott on 15 January 1854. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 11 March 1919, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Elizabeth Woolacott in household of Caleb Wright, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Ann Dewey, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Elizabeth in entry for Homer R Dewey, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
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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