Robert Wood Jr.

about 1804–
Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Robert

When Robert Wood Jr. was born about 1804, in Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Robert Wood, was 52 and his mother, Mary Green, was 38. He married Ann in 1831, in Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Robert Wood Jr.
1804–
Ann
1807–
Marriage: 1831
Low Wood
1832–
Almira Wood
1844–
Gausevoort Wood
1847–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1831Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1804
    Age 0
    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
    Age 23
    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 32
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    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

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