Brief Life History of William Brockerman
When William Brockerman Wright was born on 10 February 1836, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Reister Wright, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ann Brockerman, was 19. He married Emma Smith Yearsley on 15 March 1860, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Springfield Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1850. His occupation is listed as clerk in Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 30 October 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Wright, "United States Census, 1850"
- William R. Wright, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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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Journal of William Brockerman Wright...from June to September of 1855
Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Wagon train Company [Note to Reader: Mr. Wright apparently started copying his diary record of his journey, but did not complete the record for the entire journey. We ha …
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