When Elizabeth Wood was born about 1678, in Binham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Wood, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Shorte, was 30. She married Edward Sewell in 1700, in Binham, Norfolk, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died about 1734, at the age of 58, and was buried in Shropshire, England.
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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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