Brief Life History of James Harvey
When James Harvey Bright was born on 28 February 1846, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Mahlon Bright, was 29 and his mother, Eliza Abel, was 28. He married Mary M Beshears on 6 March 1873, in Henry, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Page, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States in 1917. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 28 December 1917, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (32)
- Jas N Bright, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- James Harvey Bright, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
- James Bright in entry for Glenn Elwood Bright, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1846–1917 Male
1855–1891 Female
Children (7)
1873–1901 Female
1876–1943 Male
1878–1962 Female
1881–1951 Female
1883–1916 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1893 Male
1818–1892 Female
Siblings (9)
1843–1903 Female
1844–1934 Male
1846–1917 Male
1848–1910 Male
1850– Female
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World Events (8)
1847
Age 1
1850 · Compromise of 1850
Age 4
1865
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright, good-looking, fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright, shining’).
English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Briht, Beorht, from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhtrīc ‘bright’ + ‘powerful’. Compare Bert .
Americanized form of German Brecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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