W0: (Florence) Caroline Wright(1930-2016)

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Caroline Wright, about 1948

(Florence) Caroline Wright(1930-2016) (W0)

Birth: May 12th, 1930 in Northampton, MA

Father: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)(W1)

Mother: Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)(C1)

Married: Robert Ervin Putnam(1927-2011)(P1) on August 23rd, 1952 in Leeds, Northampton, MA

Children:

Son(1953)
Daughter(1958)
Son(1963)
Son(1969)

Death: November 12th, 2016 in Marietta, OH

1930-1951

May 12th, 1930: Birth-Parents were David Sanders Wright and Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937), Northampton, MA
1935: Residence-Northampton, MA
November 28th, 1937: Death of her mother, Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)
April 1st, 1940: Residence-Northampton, MA-Age 9, living at 67 West St. Elementary School, 4th Grade.
1949: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
1950: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, Age 20
1951: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. Studying Mathematics. Transferred from Smith College. Activities: Dean’s List 2; Senate 3,4: Index 4: Mathematics Club 2,3,4: Sigma Kappa

Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930

Carline Wright and Florence Edna Smith

Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931

Caroline Wright, 1932

Catherine, Caroline and Charles Wright, 1932

Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933

Caroline Wright on Fountain at Smith College, 1933

Caroline Wright on a car, 1933

Caroline Wright on steps, 1933

Caroline Wright with Father, 1933

Catherine and Caroline Wright, 1933

Caroline Wright, possible 1933

Wright Children-Carlie, George, David, Catherine, and Caroline, 1933

Grandma and Grampa Smith with 8 grandchildren, abt 1934

Caroline and David Wright with cat, 1934

Caroline Wright in a field, 1934

Caroline Wright in garden, 1934

Caroline Wright, 1934

David, Florence and family would have experienced the flood that took place in the Connecticut River Valley in the spring of 1936. Here are some pictures of that flood.

Wright Family Christmas Photo, about 1936

Caroline Wright on a dock at Reiffens Cottage, Goose Pond, MA, July 1937

Caroline Wright in a boat on Goose Pond, MA, 1938

Caroline Wright, about 1939

Caroline Wright with cat, at West St. House, about 1940

Caroline Wright without cat, at West St. House, about 1940

Caroline Wright, about 1945

Caroline Wright, about 1948

1952-2016

August 23rd, 1952: Marriage to Robert Ervin Putnam in Leeds, Northampton, MA. Sister in law Charlotte Davis Wright(Willington) was Maid of Honor. Richard D. Putnam(Leeds) was Best Man
- Ushers were George E. Wright(Northampton), Charles M. Wright(Willington). Reception fo 100 people at 67 West Street. Will live in Champaign, IL after trip to Maine. She was a graduate of University of Massachusetts. Recently employed at Pittsfield plant of General Electric. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is studying for his doctorate at the University of Illinois.
1953: Birth of Son in Northampton, MA
1958: Birth of Daughter in Wilmington, DE
1963: Birth of Son in Wilmington, DE
1967: Moved to Marietta, OH
1969: Birth of Son in Marietta, OH
March 27th, 2011 Death of Husband, Robert Ervin Putnam in Marietta, OH
November 12th, 2016: Death in Marietta, OH

Caroline Wright Putnam

Obituary

Caroline Wright Putnam, age 86, of Marietta, OH died at her home on November 12th, 2016. She was born on May 12th, 1930 named Florence Caroline, to David Sanders Wright and Florence Edna Wright in Northampton, MA. She was the youngest of five siblings (Catherine Sanders Wright Grandia, David Joy Wright, Charles Merrick Wright, and George Edward Wright). Her mother died when she was seven, and she was raised by her father and her older sister, Kate, in a rambling house full of brothers, uncles, and adopted stray cats. The house was built in the latter 1600s with pine floorboards hand sawn from a single tree, wooden pegs in the rafters, and had survived several French and Indian raids.

Caroline attended Smith College and received a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Amherst (now the University of Massachusetts). She married Robert Ervin Putnam, PhD (Died March 27, 2011) of Leeds, Mass on August 23rd, 1952. She is survived by her sister, Kate, brother, George, and children: David Putnam (JoAnne) of Chapman, Maine and grandsons Aaron (Katherine) and Ian; Robert Putnam (Lee) of Chicago, Illinois and grandsons Benjamin (Angela) and Christopher Putnam, and grandchildren Emily Towlerton (Drew), Richard, Douglas (Alyssa), and Michael Jones; Mary Bennett (Jim) of Newport, Ohio and granddaughters Elizabeth and Catherine; and Andrew Putnam (Kimberly) of Denver Colorado and granddaughters Tessa and Isabella.

Caroline was a woman of immense compassion, piercing intellect, and wry wit. She never complained about the barriers society placed before women, she simply dismantled them with unrelenting energy and a smile. Like her father and siblings, every stray cat found warmth, food, and love at Caroline’s home. Her compassion for all living things extended to dogs, turtles, spiders, errant children, and gardens.

