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WRIGHTINGTON, Thomas

Male Abt 1803 - 1856  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name WRIGHTINGTON, Thomas 
    • NAME VARIATIONS:
      - Thomas RIDINTON; Baptism Record (huntington.org)
      - Thomas REDINTON; Baptism Record (T.W. Temple)
      - Tomas RETINTON; Marriage Record (huntington.org)
      - Thomas RIDINGTON; Marriage Record (T.W. Temple)
      - Thomas WRIGHTINGTON; Marriage Record (alternative spelling, T.W. Temple)
    Gender Male 
    Born Abt. 1803  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 25 Dec 1835  San Diego Presidio, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Census 27 Feb 1850  San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife, children, step-d-i-l & s-i-l, Robert D. Israel - future step-s-i-l, & a laborer 
    Occupation 27 Feb 1850  San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Trader 
    Census Oct 1852  San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife, children, step-children 
    Died Jul 1856  San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • DEATH PLACE: partial remains found on part of the Rancho Santa Monica, commonly called the Cosoy, a league away from mission San Diego.
      NOTE: The Cosoy Native American rancheria was located near the mouth of the San Diego River-JSR 2016
    Buried 8 Jul 1856  El Campo Santo Cemetery San Diego, San Diego, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • BURIAL: El Campo Santo Cemetery
    Person ID I22924  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2016 

    Father WRIGHTINGTON, John,   b. Bef. 1783 
    Mother DEVAL, Dorotea,   b. Bef. 1790 
    Family ID F7366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MACHADO, Juana de Dios,   b. 08 Mar 1814, San Diego, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 Jan 1842  Mission San Diego, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. WRIGHTINGTON, Maria Serafina,   b. 27 Jul 1843, San Diego, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 11 Aug 1878, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     2. WRIGHTINGTON, Luis Timoteo,   b. 22 Aug 1845, San Diego, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. WRIGHTINGTON, James,   b. Abt. 1846, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F7365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1803 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 25 Dec 1835 - San Diego Presidio, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Jan 1842 - Mission San Diego, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife, children, step-d-i-l & s-i-l, Robert D. Israel - future step-s-i-l, & a laborer - 27 Feb 1850 - San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Trader - 27 Feb 1850 - San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife, children, step-children - Oct 1852 - San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Jul 1856 - San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Jul 1856 - El Campo Santo Cemetery San Diego, San Diego, California Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S010] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1770-1855_Bap, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=36156, 25 Dec 1835.
      BAPTISM [shared # w/Thomas Rossell]
      San Diego Presidio
      #6709) 25 Dec 1835- THOMAS RIDINTON, Baptism Place: Yglesia del Presidio, Age: 32, Origin: Boston de los Estados Unidos, de padre Juan Ridinton, y de madre Dorotea Debol. Martin.
      *More info on web site

    2. [S024] Alta Cal Msn Bk #11_1822-1855_Sn Dgo_Bap, Mission San Diego de Alcala or Presidio Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III), 25 Dec 1835.
      BAPTISM
      #[6708 - shared # w/Thomas Rossel] [25 Dec 1835]-_ Yten a THOMAS REDINTON, natural de Boston delos Estados Unidos, hijo de Juan Redinton y Dorotea Deboro?, de edad de 32 anos.
      Fueron sus padrinos Francisco Maria Alvarado y su esposa Thomasa Pico, aquienes adverti el Parentesco espiritual y su obligacion. Y paraque conste lo firme. Fr. Fernando Martin (r)

    3. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15384305.
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Thomas Wrightington
      Birth: 1797
      Massachusetts, USA
      Death: Jul. 8, 1853

      Spouse:
      Juana de Dios Machado Wrightington (1814 - 1901)

      Burial:
      El Campo Santo Cemetery
      San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

