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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Philemon was born of his second marriage and was the fifth in a family of seven children.
		In 1823 this record, unsurpassed in the colony, was again exceeded: the grain crops from the Wright farms reached 71,630 bushels, a figure that then represented 50 to 60 per cent of the grain harvested in the township.
		Philemon Wright is the author of “An account of the first settlement of the township of Hull, on the Ottawa River, L.C. Canadian Magazine and Literary Repository (Montreal), 3 (July—December 1824): 234—46.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=37860 (2822 words)

	Founding Families of Ottawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Philemon Wright was born on September 3, 1760, in Woburn Mass., the fifth child and youngest son of Thomas Wright, a farmer, and Elizabeth Chandler.
		Wright was an early advocate of the canal and using his knowledge of the region, gave advice and assistance to Colonel By and his Royal Engineers.
		Philemon Wright had a great deal of influence and initiative, involving himself in every aspect of development in Hull, shaping the region to match his own ideas and interests.
	www.bytownmuseum.com /families.html (4197 words)

	Wright, Philemon
		Wright, Philemon, lumberman (b at Woburn, Mass 3 Sept 1760; d at Hull, Qué 2 June 1839).
		The growth of the trade ensured Wright continued predominance in the social, economic and political life of Hull.
		A view of the mill and tavern of Philemon Wright on the Ottawa River, Lower Canada, painting by H. Du Vernet, 1823 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/C-608).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008730 (166 words)

	Wyman Family
		Philemon"s eldest son, also named Philemon, is less well known than other members of the family possibly because of his untimely death, by accident, in 1821.
		Before his death, however, Philemon II was able to get his part of the road built as far as the Lievre River.
		Alonzo Wright was a man of wealth and very apt to exercise an influence on the course of events in his community.
	www.wyman.org /index.php?module=html&page=Alonzo-WrightBridge (2314 words)

	Philemon Wright
		He is a grandson of Philemon Wright, of Woburn, Mass, who removed to Canada in 1797, founded the village of Hull, and was the first representative of the county of Ottawa in the Lower Canada assembly.
		The grandson was educated at Potsdam academy, NY, became a farmer, and was a representative in the Canada assembly from 1862 till 1867, when he was elected to the Dominion parliament by acclamation, re-elected by acclamation in 1872, and again returned in 1874, 1878 and in 1887.
		Wright, Philemon (1760-1839), pioneer, was born in 1760 in Woburn, MA, and emigrated to Canada in 1800.
	footprints.org /9-100133.htm (930 words)

	Lament for an era: of Philemon Wright and lumber \| ottawariverkeeper.ca >
		Philemon Wright was the first permanent white settler in this area.
		Wright would branch into mining and cement-making, become a justice of the peace, a road builder and hotelier.
		In time, the Wrights will learn to bypass the rapids in 24 hours but this first time, it takes 25 days and a good deal of the wood is lost.
	ottawariverkeeper.ca /news/lament_for_an_era_of_philemon_wright_and_lumber (847 words)

	Civilization.ca - Architecture of Old Hull - Brewery and waterworks - History
		This structure was built on the grounds of the Columbia farm, granted to Philemon Wright in 1806.
		The firm of Wright and Sons and, subsequently, the heirs of Ruggles Wright had control of the water until 1872, when control was acquired by E. Eddy.
		As the other half of the creek belonged to the heirs of Nancy Louisa Wright, who died in 1901, the City had to appeal to the provincial government, which declared itself the owner of the hydroelectric power from the falls and transferred its rights to the municipality.
	www.warmuseum.ca /hist/hull/rw_31_ie.html (813 words)

	Ottawa
		Amongst these was Philemon Wright and his settlers who, anticipating the enormous energy possibilities of the Ottawa River, settled across the River in Hull Township.
		After the War of 1812 between Canada and the United States, a means of communication between Montreal and the western part of the country was sought to protect it from possible attacks by our neighbours to the south.
		Wright's Town followed suit in 1875 and became known as Hull.
	www.bautistafamily.com /cgi-bin/lognthrow.cgi?pagekey=k-ottawa (1105 words)

	L'Outaouais, Canada
		the American Philemon Wright started up a new industry by commercially exploiting the forest timber, an industry that is still of considerable importance in the Québec economy today, albeit beset with problems.
		Wright set himself up near what is now Hull in a beautiful country estate.
		The densely forested Outaouais had plenty, and it could easily be floated down in rafts to the next port, Québec, so in the winter of 1805/1806 Wright had his men felling the pines and the other trees.
	www.planetware.com /canada/loutaouais-cdn-qu-qulo.htm (423 words)

