Who was Content WOOD?

Content WOOD (1726–1754) was born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States and died in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Content WOOD 1726–1754

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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees

Born 10 Jan 1726 · Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Died 12 Jun 1754 · Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father William Wood

Mother Hannah Shaw

Siblings Anstis Wood, Antrace Wood, Content Wood, Drusilla Wood, Hannah Caswell Wood, Hannah Wood, Isaac Wood, James Wood, John Wood, Joshua Wood, Letecia Wood, Luthun Wood, Margaret Emily Wood, Moses Wood, Nehemiah Wood, Walter Wood, William Wood, Zeruiah Wood, Zilpha Wood

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Immediate Family

Parents

William Wood

Hannah Shaw

Spouse(s)

No spouse recorded

Children

No children recorded

Biography

In 1726, Content WOOD entered the world in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, born to william wood and hannah shaw. Content WOOD passed away in 1754 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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1726

Birth of Content WOOD in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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1754

Death of Content WOOD in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Content WOOD

This ancestor line traces from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (1617) to Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States (1726) across 4 generations.

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: Content WOOD (1726–1754) was born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States and died in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Content in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 4 generations of this lineage geographically.
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