Archibald Wesley Wright1
b. circa 1830, d. 21 December 1891
BirthCirca | circa 1830 | Archibald Wesley Wright was born circa 1830 in Pennsylvania based on two census entries. His Find A Grave entry reports the year as 1827 but the information is not sourced and the date is not readable in the headstone photo.2,3,4 |
Marriage | 30 Apr 1856 | He married Elizabeth Esther Gardner, daughter of Clarke Graham Gardner and Henrietta Adams, on 30 Apr 1856 in Somerset County, Maryland.1 |
| | Archibald served as Chief Surgeon of the 58th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War.4 |
Cens-1870 | 25 Jun 1870 | Following the war Archibald and Elizabeth lived for some years in Philadelphia where Archibald continued to practice medicine. The 1870 census enumerated 40 year old Archibald and 34 year old Elizabeth with 3 children, all born in Pennsylvania: Henrietta (5), Jane (3) and John (1).2 |
Cens-1880 | 11 Jun 1880 | In the early 1870s the family relocated to New Jersey. They lived in Camden when the 1880 census was enumerated. This census recorded Archibald as a druggist rather than a physician. Elizabeth was noted to be suffering from a sprained foot on the day the enumerator visited the household. Two additional daughters had joined the family since 1870: Edith (age 9 in 1880) and Mary (age 6, b. NJ). A servant also lived with the family.3 |
Death | 21 Dec 1891 | Archibald died on 21 Dec 1891.4 |
Burial | | He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.4 |
Citations
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
- [S3169] Archibald Wright household, 1870 U.S. census, Philadelphia Co., PA, pop. sched., Philadelphia, p. 93 (p. 126 stamped), dwelling 672, family 702, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May, 2013. Household includes: Archibald Wright, 40, physician, owns pers. prop. worth $5,000, b. Penn; Elizabeth, 34, b. Maryland; Henrietta, 5; Jane, 3; John, 1; all children b. Penn.
- [S3170] Archibald Wright household, 1880 U.S. cens., Camden Co., NJ, pop sched., Camden, ED 42, page 12D, dwelling 92, family 150, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: Archibald Wright, 50, druggist, b. PA, parents b. Ireland; Elizabeth E., 45, wife, has sprained foot, b. MD, father b. NY, mother b. MD; Hettie, 16, dau, b. PA; Jennie, 14, b. PA; John, 11, son, b. PA; Edith M., 9, dau, b. PA; Mary L., 6, dau, b. NJ; Bell Hall, 20, servant.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : May 2013). Dr. Archibald W. Wright memorial #48332656, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA (memorial includes photo of stone but the writing is not legible in the image).