	Town of Winchester
		That house was built by Thomas Wright, whose son Philemon continued to live there until deciding to move to Canada, where he became a pioneer settler in the national capital region of Canada and founder of Hull, Quebec.
		In 1800, Wright sold the property to Josiah Locke, who, like Wright, was a Revolutionary War veteran and was descended from Deacon William Locke, another early Woburn resident.
		In September 2006 the Philemon Wright-Asa Locke-Hamilton Farm was named one of Massachusetts' "10 Most Endangered Historic Resources" by Preservation Massachusetts, the state's historic preservation organization, since the farm is now for sale, and the likely buyer is a developer who could subdivide the land for up to 300 units of housing.
	www.winchester.us /ArchivalCenter/lockefarm.html (403 words)

	Philemon - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Philemon, c.360-c.265 BC, Greek poet of the New Comedy.
		Paul's confrontation with class: the Letter to Philemon as counter-hegemonic discourse.
		Age Of Fable Or Beauties Of Mythology: Chapter VI: Midas - Baucis And Philemon.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Philemon.html (385 words)

	LogsEnd - History - Logging in the Ottawa Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Philemon Wright first logged the Ottawa Valley in the early 1800s.
		Wright was also the first to float a raft of timbers from Ottawa to Quebec City.
		Like Philemon Wright’s first timber raft, all subsequent rafts were floated down the Ottawa River to Quebec City.
	www.logsend.com /history.php (367 words)

	Philemon
		Philemon is now generally regarded as one of the undisputed works of Saint Paul, although it was questioned in the past by F.C. BibleGateway.com: Search for a Bible passage in over 35 languages and...
		To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, 2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the...
		But through it all, we are "co-workers." Paul says that he and his associates are "God's coworkers," an amazing testimony both to the condescension of God--willing to stoop so low to work with the likes of us--and the corresponding elevation of Christians.
	www.jc1.net /philemon.html (1238 words)

	Gatineau River at AllExperts
		From the 19th century up until the second half of the 20th century, the river was used to transport logs to sawmills near the mouth of the river.
		Philemon Wright and his descendants played an important role in the development of the lumber industry in the Gatineau valley.
		In more recent times, with declining quality in the forests of the region, logs are used for pulp and paper.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ga/gatineau_river.htm (416 words)

	The OTTAWA RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Philemon Wright, Forestry Founder: When Massachusetts farmer Philemon Wright established an agricultural settlement beside the Chaudière Falls on the north bank of the Ottawa River in 1800, he had no intention of founding a timber empire.
		On June 11 of 1806, Wright assembled the first raft of logs ever to be floated down the Ottawa River; 2 months later, he and his crew reached their destination of Quebec City.
		Wright's Town, across the Ottawa River from Bytown, became the modern-day city of Hull.
	www.greatcanadianrivers.com /rivers/ottawa/history-home.html (3004 words)

	The ByWard Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An American by the name of Philemon Wright, from Woburn (Mass.) just outside Boston, was granted title to most of the lands that were part of Hull Township in 1800 and, in just a few years, established a booming lumber village called Wrightsville.
		Within five years, in addition to hundreds of acres of cultivated fields, the village boasted two sawmills, a flsmith's shop, a tailor's shop, a shoemaker, a gigantic bakery and a hemp-processing mill which was used to produce rope and clothing.
		Wright won a silver medal in 1814 at the Agricultural Committee for the Arts Society in Quebec City for a 14-foot hemp plant.
	www.byward-market.com /history.php (2717 words)

	Crosstalk
		The future of historic Gatineau ’s (Hull) St. James Cemetery, the final resting place for Philemon Wright, founder of Hull, and Ottawa pioneer Nicholas Sparks, will be discussed at a special meeting on Oct. 4.
		Philemon Wright, who was born in 1760, in Woburn Mass., settled in 1800 in an area by the Chaudiere Falls, naming it Wrightsville, which later became Hull.
		Nicholas Sparks, born in Darragh County, Wexford, Ireland in 1792, began working as a farmhand for Philemon Wright, later becoming a major contributor to the development of Bytown and later the City of Ottawa.
	www.ottawa.anglican.ca /crosstalk/?article=1133 (428 words)

	Farm a key link between US, Canada - The Boston Globe
		In addition to being the only working farm in Winchester and the sole place where the town's agricultural history survives intact, the 400-year-old farm is significant in Canadian history.
		Philemon Wright set out from this property in the winter of 1799-1800, leading a party of 63 American settlers to establish the first settlement, Wrightstown, in what is now the National Capital Region of Canada.
		Wright has been designated as a person of National Historic Significance upon the recommendation of the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2007/03/11/farm_a_key_link_between_us_canada (242 words)

	Upper and Lower Canada --
		Philemon Wright was the frist ever lumber man in the Ottawa Vallay,
		Philemon Wright came up with a brilliant idea for savingthe community.
		Once Philemon Wright amd his men chopped down trees.
	www.freewebs.com /historysite78/heroes.htm (215 words)

