When Robert Wright was born on 10 February 1816, in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Alexander Wright, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Rockey, was 22. He married Ann Hagerty in 1841, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nodaway, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 1 November 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesNo. 4584. Large White Sugar Bowl with Lid. Belonged to Ann Hagerty, who was born November 28, 1819. She married Robert James Wright and while they were in Nauvoo, Lydia Ann Wright was born. The family …
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