William Cornelius Foster Wright

William Cornelius Foster Wright

• Father: George R. Wright b. circa 1845, d. 8 October 1876
• Mother: Eleanor Leafare Foster b. January 1842, d. 20 January 1932

• William Cornelius Foster Wright was born on 13 November 1870 in Ontario, Canada.
• George R. Wright and Eleanor Leafare Foster appeared in the 2 April 1871 first national census of Canada in Clifton, Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included William Cornelius Foster Wright, George Robert Wright.
• Eleanor Leafare Foster appeared in the 4 April 1881 census of Canada in Clifton, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included William Cornelius Foster Wright, George Robert Wright, Frederick Carr Wright, Eleanor Jane Wright and Cornelius Foster.
• Eleanor Leafare Foster appeared in the 6 April 1891 census of Canada in Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included William Cornelius Foster Wright, Frederick Carr Wright and Eleanor Jane Wright.
• He was employed as a locomotive fireman, according to the 1891 census.
• He married Hannah Hayes, daughter of Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel, on 19 September 1899 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada, The marriage was witnessed by Thomas Carroll and ??ra Hayes.
• William Cornelius Foster Wright and Hannah Hayes appeared in the 31 March 1901 census of Canada in East Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included Eleanor Louise Wright.
• He was employed as a fireman by the Grand Trunk Railway, according to the 1901 census.
• The following appeared on 26 June 1903 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: The wedding of Miss Louisa Hayes and Mr. Peter M. Wilson of Buffalo took place at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. Gorman, No. 751 Eighth Street, at 8:30 Wednesday evening. It was a very pretty affair, the house being handsomely decorated with smilax and potted plants. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. William Barrows, president of De Veaux College, who used the impressive English Services. Miss Maud Wilson a sister of the groom, was the bridesmaid, and Mr. Harry Hayes, brother of the bride, acted as best man. The bride wore a gown of champagne colored crepe de chene trimmed with Cluny lace. The bridesmaid wore a brown batiste over green taffeta, lace trimmings. The bridal procession came down the front stairway and was med at the arch of greens by the bride's brother[-in-law], Mr. Wright, who gave her away. An elaborate wedding feast followed the ceremony. The happy couple left at 9:15 for a trip to the Thousand Islands. They will be at home after July 10 at No. 751 Eighth Street.
• A photographic portrait was made of Stanley and Eleanor Wright, about 1905.
• Hannah Wright and daughter Eleanor were photographed about 1910.
• William Cornelius Foster Wright and Hannah Hayes appeared in the 1 June 1911 census of Canada in Mimico, Ontario, Canada, at Pidgeon Avenue. Other members of the household included Eleanor Louise Wright and Stanley Hayes Wright.
• He was employed as an engineer by the Grand Trunk Railway, according to the 1911 census.
• William Cornelius Foster Wright became a widower at the 24 August 1922 death of his wife Hannah Hayes.
• He officially witnessed the death of Eleanor Leafare Foster on 20 January 1932 at Huron Street in Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
• William Cornelius Foster Wright died on 13 April 1960 at age 89 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• He was interred at Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

• Last Edited: 26 Jan 2017