George R. Wright
b. circa 1845, d. 8 October 1876
- George R. Wright was born circa 1845 in Canada East (later Quebec).
- He married Eleanor Leafare Foster, daughter of Cornelius Foster and Mary Carr, on 25 October 1866 in Drummondville, Stamford Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, at All Saints Anglican Church The marriage was witnessed by Charlotte Maria Foster.
- He witnessed the marriage of Adam George Dudgeon and Charlotte Maria Foster on 23 April 1868 in Welland County, 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 George Robert Wright and William Cornelius Foster Wright.
- He was a baggage man, according to the 1871 census.
- George R. Wright died on 8 October 1876 in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, near Princeton, in a railroad accident, before the birth of his daughter Eleanor.
- Eleanor Leafare Foster became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at All Saints Anglican Church Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
- Last Edited: 19 Jun 2012
Family: Eleanor Leafare Foster b. January 1842, d. 20 January 1932
- George Robert Wright b. 3 November 1867, d. February 1888
- William Cornelius Foster Wright+ b. 13 November 1870, d. 13 April 1960
- Robert Foster Wright b. 12 June 1873, d. 19 August 1873
- Frederick Carr Wright+ b. 4 October 1874, d. 17 July 1964
- Eleanor Jane Wright b. 8 December 1876