Caroline was a generous spirit and very active in the Marietta community. She was a long-standing member of the League of Women Voters, and a stalwart member of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta. She helped to found the Outdoor Education Center, the recycling center, and the Empty Bowls Project, and spent a number of years at the Washington State Community College.

Caroline was always excelling at new things. She learned to play multiple instruments and was a longtime member of the Valley Renaissance Consort. She learned to fly and spent many years as a private pilot. She was a passionate student of marine microfossils. She would eagerly receive packages of foul-smelling mud from various locations around the world and pore tirelessly over her microscope, identifying and photographing glorious shells foraminifera, coccolithophores, and radiolaria species.

Caroline thrived on chaos. She maintained a house full of grandchildren, cats, dogs, injured birds, turtles, gardens, and spiders. All nature grieves at her passing. She was selfless, uncomplaining, and unbelievably stubborn. Her spirit and the goodness she brought to the world will live forever through her friends, family, acquaintances, and strangers who passed her on the street.

Countries of Origin

Currently based on information back to my 7th Great Grandparents

DNA Profile

Branch

Generation 1 (Grandparents): David Sanders Wright and Florence Edna Smith
- Generation 0: Robert Ervin Putnam and (Florence) Caroline Wright

Sources

1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1599; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 8-40
Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970: birth date: 12 May 1930 birth place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Name: Florence Caroline Wright
Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970: Name Florence Caroline Wright, Marriage Year 1952, Marriage Place Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, Index Volume Number 166, Reference Number F63.M36 v.166
Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999: The Berkshire Eagle; Publication Date: 26/ Aug/ 1952; Publication Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/532327737/?article=16b51941-ae39-41ad-bbb5-314ed351ae7a&focus=0.013836079,0.1181653,0.13535967,0.38762712&xid=335
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: The News Journal; Publication Date: 8/ Apr/ 2011; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/164998972/?article=3db30080-eac5-4cb7-b67a-188fe1d721fd&focus=0.016150907,0.50792116,0.17663732,0.931
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current: The Berkshire Eagle; Publication Date: 29/ Nov/ 1937; Publication Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/532960188/?article=53928017-a71d-43dd-9260-5d903dd11725&focus=0.018920396,0.05780573,0.14704

Caroline Putnam, Marietta Woman of the Year, March 13th, 1991, Marietta Times

From left to right: Robert Putnam, Caroline Wright Putnam, George Wright and Hope Gilson, August 26, 1966

From left to right: Unknown, Robert Putnam, Caroline Wright Putnam, George Wright and Hope Gilson, August 26, 1966

Caroline Wright with a bike

Caroline Wright with a horse

Caroline Wright on a horse

Blackie the cat at 67 West St, Northampton, MA, 1945

Wedding Photo of Robert Putnam and Caroline Wright, August 23rd, 1952

Wright Family Kids, Northampton, MA around 1930

1938-Wright: Caroline Wright, abt 1940

1945-Wright: Front of Christmas Card

1945-Wright: Middle of Christmas Card

1945-Wright: Back of Christmas Card

abt 1943-Wright: Front of Christmas Card

abt 1943-Wright: Middle of Christmas Card

abt 1944-Wright-Front of Christmas Card

abt 1944-Wright-Middle of Christmas Card

abt 1944-Wright-Back of Christmas Card

1940-Smith: Front of Christmas Card from Estella Smith to Caroline Wright, Northampton, MA

1940-Smith: Inside of Christmas Card from Estella Smith to Caroline Wright, Northampton, MA

1940-Smith: Back of Christmas Card from Estella Smith to Caroline Wright, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Front of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Middle of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Back of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Front of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Middle of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

1948-Wright: Back of Graduation Card, Northampton, MA

Member of VA Hospital's Original Staff Honored At Testimonial

BERKSHIRE GAZETTE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1956

Shown, left to right, are Edward and Mrs. Clauss, Mrs. Robert Putnam, Mrs. Ervin Putnam, Ervin Putnam, Dr. O'Neil, Mr. Blackwell, Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. Blackwell and Rev. Daniel Crowley of Leeds.

Citizens for Parks Elect Swope President

April 25th, 1967

Floyd Swope of Newark was elected president of the Citizens Committee for Parks at its meeting last night at Faulk Road Elementary School.

Swope succeeds Mrs. Robert E. Putnam of Cragmere in Brandywine Hundred. Putnam will continue as the committee's legislative representative.

Joseph Myers of Deerhurst is the new vice president and Dr. Edwin Fluevog was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

The committee also enlarged its board of directors from 15 to 25.

New Directors are Edward R. Bache, Mrs. S. William Bender, Edward T. Cline, Edward B. Cooper, William Corbishley, Mrs. Cyrus L. Day, Mrs. Roy C. Grills, Mrs. John E. Harris and A.L. Oppegard, all elected for three-year terms, and Brig.-Gen. H. Wallace Cook, elected for a two-year term.

Conservationists who reviewed conditions in the area were William Poole, president, and Larry Dodge, executive vice president of the Upper Chesapeake Watershed Association Inc.; Robert G. Struble, executive vice president of the Brandywine Valley Association and Clayton M. Hoff, executive vice president of Forward Lands, Inc.

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