When Adin Wood was born on 27 February 1785, in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States, his father, Enos Wood, was 24 and his mother, Asenath Hazen, was 21. He married Esther Safford on 10 January 1809, in Malone, Franklin, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 10 January 1857, in Malone, Franklin, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York, United States.
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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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