Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Wood was born on 28 February 1726, in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Wood, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Hood, was 32. He married Elizabetha Kayser on 16 November 1752, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. He died on 28 May 1812, in Germantown Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Andrew Wood, "United States Census, 1810"
- Andreas Holtz or Wood, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
- Andrew Wood in entry for Ann Wood Wills, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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