Joseph Wrigley

Abt 1778 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Joseph Wrigley
  Born	Abt 1778
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76628
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Alton, Vergennes Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I76628	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Ann Fearns,   b. Abt 1778,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Sarah F. Wrigley,   b. Abt 1810, Of, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario ,   d. 30 Apr 1882, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age ~ 72 years)   2. Sylvanus Fearns Wrigley,   b. 1814, , England ,   d. 10 May 1889, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. George Fearns Wrigley,   b. 4 Jun 1822, , New York State, USA ,   d. 24 Jun 1854, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F26424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1826 the family settled in a part Dumfries twp known as "Wrigleys Corners", having been in NY state for a few years previous (1819-1826). The farm at Wrigley's Corners passed first to his son Sylvanus and then to his grandson Joseph until it was sold to a Russell Bannister in 1921. "In 1834 a tiny log school was built near the Seventh Con Rd, but it is said formal schooling was carried on in the home of the first Joseph Wrigley even before that." (From: Our Yesterdays) In 1854 this log school burned, and was replaced by a red brick building that was constructed on a half-acre plot of land purchased from the Wrigley family. It survived for one hundred years. This was U.S.S. No. 16 at Wrigley's Corners. In the 1840's Joseph & Ann moved to Michigan state with son George and daughter Sarah, and their families. Joseph died in 1854 (12 July) and the age on his tombstone is 75 years, 11 months. He and Ann are buried in Alton, Vergennes Co., Michigan. Ann died in 1864 (31 Aug) an the age on her tombstone reads 78 years, 6 months, 9 days https://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/wrigley.htm 2011