Ebenezer Wood

Brief Life History of Ebenezer

When Ebenezer Wood was born on 25 November 1773, in Salem Center, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Wood, was 42 and his mother, Rachel Lockwood, was 34. He married Hannah Keeler on 6 June 1798, in Salem Center, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Lewisboro, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 January 1862, in Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ebenezer Wood
1773–1862
Margaret Hazard Strang
1783–1822
Marriage: 10 May 1808
Ebenezer Wood
1809–1892
Hannah Wood
1813–1903
Mary E Wood
1814–1898
Sarah Ann Wood
1815–1890

Sources (16)

  • Ebenezer Wood in household of Ebenezer Wood, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ebenezzer Wood, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • Ebenezer Wood, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

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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