Levi Wood

Brief Life History of Levi

When Levi Wood was born on 15 April 1782, in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Wood, was 24 and his mother, Elisabeth Bradish, was 26. He married Prudence Chamberlain on 26 February 1807, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 March 1866, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 83.

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Levi Wood
1782–1866
Prudence Chamberlain
1768–1863
Marriage: 26 February 1807
Imri Wood
1808–1890
Alanson Wood
1810–1873
Mary Wood
1812–
Lyman Wood
1813–
Hannah H Wood
1816–

Sources (21)

  • Levi Wood, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Levi Wood, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Levi Wood, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

1804

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

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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