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Dorothy Estella Wright 1925–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1925

Birth Location: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 18 Mar 2004

Death Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Father: Lawrence Wright

Mother: Estella Merrifield

Spouse(s): Clarence Hand

Children(s):

Dorothy Estella Wright was born in 1925 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, the child of Lawrence Wright And Estella Florence Merrifield. In 1965, Dorothy Estella Wright resided in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. Dorothy Estella Wright married Clarence Earl Hand, and had children including Arlene Hand, Joan Hand, Roger Hand, Shirley Hand. Dorothy Estella Wright passed away in 2004 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Estella Wright was born in 1925 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, the child of Lawrence Wright And Estella Florence Merrifield.
  • In 1965, Dorothy Estella Wright resided in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada.
  • Dorothy Estella Wright married Clarence Earl Hand, and had children including Arlene Hand, Joan Hand, Roger Hand, Shirley Hand.
  • Dorothy Estella Wright passed away in 2004 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wright's Ancestors

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Dorothy Wright
1925–2004
Birth Place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Lawrence Wright
1904–1949
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Estella (Florence) Merrifield
1904–1977
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Enoch Wright
1871–1924
Partington, Cheshire, England
Lily Leake
1879–
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Leake
1841–1920
Elizabeth Walker
1845–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leake
1816–1864
Sarah Pape
1813–1883

Dorothy Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1925
24 Sep 1925
Birth of Dorothy Estella Wright in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
1965
1965
Age 40
Dorothy Estella Wright resided here in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
2004
18 Mar 2004
Age 79
Death of Dorothy Estella Wright in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 03 22 2004; Web edition:
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 2004
    Event Place: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 03 22 2004; Web edition:
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

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