Subject of a Book. He was a wealthy eccentric who died one of the oldest members of the community. By his death, he had amassed a fortune of $125,000. He did not want anyone locally to know how much money he had so he kept it in a bank in Boston. He would ride his wagon to the city to do his banking, a ride that today, takes over one hour by car. He was famous for having erected this monument before his death for a sum of $1500. His 1995 biography "Phineas Gardner Wright: The man and his monument" was written by Ruth Flagg.
Subject of a Book. He was a wealthy eccentric who died one of the oldest members of the community. By his death, he had amassed a fortune of $125,000. He did not want anyone locally to know how much money he had so he kept it in a bank in Boston. He would ride his wagon to the city to do his banking, a ride that today, takes over one hour by car. He was famous for having erected this monument before his death for a sum of $1500. His 1995 biography "Phineas Gardner Wright: The man and his monument" was written by Ruth Flagg.
Inscription
"Going but know not where."
Gravesite Details
Supreme Commander Order of the Sons of Liberty, NYC 1864
Family Members
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Records on Ancestry
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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Connecticut, U.S., Military Census, 1917
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New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920
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New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904
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New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900
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