Albert Hosmer Wright

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Albert married Ruth M. Gaylord on 28 Mar 1925 in Lansing, Ingham Co, Michigan, USA. Ruth (daughter of Charles Gaylord and Elnora Hill) was born on 20 Feb 1903 in , Defiance Co, Ohio, USA; died on 7 Jun 1979 in , Kern Co, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Dorothy L. Wright was born about 1928 in Michigan, USA.
2. Charles Wright was born about 1932 in Michigan, USA.

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William married Edith A. Crane on 26 Jun 1901 in , Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA. Edith (daughter of Asa Leonard Crane and Alice Clegg) was born on 15 Aug 1877 in Wheatland, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA; died on 17 Jun 1940 in , Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

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William married Matilda M. Hosmer. Matilda was born in in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Asa L.CRANE Prominent among the business men of Hillsdale County and occupying a leading position among the most enterprising citizens of North Adams is subject of our sketch He is of English origin the annals of the Crane family tell of an who came to America with the brave band of Pilgrims in 1620 on the Ma flower and settled in old Bay State The maternal grandfather of our subject who was born reared and spent several of his married life in Massachusetts removed Lenawee County Mich with his family in 1832 and taking up Government land became a pioneer Adrian where he spent the remainder of his life Albert Crane the father of our subject was born in Taunton Mass and came to Michigan with his parents He married Miss Dency Foster a native of Erie Pa and they established a home for themselves in Madison Township Lenawee County where they remained until 1854 Ihe following two years thej spent in Pittsford lownship and in 1856 deciding to make another change they moved to Moscow Township this county and are still residing in their pleasant home in that place spending their declining years in comfort being now seventy three and seventy one years of age respectively They have two children Mane A wife of JB Nuttcn of Moscow Township and Asa L The subject of this biographical notice was born Ma 29 1851 while his parents were living in Madison Township and was consequently three years of age when they made their first change of residence and five years old when they settled in their present home He went to school one summer in Pittsford Township and was a regular attendant when his health permitted at the public schools of Moscow during his boyhood He became the head of a household Oct 17 1870 being then united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Alice daughter of Enoch and Alice Kenyon Clegg both natives of Lancastershire England They were married in Taunton Mass and remained there several years and then removed to Providence R 1 where Mrs Clegg died in 1863 at the age of thirty seven years leaving seven children two boys and five girls of whom Mrs Crane is fourth in order of birth Mr Clegg subsequently married Mrs Ann Jally by whom he had one child He was a machinist by trade and a self made man in every sense that that term implies He was very successful in his work and at the time of his death owned considerable property in Providence R L and in Taunton Mass Alice Clegg the wife of our subject was born in Taunton Mass July 17 1852 and received her education in the graded schools of that city When she was eleven years old her mother sdeath occurred and her elder sister having left home the household work devolved upon her and notwithstanding her extreme youth she was soon mistress of the situation and became a self reliant and tidy little housekeeper and the experience thus early acquired has developed her into a notable housewife She was married in her native city and afterward accompanied her husband to Michigan The first twelve years of their married life Mr and Mrs Crane spent on a farm they then moved to North Adams where Mr Crane engaged in carpentering He subsequently in partnership with Mr CJ Knapp bought out Fuller & Huff and has done a large business in drugs and also in the grocery trade He is a man of progressive ideas an energetic and ambitious temperament and a good financier making him an important factor of his communitj7 where he and his wife occupy a high social position To Mr and Mrs Crane have been born two children Arthur L and Edith A both of whom are attending school In the winter of 1887 88 in company with two congenial companions HC Langdon and OC Smith our subject made a most enjoyable trip through the Pacific States and Territories visiting the principal points of interest in Kansas Colorado New Mexico Arizona and California Mr Crane is a member of the Michigan Pharmacy Association and in politics is prominently identified with Republican party.

