When Florence M Wood was born on 10 September 1851, in Le Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, her father, Wood, was 36 and her mother, Hannah, was 30. She married Thomas M. Bird on 19 October 1871, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bloomington Precinct, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died in McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1855: McLean, Illinois, 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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