Willard Wood

Brief Life History of Willard

When Willard Wood was born on 28 August 1808, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Thomas Wood, was 39 and his mother, Ruby Newland, was 36. He married Dyantha Submit Boardman on 4 May 1835, in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 November 1899, in Crete, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Crete, Will, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Wood
1808–1899
Dyantha Submit Boardman
1811–1865
Marriage: 4 May 1835
Sabrina Diantha Wood
1836–1904
Fidelia Laurette Wood
1838–1916
Lydia Melissa Wood
1838–1912
Augusta Wood
1840–1840
Alfred Wood
1842–
Selwyn Willard Wood
1844–1912
William Irwin Wood
1846–1918
Alfred Boardman Wood
1848–1852
Marian Mar Wood
1850–1922
Morton Marcus Wood
1851–1899

Sources (6)

  • Willard Wood, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Willard Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Willard Wood in entry for Fidelia L. Hewes, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

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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