Asa married Alice Clegg on 17 Oct 1870 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA. Alice (daughter of Enoch Clegg and Alice Kenyon) was born on 17 Jul 1852 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Oct 1936. [Group Sheet]

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ALBERT CRANE The country home of this gentleman which is pleasantly located on section 23 in Moscow Township is especially noticeable for its highly cultivated fields its neat and substantial buildings the fine assortment of live stock cattle sheep and horses the thrifty apple orchard and the finer fruit trees adjacent to the dwelling It would be difficult to conceive a more desirable homestead or one which bears upon the face of it clearer evidence of the thrift and prosperity of its proprietor Mr Crane has been endowed by nature with flue business capacities and excellent judgment as an agriculturist and in his career as a general farmer and stock raiser has been more than ordinarily successful The representative of an old and excellent family our subject was born Aug 16 1815 in Taunton Mass and was the second of ten children the offspring of Turner and Phebe Arnold Crane who were also natives of the Bay State the father born in Taunton and the mother in Norton Both were of English ancestry and after their marriage settled in New Hampshire whence a few years later they removed to Wayne County NY and from there came to the Territory of Michigan as early as 1833 The father had learned the trade of a tanner during his early life but upon coming West necessarily changed his occupation and settling upon a tract of land in Madison Township Lenawee County began the cultivation of the soil and the up of a homestead among the pioneers of Southern Michigan He however did not live to fully out his plans his death taking place ten years later in June 1843 when he was fifty four years of age The mother survived her husband a quarter of a century her death taking place in 1868 when she was seventy two years old Of the ten children born to Turner and Phebe Crane seven are now living and residents of Michigan The first recollections of our subject were of his early home among the Massachusetts hills from which he was taken when a little lad He acquired a common school education and was seventeen years of age when the family started for the farther West The journey from Palmyra NY to Adrian occupied ten days Albert left the home roof soon afterward and commenced working in a distillery in the embryo town of Adrian being thus engaged until reaching his majority In 1845 occurred one of the most important events of his life namely his marrbge with Miss Dency daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Richmond Foster who were natives of Ontario County NY and Dighton Mass respectively This family also like that of the Cranes was of English descent Daniel Foster settled in Ontario County NY after his marriage whence they removed first to Pennsylvania and from there to Medina County Ohio becoming residents of the latter State in 1825 They came to Lenawee County Mich twelve years later and the father settled first in Dover Township of which the family continued residents until 1861 then came to this county settling in Hillsdale Township where the father passed away in 1862 when seventy six years old The mother had died early in life in Pennsylvania when Mrs Crane was but eleven years old The family circle included fourteen children ten sons and four daughters thirteen of whom grew to mature years Mrs Crane was the third child of her parents and was born June 25 1817 in Ontario County NY She was a little girl of seven years when her parents removed to Pennsylvania and thirteen when they became residents of the Buckeye State She was a maiden of seventeen when they came to this State and completed her education in the High School at Northville She had made good use of her opportunities and being competent as an instructor engaged in teaching for some time before her marriage She takes a pardonable pride in the fact that her maternal grandfather after being graduated from Yale College entered the Revolutionary army and was Colonel of a regiment under Gen Washington His brave and efficient service assured him a position in the front rank and he enjoyed the honor and satisfaction of being chiefly instrumental in the capture of Gen Burgoyne whose sword was handed over to Col Richmond as his legitimate trophy Tliis relic is now preserved by the Richmond family as an object of interest with which they would not willingly part The two children who came to bless the union of Mr and Mrs Crane are recorded as follows Marie A is the wife of John B Nutten a prosperous farmer of Moscow Township they have seven children namely Albert George F Wesley L May and Maude twins Gertrude and John B Jr Asa Crane married Miss Alice Clegg and they have two children a son and a daughter Arthur and Edith They reside in North Adams and young Mr Crane is retired from business The family is one of the most prominent and highly respected in this portion of Hillsdale County where Mr Crane by the establishment of one of its most creditable homesteads constitutes no unimportant factor in the development of its resources.

Albert married Dencie J. Foster. Dencie (daughter of Daniel W. Foster and Rebecca Richmond) was born on 25 Jun 1817 in , Ontario Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Nov 1904 in Moscow, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

Enoch married Alice Kenyon in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA. Alice was born about 1826 in Lancastershire, England; died in 1863 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]