Brief Life History of Jane Janet
When Jane Janet Wood was born on 25 August 1809, in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Samuel Wood, was 28 and her mother, Mary Nickerson, was 25. She married Job A. Atkinson on 13 June 1824, in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 29 January 1895, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Jane Wood in entry for Caroline Smith, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"
- Jane Wood Atkinson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1803–1852 Male
1809–1895 Female
Children (10)
1824–1871 Male
1826–1896 Female
1828–1830 Female
1830– Male
1834–1901 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1863 Male
1784–1874 Female
Siblings (7)
1804–1877 Female
1806– Female
1809–1875 Female
1809–1895 Female
1812–1882 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1823
Age 14
1869
Age 60
1871
Age 62
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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