Brief Life History of Ephriam
When Ephriam Wood Jr was born on 3 March 1784, in Middletown Springs, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Ephraim Wood Sr, was 28 and his mother, Esther Eastman, was 26. He married Hannah Doane on 10 August 1800, in Middletown Springs, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Woodville Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 September 1861, in Woodville, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Woodville Cemetery, Woodville, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
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- Ephraim Wood, Junior, "United States Census, 1800"
- Wood, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Ephraim Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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