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Abel Wrigley

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Abel Wrigley

Birth
Saddleworth, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Death
22 Nov 1909 (aged 67)
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York, USA
Burial
Factoryville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The son of Joseph Wrigley and Thirsa Wood.

He married Mary E Chase on 2 Feb 1863 in PA. Children born to this union were:

Carrie Elizabeth Wrigley
1864 – 1931
Effie Evaleen Wrigley
1866 – 1946
Nettie Belle Wrigley
1867 – 1935
Louise Sarah Wrigley
1872 – 1949
Madge Alice Wrigley
1877 – 1908
Rexford Nathan (Ford) Wrigley
1879 – 1902

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"The Rev. Abel Wrigley, one of the respected veterans of the Wyoming conference, who since he retired from the active ministry in April, 1907, after a successful pastorate at Gilbertsville, has resided in Oneonta, died at his home in that city, Monday morning, after a long illness, from bronchitis. Brief funeral services were held from the house Tuesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the Rev. Dickinson offering prayer. The body was taken, on Wednesday morning, to Factoryville, Pa., where more extended services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church at 3 p. m. Dr. Austin Griffin, district superintendent, accompanied the funeral party to Factoryville and conducted the services. Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery in that village. Born in Yorkshire, England, July 8, 1842, Mr. Wrigley came, with his parents, to this country when a lad of six years. They settled near Clinton, Pa., where they resided for years and where Mr. Wrigley grew to manhood ... In 1863 he married Miss Mary E. Chase of Abington, Pa., and they lived most happily. The wife and four daughters, Mrs. Charles Gregory, of Fromberg, Montana; Mrs. E. K. Covey, of Oneonta; Mrs. Fred Crandall, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Charles Kleinfelter of Binghamton, survive, as do also two sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Eliza Cary, of Dalton, Pa., Miss Elizabeth Wrigley of Bucknell university, At Lewisburg, Pa.; Abram Wrigley, of Factoryville, Pa.; Seth Wrigley, of Scranton, Pa., and Winton Wrigley of Wilkes Barre, Pa. ..."

["The Otsego Farmer" (Cooperstown, NY)]

(Obit contributed by Kathryn Hill #47225156)
The son of Joseph Wrigley and Thirsa Wood.

He married Mary E Chase on 2 Feb 1863 in PA. Children born to this union were:

Carrie Elizabeth Wrigley
1864 – 1931
Effie Evaleen Wrigley
1866 – 1946
Nettie Belle Wrigley
1867 – 1935
Louise Sarah Wrigley
1872 – 1949
Madge Alice Wrigley
1877 – 1908
Rexford Nathan (Ford) Wrigley
1879 – 1902

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"The Rev. Abel Wrigley, one of the respected veterans of the Wyoming conference, who since he retired from the active ministry in April, 1907, after a successful pastorate at Gilbertsville, has resided in Oneonta, died at his home in that city, Monday morning, after a long illness, from bronchitis. Brief funeral services were held from the house Tuesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the Rev. Dickinson offering prayer. The body was taken, on Wednesday morning, to Factoryville, Pa., where more extended services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church at 3 p. m. Dr. Austin Griffin, district superintendent, accompanied the funeral party to Factoryville and conducted the services. Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery in that village. Born in Yorkshire, England, July 8, 1842, Mr. Wrigley came, with his parents, to this country when a lad of six years. They settled near Clinton, Pa., where they resided for years and where Mr. Wrigley grew to manhood ... In 1863 he married Miss Mary E. Chase of Abington, Pa., and they lived most happily. The wife and four daughters, Mrs. Charles Gregory, of Fromberg, Montana; Mrs. E. K. Covey, of Oneonta; Mrs. Fred Crandall, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Charles Kleinfelter of Binghamton, survive, as do also two sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Eliza Cary, of Dalton, Pa., Miss Elizabeth Wrigley of Bucknell university, At Lewisburg, Pa.; Abram Wrigley, of Factoryville, Pa.; Seth Wrigley, of Scranton, Pa., and Winton Wrigley of Wilkes Barre, Pa. ..."

["The Otsego Farmer" (Cooperstown, NY)]

(Obit contributed by Kathryn Hill #47225156)


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  • Added: Sep 15, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117130011/abel-wrigley: accessed ), memorial page for Abel Wrigley (8 Jul 1842–22 Nov 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117130011, citing Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery, Factoryville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Solange (contributor 47282196).