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George Washington
WRIGHT
(b.
4 December 1820
,
South Carolina, USA
d.
14 July 1864
,
Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA
)
Summary:
George Washington WRIGHT was born
4 December 1820
in South Carolina, USA.
George Washington WRIGHT
was the child of
Abraham WRIGHT and
Anna BURTZ (BURTS)
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
George WRIGHT and
Editha "Eady" SHIRLEY
(maternal)
Frederick BURTZ (BURTS) and
Rachel INMAN
George Washington was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
He married Eliza Jane GRESHAM 20 November 1843 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Eliza Jane GRESHAM was born 25 July 1824 in Tennessee, USA. She died 9 December 1863 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA. She was the daughter of Edward Harris GRESHAM and Mary HOGAN (HOGUE).
George Washington WRIGHT died 14 July 1864 in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA.
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George Washington was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
He married Eliza Jane GRESHAM 20 November 1843 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Eliza Jane GRESHAM was born 25 July 1824 in Tennessee, USA. She died 9 December 1863 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA. She was the daughter of Edward Harris GRESHAM and Mary HOGAN (HOGUE).
George Washington WRIGHT died 14 July 1864 in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA.
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America - Did you know? May 30, 1854 - Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act, establishing the territories of Kansas and...Read MORE...www.infoplease.com
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George Washington WRIGHT married
Eliza Jane GRESHAM-- Date: 20 November 1843 Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USAEliza Jane GRESHAM was the daughter of Edward Harris GRESHAM and Mary HOGAN (HOGUE)
Children:
Columbia Anna WRIGHT (b.2 June 1855, Meriwether, Georgia, USA d. 9 April 1899, Austin, Texas, USA)m. Thomas Samuel JOHNSON 11 November 1875
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Birth 4 December 1820
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1825 - October 26 - Erie Canal completedThe work completed. - This is the day, and 10 o'clock the hour, when the first boat from Lake Erie...Read MORE...
1826 - July 4 – Former US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.On July 4, 1826, at the age of 90, Adams lay on his deathbed while the country celebrated...Read MORE...
1827 - February 28 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for...Read MORE...
1830 - May 28 – The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of TearsThe Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of...Read MORE...
1831 - January 1 - First Abolitionist NewspaperThe first abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, published in Boston by William Lloyd Garrison
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html - January 1, 1831
1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of IndependenceIn 1836, a small band of Texans fought the Mexican Army from inside an old mission chapel known as...Read MORE...
1837 - The Panic of 1837The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession...Read MORE...
1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.www.wikipedia.org - January 2, 1839
1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United StatesThe large number of French-Canadians who crossed the border in the nineteenth century, particularly ...Read MORE...
1840s - 1880s - The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail was a wagon road stretching 2170 miles from Missouri to Oregon's Willamette...Read MORE...
1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.Webster–Ashburton Treaty, (1842), treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain establishing the...Read MORE...
1843 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Washington WRIGHT and Eliza Jane GRESHAM 20 November 1843, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to ...Read MORE...
1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries.The war, stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over...Read MORE...
1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.Many people in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, ...Read MORE...
1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1848
1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form This influential book is often included in lists of "causes of the Civil War" (1861-65). Harriet...Read MORE...
1853 - Exhibition of the Industry of All NationsExhibition of the Industry of All Nations was a World's Fair held in 1853 in what is now Bryant...Read MORE...
1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery.It began in a little schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1854. A small group of dedicated...Read MORE...
1855 Birth of ChildColumbia Anna WRIGHT was born 2 June 1855, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion.Late on the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 armed followers stole into the town of...Read MORE...
1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861.www.civilwar.org/ education/ history/ civil-war-overview/ triggerevents.html - December 20, 1860
1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate....Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He...Read MORE...
1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away Stateswww.wikipedia.org - February 8, 1861
1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter.The shelling of the fort was the culmination of a simmering conflict in which a small garrison of...Read MORE...
1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.www.wikipedia.org - April 20, 1861
1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure.ATCHISON - Oct. 19. - Orders have to-day been issued by the President of the Pike's Peak Express...Read MORE...
1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ...Read MORE...
1863 - January 1 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slavesPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation...Read MORE...
1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union).www.wikipedia.org - July 3, 1863
1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United StatesA NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
By the President of the United States,
A PROCLAMATION.
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1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the end of the...Read MORE...
1863 Death of Spouse/PartnerEliza Jane GRESHAM died 9 December 1863, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Death 14 July 1864Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA
George is buried at: Flat Rock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Rocky Mount Meriwether County Georgia, USA
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