Brief Life History of Lucy Amelia Pettit
When Lucy Amelia Pettit Wright was born on 23 June 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Edwin Wright, was 29 and her mother, Katie Amelia Pettit, was 29. She married John Alden Bowers on 24 September 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Forest Dale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 16 December 1977, in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Amelia Lucy Pettit Wright Bowers in household of John Alden Bowers, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lucy Amelia Wright - birth-name: Lucy Amelia Wright
- Lucy Amelia Pettit Wright, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1902 · The Utah Governor's Mansion
Built in 1902, the Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and their family. The mansion was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style like that of Eastern mansions. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, the residence underwent extensive renovations and was again reopened in 1980. In December 1993, a fire destroyed much of the mansion but, after another restoration, the historic building was restored to its original design with upgrades in case of another disaster threatened the home. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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