Malinda Wilcox Wood

19 November 1823–23 April 1913 (Age 89)
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Malinda Wilcox

When Malinda Wilcox Wood was born on 19 November 1823, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Moses Wood, was 26 and her mother, Malinda Wilcox, was 20. She married Chester Comstock Snyder on 26 July 1850, in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Bedford, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1910. She died on 23 April 1913, in Bedford, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Thayne Cemetery, Thayne, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chester Comstock Snyder
1815–1888
Malinda Wilcox Wood
1823–1913
Marriage: 26 July 1850
Malinda Lovisa Snyder
1850–1889
Sarah Amanda Snyder
1853–1892
Chester Moses Snyder
1855–1905
Walter Snyder
1858–
Julia Snyder
1859–1860

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 July 1850Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 2
    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.
    1846
    Age 23
    Iowa is the 29th state.
    1847
    Age 24
    Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

    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

    Story Highlight

    Malinda Wood

    Malinda Wood daughter of Moses Wood & Malinda Wilcox Malinda Wood was born November 18, 1824 at Dorchester, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Moses and Malinda Wilcox Wood. At the …

    Sources (27)

    • Malinda Wood in household of William Moltry, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Malinda Wood in household of Isabell Snyder, "United States Census, 1910"
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