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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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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