Brief Life History of David Farnum
When David Farnum Wood was born on 16 February 1818, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Reuben Wood, was 31 and his mother, Sally Wood, was 28. He married Harriet Murdock on 18 March 1841. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 4 February 1896, in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- David F Wood, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- David Wood, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- David Wood, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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