Washington Righter and Elizabeth Mayer Cottrell

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Husband Washington Righter ¹

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           Born: 9 Dec 1799 1
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           Died: 22 Sep 1879 - Columbia, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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         Father: Jacob Righter (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Edith Evans (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth Mayer Cottrell ¹

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           Born: Jan 1810 1
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           Died: 1 Sep 1901 - Columbia, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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Children

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1 F July E. Righter ¹

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           Died: 7 Nov 1881 - Columbia, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Rev. Joseph Gregg (      -      ) 1

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2 M Thaddeus Stevens Righter ¹

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           Died: when two years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Eleanor Margaretta Righter ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
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         Spouse: Dr. Alexander Craig, M.D. (1838-1899) 2 3 4
           Marr: 29 Oct 1867 - Columbia, Lancaster Co, PA 1 2

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4 M Dr. Washington Righter ^{1 5}

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           Died: 16 Jul 1902 1
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         Spouse: Jennie E. North (      -      ) 5

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5 M Joseph C. Righter ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Washington Righter

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He was by trade a tanner, and became one of the pioneer lumber dealers of the Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania. In 1827 he removed from Chester County to Columbia, where he engaged in the lumber trade. For four years, 1843-46, he resided in Lancaster, serving during that period as clerk of the Orphans' Court.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (J. H. Beers & Co., 1903), Pg 134.

2 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 64.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 142.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (J. H. Beers & Co., 1903), Pg 133.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1052.