James WRIGHT

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abt. 1771 , Crown Colony of New York

Died

15 October 1827 , Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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William WRIGHT Susannah HEARD

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Born: abt. 1771 in Crown Colony of New York

Father: William WRIGHT

Mother: Susannah HEARD

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James married Elizabeth HOWLAND abt. 1801 in Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HOWLAND was born abt. 1783 in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth died July 1860 in Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Ichabod HOWLAND and Martha BUBIER.

James WRIGHT died 15 October 1827 in Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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James WRIGHT married

Elizabeth HOWLAND
Marriage date: abt. 1801
Marriage place: Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth HOWLAND was the child of Ichabod HOWLAND and Martha BUBIER

Children of James WRIGHT and Elizabeth HOWLAND

George Nelson WRIGHT

Born: abt. 1808, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1889, Caribou, Maine, USA

Married: Sara W BATES 3 July 1830

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

Death — 1827
15 October 1827
Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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