Atwood Collins
(1851-)
Mary Brace
(1853-)
William James Hamersley
(1887-)
Emily Brace Collins
(1892-1979)

Jane Gordon Hamersley
(1917-1997)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Judge Douglass Brownell Wright

Jane Gordon Hamersley

  • Born: 12 Sep 1917, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Judge Douglass Brownell Wright
  • Died: 16 Feb 1997, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States at age 79 1 2 3
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 1920 United States Federal: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 4

• Census: 1930 United States Federal: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 5

• Census: 1940 United States Federal, 23 Apr 1940, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 6

• Census: 1940 United States Federal, 2 May 1940, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States. 7

• Obituary: Hartford Courant, 18 Feb 1997, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 8

WRIGHT. Jane Hamersley Wright, 79, beloved wife of Judge Douglass B. Wright (a marriage of 59 years), died in West Hartford on Sunday, (Feb. 16, 1997). Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of William Hamersley and Emily Collins Hamersley and the granddaughter of both Justice William Hamersley of the Connecticut Supreme Court and Atwood Collins, President of the Security Trust Company, predecessor of the Hartford National Bank. A graduate of the Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY., and of Vassar College, Mrs. Wright was a physics major who for 12 years taught mathematics and physics at the Oxford School. She was a former President of the Hartford Public Library, as well as a founder of the library's Hartford Collection. As Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Association (now the World Affairs Council), she started the Model General Assembly of the United Nations for high school students, which remains in existence today. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Bushnell Memorial, she also served on its Executive Committee, and as Chairman of the Friends of the Bushnell. Mrs. Wright was a Director of Literacy Volunteers and of the West Hartford Taxpayers Association, and a Corporator of Hartford Hospital, the Institute for Living, Larrabee Associates and the Hartford Art School. In 1989 she was Co-Producer of the award-winning local cable program, "Today's Senior". A resident of West Hartford and Fenwick she was a member of the Hartford Golf Club, the Town and County Club, the Tennis Club of Bloomfield, the Hartford Tennis Club, the Hillsboro Club of Florida, and the Coral Beach Club of Bermuda. In addition to her husband, she leaves five children, Jane C. Wright, Douglass B. Wright, Jr. and his wife, Mary Lou, Hamersley S. Wright and his wife, Nina, Elizabeth W. Temple and her husband William, and Arthur W. Wright and his wife, Joan; 12 grandchildren and one great- granddaughter. A memorial service will be Saturday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions might be made to the Hartford Public Library

• Obituary: Hartford Courant, 18 Feb 1997, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 8

Jane Hamersley Wright, a teacher active in civic affairs in Hartford, died in West Hartford on Sunday. She was 79.
Born in Hartford, Mrs. Wright taught mathematics and physics for 12 years at the Oxford School.
She graduated from the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and from Vassar College.
She was a former president of the Hartford Public Library, as well as a founder of the library's Hartford Collection.
Mrs. Wright was executive director of the Foreign Policy Association, now known as the World Affairs Council, and started its model general assembly of the United Nations program for high school students.
She was a member of the board of trustees of the Bushnell Memorial and served on its executive committee. She also served as chairman of the Friends of the Bushnell.
Mrs. Wright was a director of Literacy Volunteers.
She was a director of the West Hartford Taxpayers Association and a Corporator of Hartford Hospital, the Institute for Living, Larrabee Associates and the Hartford Art School.
In 1989 she was co-producer of the award-winning local cable television program, "Today's Senior."
Mrs. Wright was a resident of West Hartford and the Fenwick section of Old Saybrook and was a member of the Hartford Golf Club, the Town and County Club, the Tennis Club of Bloomfield, the Hartford Tennis Club, the Hillsboro Club of Florida and the Coral Beach Club of Bermuda.
She was married to Superior Court Judge Douglass B. Wright and was the granddaughter of both Justice William Hamersley of the Connecticut Supreme Court and Atwood Collins, president of the Security Trust Co., predecessor of the Hartford National Bank.


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Jane married Judge Douglass Brownell Wright, son of Dr. Arthur Brownell Wright and Sylvia Stephens. (Judge Douglass Brownell Wright was born on 30 May 1912 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States 9 10 and died on 18 Dec 2010 in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States 9.)


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Sources


1 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Jane H. Wright
SSN: 042-20-1633
Last Residence: 06117 W Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Born: 12 Sep 1917
Died: 16 Feb 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Connecticut (Before 1951).

2 "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Jane Hamersley Wright
SSN: 042201633
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Hartford Har, Connecticut
Father Name: William J Hamersley
Mother Name: Emily B Collins
Death Date: 16 Feb 1997
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Signature on SSN Card: JANE HAMERSLEY WRIGHT
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH's name.
Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as JANE HAMERSLEY WRIGHT; 20 Feb 1997: Name listed as JANE H WRIGHT

3 "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 12 Jan 2019);

Name: Jane H Wright
Gender: Female
Race: White
Occupation: HOMEMAKER
Education: 12
Industry: HOME
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Connecticut
Address: 275 STEELE
Residence : West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Death Date: 16 Feb 1997
Death Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 79 Years
Spouse: Dougl
Father's Surname: Hamersley
State File #: 04863

4 <i>1920 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.).

5 <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.).

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, West Hartford, sheet 14B, household 298; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Palo Alto, sheet 7B, household 303; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

8 <i>Hartford Courant</i> (http://www.legacy.com/hartfordcourant/), 18 Feb 1997.

9 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Douglass B. Wright
Last Residence: 06002 Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Born: 30 May 1912
Died: 18 Dec 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Connecticut (Before 1951).

10 "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 24 Feb 2019);

Name: Douglass Brownell Wright
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Birth Date: 30 May 1912
Residence Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Davis Lee Walker And Wright
Weight: 190
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 3
Next of Kin: Douglass B Wright


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