When Jonathan Calkins Wright was born on 29 November 1808, in Rome, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Peter Bice Wright, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Shead, was 29. He married Rebecca Wheeler on 1 March 1838, in McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1851. He died on 8 November 1880, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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 NamesJonathan Calkins Wright was a son of Peter Bice Wright and Elizabeth Shed and born Nov. 29, 1808 in the town of Rome, Onieda County, New York. He lived there until about the year 1828 when he moved …
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