Brief Life History of William
When William Woodstock was born on 10 August 1762, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, his father, John Woodstock, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Langton, was 25. He married Elizabeth Sims after 1779. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 April 1825, in Putnam, Washington, New York, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Legacy NFS Source: WILLIAM WOODSTOCK - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: William Woodstock
- Legacy NFS Source: WILLIAM WOODSTOCK - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: WILLIAM WOODSTOCK
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1772
Historical Boundaries 1772: Charlotte, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Charlotte, New York, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Hertfordshire): habitational name from Woodstock in Oxfordshire, or Woodstock in Tunstall (Kent). The placenames derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + stoc ‘place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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