James Jewell Woodward

Brief Life History of James Jewell

When James Jewell Woodward was born on 31 August 1788, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, David Woodward, was 38 and his mother, Tabathy Hill, was 37. He married Polly Kingsbury on 13 November 1814, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 1 September 1845, in Groton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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James Jewell Woodward
1788–1845
Polly Kingsbury
1795–1871
Marriage: 13 November 1814
Delia Mandana Woodward
1815–1907
James Woodward
1822–
Horace Nelson Woodward
1823–1892
Annette Woodward
1830–
James Donald Woodward
1818–1880
Louisa Woodward
1820–1866
Austin Norman Woodward
1823–1903
Clarinda Woodward
1833–1895
Augusta Ann Woodward
1835–1876

Sources (16)

  • James Jewell Woodward, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • James J. Woodward, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • James Jewell Woodward, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1802

Historical Boundaries 1802: St. Lawrence, New York, United States

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).

History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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