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Deacon James WOOD 1696–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1696

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, MA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1779

Death Location: Somers, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ebenezer Wood

Mother: Rachel Nichols

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The story of Deacon James WOOD began in 1696 in Rowley, Essex, MA. Deacon James WOOD passed away in 1779 in Somers, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon James WOOD began in 1696 in Rowley, Essex, MA.
  • Deacon James WOOD passed away in 1779 in Somers, Connecticut, USA.

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Deacon WOOD's Ancestors

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Deacon WOOD
1696–1779
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex, MA
Parents
Ebenezer Wood
1671–1736
Rowley, Essex Co., MA
Rachel Nichols
1677–1717
Rowley, Essex, MA
Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1633–1687
Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Ann Hunt
1637–1714
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Nichols
1630–1720
Coggeshell, Essex, , England
Mary Moulton
1644–1674
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Puritan
1598–1642
Ruth Lee
1602–1642
William Hunt
1604–1667
Elizabeth Best
1605–1661
William Moulton
1617–1664
Margaret Page
1630–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Deacon
1576–1657
Alice Bell
1580–1677

Deacon WOOD's Timeline

2 Records

1696
28 April 1696
Birth of Deacon James WOOD in Rowley, Essex, MA
Rowley, Essex, MA
1779
12 Feb 1779
Age 83
Death of Deacon James WOOD in Somers, Connecticut, USA
Somers, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1696
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Somers, Connecticut, USA

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