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Personal data Wilford Gregory Wright 

  • He was born on November 11, 1848 in somewhere in PA.
  • Confirmation of church membership on October 21, 1860 in St. Mary's Cath. Chr., Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.
  • Census in the year 1900, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.
  • (Alt. Birth) October 1847 in somewhere in MD.
  • He died on February 28, 1911 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, he was 62 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 24, 2013.

Household of Wilford Gregory Wright

He is married to Elizabeth Johnson.

They got married on July 23, 1877 at St. Mary's Cath. Chr., Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, he was 28 years old.

Wilford Gregory Wright oo Elizabeth Johnson

Marriage source: Bach, Bonnie, ""Ejsfamily", (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3189074&id=I076, Publication date: xxviii Jan MMVI), Repository: The Cloud

"... Elizabeth JOHNSON Sex: F Birth: 1858 in Maryland Baptism: 23 JUL 1877 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD

Note: It appears that she was 'Conditional Baptised' on her wedding day.

Father: George W. JOHNSON b: 1836 in Maryland Mother: Susannah SCHNEIDER b: 2 MAR 1844 in Maryland

Marriage 1 Wilford Gregory WRIGHT b: 11 NOV 1848 in Pennsylvania

Married: 23 JUL 1877 in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hagerstown MD Marriage fact: in Hagerstown MD Marriage License: in Located in Washington Co. Court House, Index of Marriages 1786-1890 Marriage Ending Status: Divorce

Children

1. Henry Augustine WRIGHT b: 2 APR 1878 2. Elizabeth Regina WRIGHT b: 6 MAY 1880 3. Carol Gregory WRIGHT b: 20 DEC 1882 4. Bernard Alexia WRIGHT b: 25 FEB 1885 in Pennsylvania 5. Paul Joseph WRIGHT b: 25 FEB 1885 in Pennsylvania 6. Urban Aloyisus WRIGHT b: 1 SEP 1887 in Hagerstown MD 7. cLeo Aloysius WRIGHT b: 3 JUL 1890" <>

Child(ren):

  1. Urban Aloyosis Wright  1887-1969 


Notes about Wilford Gregory Wright

Wilford Gregory Wright

Source: Wilford Gregory WRIGHT Sex: M Birth: 11 NOV 1848 in Pennsylvania Death: 28 FEB 1911 in Hagerstown MD

CONF: 21 OCT 1860 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD

Father: Jacob A. WRIGHT b: ABT 1811 in Maryland Mother: Sarah R. BOSSERMAN b: ABT 1821 in Pennsylvania

Marriage 1 Elizabeth JOHNSON b: 1858 in Maryland Married: 23 JUL 1877 in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hagerstown MD

Marriage fact: in Hagerstown MD Marriage License: in Located in Washington Co. Court House, Index of Marriages 1786-1890 Marriage Ending Status: Divorce

Children

1. Henry Augustine WRIGHT b: 2 APR 1878 2. Elizabeth Regina WRIGHT b: 6 MAY 1880 3. Carol Gregory WRIGHT b: 20 DEC 1882 4. Bernard Alexia WRIGHT b: 25 FEB 1885 in Pennsylvania 5. Paul Joseph WRIGHT b: 25 FEB 1885 in Pennsylvania 6. Urban Aloyisus WRIGHT b: 1 SEP 1887 in Hagerstown MD 7. Leo Aloysius WRIGHT b: 3 JUL 1890

Marriage 2 Nellie R. ROUSKULP b: ABT 1876 Married: 16 JAN 1906 in Hagerstown MD"

Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I16360, Publication date: xxii NovMMIX), Repository: The Cloud

"... Wilford WRIGHT Sex: M Birth: OCT 1847 in Maryland

Census: 1900 Hagerstown, Washington Co, Maryland Note: occ: cab driver; shows married but wife not in HH Change Date: 22 NOV 2009

Marriage 1 Elizabeth JOHNSON b: 1858 in Maryland Married: 23 JUL 1877 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, Maryland

Children

1. Urban Aloysius WRIGHT b: 1 SEP 1887 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, Maryland" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilford Gregory Wright

Wilford Gregory Wright
1848-1911

1877

Elizabeth Johnson
1858-> 1889

Urban Aloyosis Wright
1887-1969

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Birthday November 11, 1848

  • The temperature on November 11, 1848 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
    • March 11 » Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
    • July 3 » Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies.
    • August 14 » Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
    • August 19 » California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
    • September 29 » The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces, and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution.

Christening day October 21, 1860

  • The temperature on October 21, 1860 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
    • March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
    • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
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    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
    • December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

Day of marriage July 23, 1877

  • The temperature on July 23, 1877 was about 25.3 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
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    • June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
    • July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.

Day of death February 28, 1911

  • The temperature on February 28, 1911 was between 5.1 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
    • April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
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    • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
    • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
    • September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.


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