    4. [S026] Alta Cal Msn Bk #13_1775-1880_Sn Dgo_Bur, Mission San Diego de Alcala or Presidio Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III), 8 Jul 1856.
      BURIAL - en El Campo Santo Cemetery, recorded at Msn. San Diego
      #64) July 8 [1856]-. Habian traido los restos del cuerpo de MR. THOMAS RETTINTON, (WRIGHTINGTON) vecino de este Pblo. el que estaba casado con Juana Machado, natl. y residente de este Pueblo,
      los vecinos Mr. Gual (Wall) y Mr. Will, manifestando haberlo hallado en una Canada, perteneciente al Rancho de Santa Monica, llamado comunmente El Cosoy, a una legua de distancia de la Misn. de S. Diego,
      en donde murio y fue comido su cuerpo por los animales. Haviendo enterrado los restos la tarde del mismo dia 5 en qe. llego en el Cementerio de este Pueblo de S. Diego, companando dhos.
      restos la poblacion y el mismo Sr. de Pedrorena segun me manifesto iba rezando algunas oraciones propias a este objeto hasta la llegada en el Cementerio.
      El mismo joven me manifesto qe. murio sin recibir ningun Sacramento como se refiere su muerte, y se hizo su entiero por no hallarse presente en la poblacion para hacerse sepultura eccla. el Cura Parroco de dho. Pueblo
      el R. P. Misionero Apostolico Juan Chrisostomo Olbein de la Orden de los Sagrados Corazones de Jesus y de Maria, por hallarse entonces administrando la frontera en la Baxa Califa. por Orden del Illmo. Sor. Arzobpo. de San Francisco
      Sr. Jose Sadoc Alemany. Dicho joven me manifesto de haberle hecho presente a dho. mi antecesor la muerte y entierro del finado Tomas Rettington y como dhos. RRs.
      PPs. segun me consta por mi mismo qe. le encargaba de muchas cosas le decian que no haviendo Sacerdote en el lugar que le pueda dar la correspondiente sepultura eccla.
      qe. le podia ir rezando el rozario y otras oraciones a los cuerpos qe. se llevaran a enterrar, sin ninguna ceremonia
      ecclesiastica, dando aviso dho. joven de todos las personas qe. murieren y fuesen enterradas, asentandolas pa. el govierno del espresado Cura Parroco en su ausencia del Lugar. etc.

      NOTE: Short translation ... The remains of the body of Mr. Thomas Rettinton, resident of this city, who was married to Juana Machado, native and resident of this city, Mr. Gual (Wall) and Mr. Will residents declared they found in a ravine/canyon on part of the Santa Monica rancho, commonly called the Cosoy [probably part of the old Cosoy Indian rancheria] one league from Msn. San Diego, where he died and his body was eaten by animals. Having buried the remains the afternoon of the same day 5 in the cemetery of the city of San Diego.

    5. [S012] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1772-1855 _Marr, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=8226, 27 Jan 1842.
      MARRIAGE
      Msn. San Diego
      #2012) 27 Jan 1842- TOMAS RETINTON, soltero, Origin: Boston de los Estados Unidos, S.D. Bap. #6709, de Juan Retinton, y de Dorotea Deval,
      con JUANA DE DIOS MACHADO, S.D. Bap. #4085, viuda de Damaso Alipas (difunto). Oliva.
      *More info on web site

    6. [S025] Alta Cal Msn Bk #12_1776-1880_Sn Dgo_Marr, San Diego Mission de Alcala or Presidio Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III), 27 Jan 1842.
      MARRIAGE
      #2012) Jan. 27, 1842 - Ygla. Misn. - THOMAS RIDINGTON (Wrightington), natl. de Boston de los Estados Unidos, h.l. de Juan Ridington y de Dora Desale?,
      with JUANA DE DIOS MACHADO, viuda de Damaso Alipas;
      Francisco Maria Alvarado y Juan Machado c.c. Maria Serrano, witnesses before Oliva.

    7. [S167] CENSUS 1850 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 551 (276); [9/19], 27 Feb 1850.
      1850 CENSUS - San Diego County, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - REAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #40
      28. Thomas Wrightington - 53 - M - Trader - 1000 - Massachusetts
      29. Juana Wrightington - 36 - F - _ - Calafornia
      30. Serefina Wrightington - 7 - F - _ - Calafornia
      31. Luis Wrightington - 5 - M - _ - Calafornia

      32. John Peters - 27 - M - M 0 None - Louisana
      33. Josefa Peters - 17 - F - _ - Calafornia
      34. Robt. D. Israel - 24 - Cabinet Maker - Penna
      35. William McClellan - 27 - Laborer - Maine

    8. [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), page 4; [4/66], Oct 1852.
      1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - SAN DIEGO COUNTY
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - BIRTH PLACE
      15. Thomas Wrightington - 45 - Male - [Seaman? - illegible] - Boston, Mass
      16. Hannah Wrightington - 18 - Fem - _ - San Diego

      17. Ramona Curley - 21 - Fem - _ - San Diego
      18. Josephine Peters - 19 - Fem - _ - San Diego
      19. Joseph Wrightington - 13 - Male - _ - San Diego
      20. S.A. Wrightington - 8 - Fem - _ - San Diego
      21. Lewis Wrightington - 7 - Male - _ - San Diego
      22. James Wrightington - 6 - Male - _ - San Diego