	Philomen WRIGHT and his pioneer settlers from from Woburn, Massachusetts
		John WRIGHT was son of Thomas WRIGHT b 1759, and Thomas WRIGHT was elder brother of Philemon WRIGHT the founder of the Colony (Woburn, Mass) who came to Hull in 1800.
		The last two pages of this article concern the home which Philemon Wright left in Woburn, Mass., and the efforts of the owner in 1981 to have this home recognized as a heritage site - and also her efforts to have the Canadian government donate this placque which was erected on the property.
		In 1807 Philemon Wright of Hull assembled rafts of square timber at the mouth of the Gatineau River.
	www.bytown.net /wrightpm.htm (4747 words)

	Reverend Asa MEECH
		In November, 1823, Philemon Wright submitted to the governor of the Province a report on the progress, in the preceding two years, of seventeen settler families.
		Wright speaks of him as a good industrious farmer with a large family, who wants a charter for a full lot."...
		Her story is on the Philomen Wright page under date of November 2, 2002.
	www.bytown.net /meech.htm (2923 words)

	Civilization.ca - Architecture of Old Hull - Wright residence - History
		This beautiful home, about 150 years old, was located on the farm where Philemon Wright, founder of Hull, lived with his wife Abigail.
		Following the distribution of the inheritance, his son Philemon (born in 1835) became the owner of the land on which the current house stands.
		After the death of her husband in 1857, Nancy Louisa returned to Hull with her children, and Janet's inheritance probably was due to the fact that she lived at her Uncle Philemon's house.
	www.civilization.ca /hist/hull/rw_04_ie.html (794 words)

	Alonzo Wright
		WRIGHT, Alonzo, Canadian member of parliament, born in Hull, Lower Canada, 26 February, 1825.
		He is a grandson of Philemon Wright, of Woburn, Massachusetts, who removed to Canada in 1797, founded the village of Hull, and was the first representative of the county of Ottawa in the Lower Canada assembly.
		The grandson was educated at Potsdam academy, New York, became a farmer, and is lieutenant-colonel of the Ottawa county reserve militia.
	famousamericans.net /alonzowright (310 words)

	Ottawa, ON Short History Flowers - Ottawa Local Florist: 613 558-7851 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amongst these was Philemon Wright and his settlers who, anticipating the enormous energy possibilities of the Ottawa River, Ottawa flower delivery settled across the River in Hull Township.
		At first, these areas were to have been used for the Ottawa florist building of fortifications, but they later became the site for Canada's Parliament Buildings and the parkway network.
		Ottawa flowers Stores, manufactories (mainly producing stoves and axes) and banks were set up, churches and schools were built and a little manufacturing community was started in New Edinburgh about the Rideau Falls.
	www.ottawa-roses.com /Ottawa.asp (446 words)

	Roommate search service, roommate finder, roommates wanted.
		The first European settlement in the region was that of Philemon Wright who started a community on the Quebec side of the river in 1800.
		Wright discovered that transporting timber by river from the Ottawa Valley to Montreal was possible and the area was soon booming based almost entirely off timber.
		In the years following the War of 1812, in addition to settling some military regiment families, the government began sponsored immigration schemes which brought over Irish Catholics and Protestants to settle the Ottawa area, which began a steady stream of Irish immigration there in the next few decades.
	www.roomster.net /roommates/ottawa.html (593 words)

	Philemon Wright High School
		Our hope is that you find our website user-friendly and packed with information to help you stay current with the operations and happenings at Philomen Wright High School throughout the school year.
		At Philomen Wright, we offer our full support and assistance every step of the way in your journey through junior high school.
		The goal of senior high school is to both prepare students for post-secondary education and prepare students for life-long learning opening a world where there are a variety of careers to choose from.
	www.pwhs.com (673 words)

	Philemon Wright
		Wright Sawmill and Tavern, Wrightville (Hull), Quebec - 1823
		Morgan not to include a biography of Philemon Wright in his book "Sketches of Celebrated Canadians and Persons connected to Canada" published in 1865
		The deed of sale for Philemon and Abigail's farm in Woburn to Asa Locke for three thousand three hundred dollars - October 24th 1804.
	www.wrightfamily.ca /genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I538&tree=wright1 (516 words)

	Civilization.ca - Remember When...? My encounter with the architecture of old Hull
		The settlement founded in western Quebec by Philemon Wright in 1800 preceded its counterpart, Bytown, on the other side of the Ottawa River, although it was the latter that would be chosen as Canada's capital.
		The Wrights built mills, dams, hotels and other amenities.
		E.B. Eddy continued the development in the second half of the century with his factories, again relying on the region's timber resources.
	www.civilization.ca /hist/hull/index_e.html (169 words)

	WRIGHT CONNECTIONS: Philemon W. 'P. W.' 'Phil' Wright (1803-after 1884)
		When Philemon went to Arkansas, several of his children had married and remained in Tishomingo Co., MS.
		Today the court examined the bond of P W Wright of said minors and on consideration approved the ____.
		NOTE: This bond is for Philemon Wright Sr's grandchildren - children of Philemon Wright II who had died in civil war.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~ajobebrown/wright/phil.html (1359 words)

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