Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Woods was born on 23 February 1809, in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, John Woods, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Phelps, was 29. He married Lois E. Putnam on 2 November 1831, in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 January 1859, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Rumford Center, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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- Nathaniel Woods, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nathaniel Woods, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Nathaniel Woods, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wood with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill ), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox , as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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