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Dorcas Wood 1812–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1812

Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1866

Death Location: East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Wood

Mother: Margaret Bryson

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In 1812, Dorcas Wood entered the world in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Taylor Wood And Margaret Peggy Bryson. Dorcas Wood passed away in 1866 in East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1812, Dorcas Wood entered the world in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Taylor Wood And Margaret Peggy Bryson.
  • Dorcas Wood passed away in 1866 in East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Dorcas Wood's Ancestors

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Dorcas Wood
1812–1866
Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Taylor Wood
1767–1850
Scotts Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Bryson
1784–1847
Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Calvin) Wood
1743–1816
Powhaton, VA, Virginia, USA
Susan (Margaret) Smith
1750–1850
James (Holmes) Bryson
1745–1833
Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Isabella) Countryman
1751–1833
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1720–1812
Anne Woods
1730–1821
Andrew II
1732–1773
Elizabeth Scharrman
1716–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1812
5 October 1812
Birth of Dorcas Wood in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
1866
9 May 1866
Age 54
Death of Dorcas Wood in East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1812
    Event Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1866
    Event Place: East LaPorte, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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