Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Wood was born on 25 October 1741, in Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Daniel Wood, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Peabody, was 32. He married Frances Tyler on 21 March 1782. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years and Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1810. He died on 1 July 1819, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Lemuel Wood, "United States Census, 1810"
- Samuel Wood, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Lemuel Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1741–1819 Male
1753–1844 Female
Children (7)
1783– Male
1784–1872 Female
1786–1870 Female
1789–1859 Female
1791–1794 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1706–1746 Male
1709–1788 Female
Siblings (6)
1734–1801 Male
1736–1767 Female
1739–1819 Male
1741–1819 Male
1743–1810 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (6)
1776
Age 35
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 35
1783 · A Free America
Age 42
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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