Brief Life History of Edward James
When Edward James Wood was born on 27 October 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Wood, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Annice Gentry, was 21. He married Mary Ann Solomon on 28 September 1892, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alberta, Canada in 1926 and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 1931. He died on 24 April 1956, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 89, and was buried in Cardston Cemetery, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
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- Edward James Wood, "Canada Census, 1931"
- E J Wood for Chloe John McNatt and Grace Wood, Salt Lake City, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Edward James Wood, 'BillionGraves'
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1874
"The fort was built as a 70 by 70 meters square (233 by 233 ft) on October 18, 1874. Fort Macleod was originally established in 1874 on a peninsula along the Oldman River, then moved in 1884 to the present town location In 1906 a fire devastated the downtown and destroyed most of the wooden buildings. From 1906 to 1912 Macleod had its greatest period of growth, as more new brick and stone building replaced the destroyed wooden ones. Then in 1912 the CPR moved the divisional point and 200 jobs to Lethbridge, devastating the local economy. Fort Macleod ceased to grow, and in 1924 was forced to declare bankruptcy. Until the 1970s, the town's economy stagnated and the buildings from the turn-of-the-century remained untouched.[9] In 1978 Alberta Culture started to inventory the downtown buildings, and in 1982 the downtown became Alberta's first ""Provincial Historic Area"". As well, Heritage Canada started a Main Street Restoration Project in 1982, aiming to preserve the sandstone and brick buildings, some dati"
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list.
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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Edward James Wood
Edward James Wood was born October 27, 1866, in Salt Lake City, a son of William Wood and Elizabeth Gentry. After serving a mission to Samoa from 1888 to 1892, he married Mary Ann Soloman; they were b …
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