Brief Life History of Jane Theodora
When Jane Theodora Wright was born on 28 November 1852, in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, George Wright Sr., was 45 and her mother, Deborah Ann Hazley, was 34. She married John Biggs on 21 June 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Cove, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900 and Mountain Home, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 19 June 1931, in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Jane Wright in household of Debora Wright, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- June Theadore Biggs, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Jane Theodora Biggs, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
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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Jane Theodora Wright Biggs
Jane Wright daughter of George and Deborah Ann Hazley was born November 28, 1852 in Busby, Midlothian, Scotland. When she was two years old her father died, leaving her mother thirteen children to car …
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