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Eliza Jane
GRESHAM
(b. 25 July 1824,
, Tennessee, USA
d. 9 December 1863,
Meriwether, Georgia, USA
)
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Eliza Jane GRESHAM was born 25 July 1824
in , Tennessee, USA.
Eliza Jane GRESHAM
was the child of
Edward Harris GRESHAM and
Mary HOGAN (HOGUE)
She married George Washington WRIGHT 20 November 1843 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. George Washington WRIGHT was born 4 December 1820 in , South Carolina, USA . He died 14 July 1864 in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA . He was the son of Abraham WRIGHT and Anna BURTZ (BURTS).
Eliza Jane GRESHAM died 9 December 1863 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
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She married George Washington WRIGHT 20 November 1843 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. George Washington WRIGHT was born 4 December 1820 in , South Carolina, USA . He died 14 July 1864 in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA . He was the son of Abraham WRIGHT and Anna BURTZ (BURTS).
Eliza Jane GRESHAM died 9 December 1863 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
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July 4, 1776: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
1800S Advice And Etiquette For LadiesStorm Dresses — A lady who is obliged to go out frequently in bad weather, will find it both a...Read MORE...
The Ladies" Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesRice Waffles - Beat together a pint of milk, the yolks of three eggs, two ounces of butter...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., January 5, 1881
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Eliza Jane GRESHAM married
George Washington WRIGHT-- Date: 20 November 1843 Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USAGeorge Washington WRIGHT was the son of Abraham WRIGHT and Anna BURTZ (BURTS)
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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 25 July 1824
, Tennessee, USA
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"Eliza Jane Gresham was born July 24, 1824 probably in Jones Co., Georgia. She was the eldest...Read MORE...
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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 / PartnerEliza Jane GRESHAM and George Washington WRIGHT 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...
Death 9 December 1863Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Eliza is buried at: Flat Rock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Rocky Mount Meriwether County Georgia, USA
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