John Wright and Rose Chambers

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Husband John Wright ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1745 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jan 1814 - ? Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 14 Aug 1778 - Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 1

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Wife Rose Chambers ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1822 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Alexander Chambers (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Jennette Wright ³

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           Born: 1790 - Paterson, Passaic Co, NJ 2
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           Died: 30 Jul 1880 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: John Montgomery Forster (1789-1858) 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Wright

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He was a native of Ireland, came to America in early life, and located in New Jersey, where he probably taught school until the opening of the war of the Revolution. He held the position of a quartermaster in the New Jersey troops during the struggle for independence, and at the close of the conflict settled at Paterson, in that state. From there he removed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, about the year 1797, and opened, on the 10th of August of that year, "an English school in the German school-house." On the removal of John Wyeth as postmaster by President Adams in 1798, Maj. Wright was appointed to that office. This he took charge of in connection with his school, holding the office until his death.

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General Notes: Wife - Rose Chambers

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On the death of her husband, she succeeded to the post-office, which she retained until her death.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 554.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 258.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 249.