Addison C. Wright

1811 - 1893  (82 years)

• Name	Addison C. Wright
  Birth	1811	, Herkimer, New York, United States   [1]
  	According to the 1855 census, Addison was born in Herkimer County, but the family moved to Scriba the following year.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [2]
  	Role: Household
  		1850 U.S. census - Josiah Wright household (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) Josiah Wright, 72, male, farmer, value of real estate owned $2500, born Conn. Altana Wright, 40, female, born N.Y. Addison Wright, 40, male, farmer, born N.Y. Stephen Wright, 22, male, farmer, born N.Y. Judson Wright, 19, male, farmer, born N.Y., attended school within the year Williston Wright, 14, male, born N.Y., attended school within the year
  Census	1855	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [3]
  	Between the 1850 and 1855 census, Addison moved out of his father's household but remained nearby.
  		1855 New York census - Addison C. Wright and Josiah Wright households (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co.) household 17, frame building, valued at $400 Addison C. Wright, 43, male, born Herkimer Co., widowed, 42 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land household 23, frame building, valued at $400 Josiah Wright, 80, male, born Conn., widowed, 43 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Stephen K. Wright, 26, male, child, born Oswego Co., 26 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter Josiah J. Wright, 23, male, child, born Oswego Co., 23 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Williston H. Wright, 18, male, child, born Oswego Co., 18 years resident of this town, clerk
  Research Note	Per his Find-A-Grave entry, his middle name is "Cove".
  Occupation	farmer  [2, 3]
  Will	Oct 1857	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [4]
  	In his will, Josiah names his six living children Addison C. Wright, Stephen K. Wright, Josiah J. Wright, Sarah (wife of Myron D. Hitchcock) and Mary M. (wife of William Gorsline), and Williston Wright, as well as mentioning his two deceased wives, a deceased son, and a deceased daughter in a request to have headstones erected for them. Role: Heir
  		Will and Codicils of Josiah Wright (Oswego Co., NY) A full transcription is available on final two pages of the PDF.
  Find-A-Grave ID	16766516
  Death	21 Sep 1893	Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [1, 5]
  	Cause: apoplexy
  		Death notice of Addison Wright (Oswego Daily Times, 26 Sep 1893, page 6) SCRIBA Mr. Addison Wright of this town died last Thursday from apoplexy. His funeral was attended on Saturday at his late residence. He was a good neighbor and a kind friend and was much respected by all who knew him. He leaves a widow and two sons.
  Burial	Worden Sweet Cemetery, Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States   [6]
  		Headstone of Addison C. Wright, Julia Halleck and Lydia M. Wing, Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY) Addison C. Wright, 1811 - 1893 Julia Halleck, His Wife, 1832 - 1902 Lydia M. Wing, His Wife, 1819 - 1850
  Person ID	I178	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Josiah Wright,   b. 1773, , , Connecticut Colony, British America d. Jul 1869 (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Hester,   b. Abt 1781   d. 26 May 1822 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	CA 1804
  	This marriage date is an estimate based on the birthdate of their eldest known child.
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia M. Wing,   b. 1813   d. 1850 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Julia Halleck,   b. 1832   d. 1902 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1855  [7]
  	Addison was enumerated in the 1855 census as widowed, so he must have married Julia after that date.
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1811 - , Herkimer, New York, United States Census - 1850 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Census - 1855 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Will - Oct 1857 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Death - Cause: apoplexy - 21 Sep 1893 - Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States Burial - - Worden Sweet Cemetery, Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Cemetery -- Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY), Headstone of Addison C. Wright, Julia Halleck and Lydia M. Wing (Reliability: 2). Addison C. Wright 1811 - 1893 ----- Julia Halleck His Wife 1832 - 1902 ----- Lydia M. Wing His Wife 1819 - 1850 [S53] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, New York, Oswego County, Town of Scriba; page 380 (stamped); dwelling 1910, family 2078; Josiah Wright; downloaded 10 October 2019 (Reliability: 3). 1850 U.S. census - Josiah Wright household (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co., NY) Josiah Wright, 72, male, farmer, value of real estate owned $2500, born Conn. Altana Wright, 40, female, born N.Y. Addison Wright, 40, male, farmer, born N.Y. Stephen Wright, 22, male, farmer, born N.Y. Judson Wright, 19, male, farmer, born N.Y., attended school within the year Williston Wright, 14, male, born N.Y., attended school within the year [S54] 1855 New York State Census, Oswego County, population schedule; Town of Scriba; page 3 (stamped); family 14; Addison C. Wright; downloaded 2 June 2022 (Reliability: 3). Addison's father Josiah Wright is enumerated on the same page, four dwellings later. 1855 New York census - Addison C. Wright and Josiah Wright households (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co.) household 17, frame building, valued at $400 Addison C. Wright, 43, male, born Herkimer Co., widowed, 42 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land household 23, frame building, valued at $400 Josiah Wright, 80, male, born Conn., widowed, 43 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Stephen K. Wright, 26, male, child, born Oswego Co., 26 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter Josiah J. Wright, 23, male, child, born Oswego Co., 23 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Williston H. Wright, 18, male, child, born Oswego Co., 18 years resident of this town, clerk [S56] Probate -- Oswego County, NY, volume K; page 426; Josiah Wright (Reliability: 3). Will and Codicils of Josiah Wright (Oswego Co., NY) A full transcription is available on final two pages of the PDF. [S57] Newspaper -- Oswego Daily Times, Addison Wright; death notice; 26 September 1893; page 6, column 3 (Reliability: 2). Death notice of Addison Wright (Oswego Daily Times, 26 Sep 1893, page 6) SCRIBA Mr. Addison Wright of this town died last Thursday from apoplexy. His funeral was attended on Saturday at his late residence. He was a good neighbor and a kind friend and was much respected by all who knew him. He leaves a widow and two sons. [S55] Cemetery -- Worden Sweet Cemetery (Scriba, NY), Headstone of Addison C. Wright, Julia Halleck and Lydia M. Wing (Reliability: 3). Addison C. Wright 1811 - 1893 ----- Julia Halleck His Wife 1832 - 1902 ----- Lydia M. Wing His Wife 1819 - 1850 [S54] 1855 New York State Census, Oswego County, population schedule; Town of Scriba; page 3 (stamped); family 14; Addison C. Wright; downloaded 2 June 2022 (Reliability: 2). Addison's father Josiah Wright is enumerated on the same page, four dwellings later. 1855 New York census - Addison C. Wright and Josiah Wright households (Town of Scriba, Oswego Co.) household 17, frame building, valued at $400 Addison C. Wright, 43, male, born Herkimer Co., widowed, 42 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land household 23, frame building, valued at $400 Josiah Wright, 80, male, born Conn., widowed, 43 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Stephen K. Wright, 26, male, child, born Oswego Co., 26 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter Josiah J. Wright, 23, male, child, born Oswego Co., 23 years resident of this town, farmer, native-born voter, owner of land Williston H. Wright, 18, male, child, born Oswego Co., 18 years resident of this town, clerk