Rebecca A. Wood

3 May 1802–21 August 1870 (Age 68)
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Rebecca A.

When Rebecca A. Wood was born on 3 May 1802, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jonas Wood, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Norcross, was 30. She married John N. Stafford on 23 February 1823, in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 21 August 1870, in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Scottsville, Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

John N. Stafford
1797–1845
Rebecca A. Wood
1802–1870
Marriage: 23 February 1823
Mary Frances Stafford
1818–1880
Mercy Stafford
1824–1889
Lewis E. Stafford
1825–1907
Elizabeth Stafford
1831–
Jonas John Stafford
1833–1913
Susan Rebecca Stafford
1837–1902
Albert H. Stafford
1840–1877

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 February 1823Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (7)

    1803
    Age 1
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1803 · The U.S doubles in size
    Age 1
    The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 18
    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.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Woode
    Bois
    Woods

    Sources (21)

    • Rebecca Stafford, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Rebecca in entry for George E. Dillingham and Susan R. Stafford, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • Rebecca in entry for Albert H Stafford, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

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