Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Wood was born on 16 October 1800, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Henry Wood, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Demill, was 21. He married Mary Elizabeth Snider on 19 March 1824, in Ernestown Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 80, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 25 April 1892, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Daniel Wood Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Daniel Wood, "United States Census, 1880"
- Daniel Wood, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"
- Daniel Wood, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
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: 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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