When Stephen Wood was born on 26 February 1821, in Princes End, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wood, was 29 and his mother, Ann Limer, was 28. He married Mary Ann Raybould on 3 November 1840, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 9 May 1849, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Mississippi, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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.
Possible Related NamesThis history of the descendants of Nicholas Wood and Martha of Nottingham and Stafford England compiled by June W Danvers History of George Wood born 13 November 1822 - Darlaston, Staffordshire, Engl …
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