Individual Page


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Maria Bogart Wright: Birth: 19 APR 1790 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 24 JAN 1873

  2. Sallie Latham Wright: Birth: 26 DEC 1791 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 19 JAN 1822

  3. Margaret Peck Wright: Birth: 16 JAN 1794. Death: 16 APR 1878 in her son Thomas B. Leggett's house at 450 N. Broad St., Elizabeth, N. J.

  4. David Sammis Wright: Birth: 19 FEB 1796 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 1 APR 1822 in New York, N. Y.

  5. Augustus Wright: Birth: 2 JAN 1798 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 2 MAR 1798 in New York, N. Y.

  6. Augustus Wright: Birth: 1 JAN 1799 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 12 JUN 1818

  7. John Bogart Wright: Birth: 29 APR 1801 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 29 JUL 1858

  8. Edward Augustus Wright: Birth: 19 APR 1803 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 17 SEP 1880

  9. Catherine Augusta Wright: Birth: 2 SEP 1805 in New York, N. Y.. Death: 3 SEP 1857


Notes
a. Note:   70. Catherine died 2 May 1806 in New York City, New York, at age 36. She married Augustus Wright 16 June 1789 in New York City, New York.(16) Augustus was born 8 May 1765 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Augustus(17) was the son of Jotham Wright I and Tabitha Sammis. Augustus died 28 March 1819 in New York City, New York, at age 53.(18) His body was interred at cemetery unknown in New York City, New York.
  Augustus settled in New York City in his early youth. His parent diedwhen he was young, he no doubt was raised by an older sibling or relative. After his marriage, he resided at N. 99 Beekman Street, betweem Pearl and Cliff Streets. He was in business with Stephen Allen [Mayor of New York between 1821 and 1824] at N. 180 Front Street, retailing sail loft and cotton duck. In 1797, he was elected a member of Columbian Order or Tammeny Society, his name being the 237th on the list of members. In 1814-1815, he was a member of the New York House of Assembly. Among the list of subscribers to the dinner for Commodore Oliver H. Perry, U.S.N., at Tammany Hall, he was the first on the list of Vice Presidents, he responded to a volunteer a toast of "The Government, while negoatating for an honorable peace, may it not relax in the arrangement for war." He was a member of the First Baptist Church, on Gold Street. near Fulton; he is buried in the yard next to the church. In 1846, this cemetery was abandoned and his remains removed to the Episcopal Churchat Westchester. The obituary below appeared in the New York National Advocate, March 31, 1819.
  [Where is it? DJL]
  Send email to preparer: kalamcc@AOL.com
Note:   50 iii. Catherine Bogart [second](15) was born in New York, 21 March 17


RootsWeb.com is NOT responsible for the content of the GEDCOMs uploaded through the WorldConnect Program. The creator of each GEDCOM is solely responsible for its content.