Lucina Seymour

19 August 1765–17 November 1802 (Age 37)
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The Life of Lucina

When Lucina Seymour was born on 19 August 1765, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Seymour, was 38 and her mother, Lydia Wadsworth, was 34. She married Benjamin Wood in 1786, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 17 November 1802, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Wood
1763–1834
Lucina Seymour
1765–1802
Marriage: 1786
William Wood
1791–1795
Benjamin Seymour Wood
1792–1793
Lucina Wood
1794–1884
Wood
1795–1795

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1786
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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World Events (6)

1776

Age 11

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

Age 16

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 21

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Saint-Maurdes-Fossées in Seine, northern France, or possibly from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire in Touraine. Both places are named from the dedication of the church there to St. Maur ( see Moore 3).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Lucy in entry for Wood, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Lucy in entry for William Wood, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Lucy in entry for Benjamin S. Wood, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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