Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Wood Sr was born on 18 July 1731, in New York, United States, his father, Obadiah Wood, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Abbott, was 32. He married Rachel Lockwood on 17 May 1759, in Salem Center, North Salem, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 20 October 1824, in Lewisboro, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in South Salem, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Ebenezer Wood, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Eben. Wood in entry for Ebenezzer Wood, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Ebenezer Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1731–1824 Male
1739–1825 Female
Children (6)
1762–1847 Female
1763– Female
1765– Female
1770–1848 Female
1773–1862 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1699–1730 Male
1699–1754 Female
Siblings (9)
1725– Male
1729– Female
1731–1824 Male
1733– Male
1735– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 45
1776
Age 45
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 50
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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