Frances Dianna (Hodgins) Wright (1819 - 1904)

Born 27 Oct 1819 in Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Wife of James H. Wright — married 1840 (to 1880) in Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1904 at age 84 in Iroquois, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Frances (Hodgins) Wright was born in Vermont.

Frances, the daughter of Joseph Hodgins (1786-1870) was born on 27 October 1819 at Fairhaven, Vermont.

Marriage and Children

Frances married James H. Wright (1820-1880), the son of Elihu and Minerva (McArthur) Wright in 1840 at Fairhaven Vermont. They had seven children born at Illinois:

1. William Henry Wright (b. 1842; d. 18 Aug 1914, Watseka, IL) m. 8 Mar 1869 at DuPage, IL Sarah Ann Thurston (1846-1927)
2. Charles E. Wright (b. 1843; d. 1861)
3. Sarah Wright (b. 1846; d. )
4. Alice Jane Wright (b. 1851; d. 28 Nov 1943, Los Angeles, CA)^[1]m. 1) 22 Dec 1869 at DuPage, IL, Joshua Reuben Gager (1845-1924); m. 2) Jones
5. Frances M. Wright (b. 1854; d. 1870)
6. Emma A. Wright (b. 1857; d. 1870)
7. James Willis Wright (b. 1859; d. 1882) m. 12 Mar 1876 at Aurora, IL, Isabella Stuart (1857-1933)

In 1870, Frances (50 years), husband James (50 years, occupation Farmer) and their childre were residing in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.^[2]

Death and Burial

Frances Dianna (Hodgins) Wright died on 12 January 1904 in her year at Iroquois, Illinois, and is buried in Prairie Dell Cemetery at Concord Township, Iroquois, Illinois.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5F-YDW : 26 November 2014), Wright in entry for Alice J Jones, 28 Nov 1943; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67R-S5Y : 28 May 2021), James Wright, 1870.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91650764/frances-dianna-wright: accessed 08 April 2023), memorial page for Frances Dianna Hodgins Wright (27 Oct 1819–12 Jan 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91650764, citing Prairie Dell Cemetery, Concord Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Mike Cresswell (contributor 48351813).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M85G-XQ4 : Mon Mar 20 06:55:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Wright and William Hodgens, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4F-ZJK : 18 February 2021), Frances Wright in entry for Jas H Wright, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67R-S5B : 28 May 2021), Frances Wright in entry for James Wright, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJD-SJS : 13 January 2022), Frances Wright in household of J. W. Wright, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWD-FM4 : 11 March 2022), Francis D Wright in entry for William H Wright, 1900.