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Joseph Wood 1773 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1773

Birth Location: New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA

Death Date: bet. 1854 and 1860

Death Location: either Iowa or Illinois

Father: Jacob Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Owens

Spouse(s): Sarah None, Sarah Avery, Charlotte Waggoner

Children(s): Joseph Wood, Jacob Wood, James Wood, James Wood, Joseph Wood, Joseph Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Olive Wood, Olive Wood, Mary Wood, George Wood, Charlotte Wood, George Wood, David Wood, Robert Wood, Margaret Wood, John Wood

In 1773, Joseph Wood entered the world in New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA, born to Jacob Wood and Elizabeth Owen or Owens. In 1850, Joseph Wood resided in Benton, Boone, Illinois, USA. In 1854, Joseph Wood resided in Pierce, Jones, Iowa, USA. Joseph Wood married Sarah, Sarah M Avery, Charlotte Waggoner, and had children including Joseph Barber Wood, Jacob A. Wood, James A. Wood, James A. Wood, Joseph Barber Wood, Joseph Barber Wood, Elizabeth N. Wood, Olive Wood, Olive Wood, Mary Jane Wood, George C Wood, Charlotte Ann Wood, George C. Wood, David S Wood, Robert J Wood, Margaret E. Wood, John Wesley Wood. Joseph Wood passed away in 1854 in either Iowa or Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1773, Joseph Wood entered the world in New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA, born to Jacob Wood and Elizabeth Owen or Owens.
  • In 1850, Joseph Wood resided in Benton, Boone, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1854, Joseph Wood resided in Pierce, Jones, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Wood married Sarah, Sarah M Avery, Charlotte Waggoner, and had children including Joseph Barber Wood, Jacob A. Wood, James A. Wood, James A. Wood, Joseph Barber Wood, Joseph Barber Wood, Elizabeth N. Wood, Olive Wood, Olive Wood, Mary Jane Wood, George C Wood, Charlotte Ann Wood, George C. Wood, David S Wood, Robert J Wood, Margaret E. Wood, John Wesley Wood.
  • Joseph Wood passed away in 1854 in either Iowa or Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Wood
1755 – 1836
Birth Location: Unknown
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Elizabeth Owens
1755 – 1836
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Sarah None
Birth Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States
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Sarah Avery
1780 – 1818
Birth Location: Canada
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Charlotte Waggoner
1793 – 1878
Birth Location: Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
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Children(s)

Joseph Wood
1806 – 1850
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Jacob Wood
1818 – 1899
Birth Location: Howard twp., Kent county, Ontario, Canada
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James Wood
1799 – 1890
Birth Location: Nova Scotia Canada
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James Wood
1799 – 1890
Birth Location: Nova Scotia Canada
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Joseph Wood
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Joseph Wood
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Elizabeth Wood
1805 – 1885
Birth Location: , , New York, USA
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Olive Wood
1810 – 1895
Birth Location: Canada
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Olive Wood
1810 – 1895
Birth Location: Harwich, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Wood
1820 – 1907
Birth Location: Howard twp., Kent county, Ontario, Canada
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George Wood
1823 – 1897
Birth Location: Howard twp., Kent county, Ontario, Canada
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Charlotte Wood
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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George Wood
1827 – 1891
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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David Wood
1827 – 1901
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Robert Wood
1829 – 1909
Birth Location: Ontario,Upper Canada
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Margaret Wood
1832 – 1908
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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John Wood
1835 – 1919
Birth Location: Morpeth, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Wood's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wood
1773 – 1854
Birth Place: New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Wood
1755 – 1836
Unknown
Elizabeth (Owen or) Owens
1755 – 1836
New York
Grandparents
Jacob WOOD
1730 – 1828
Long Island, New York, USA
Elizabeth SMITH
1732 –
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Griffith Owen
1729 –
Llanrwst, Denb., Wales
Elizabeth Owen
1733 – 1964
Llanrwst, Denb., Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wood's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Wood (abt 1773 – bet. 1854 and 1860) m. Sarah m. Sarah (M) Avery (abt 1780 – 1818) m. Charlotte Waggoner (about 10 June 1793 – 4 March 1878)
  1. 1. Joseph (Barber) Wood (4 Jan 1806 – 1850)
  2. 2. Jacob (A.) Wood (24 June 1818 – 31 July 1899)
  3. 3. James (A.) Wood (1799 – 21 Jan 1890)
  4. 4. James (A.) Wood (1799 – 21 Jan 1890)
  5. 5. Joseph (Barber) Wood (1803 – 22 September 1880)
  6. 6. Joseph (Barber) Wood (1803 – 22 September 1880)
  7. 7. Elizabeth (N.) Wood (1805 – 1885) m. Solomon (A.) Smith (1801 – 1887)
    1. 1. Anna Smith (1822 ? – 1922)
    2. 2. Anna Smith (1822 ? – 1922)
    3. 3. Sarah Smith (17 Oct 1825 – 19 Apr 1909)
    4. 4. Sarah Smith (17 Oct 1825 – 19 Apr 1909)
    5. 5. Katherine Smith (17 May 1826 – 26 June 1910)
    6. 6. Catharine Smith (17 May 1826 – 26 June 1910)
    7. 7. William Smith (1828 – )
    8. 8. William (R) Smith (1828 – Bef. 1870)
    9. 9. "Annie" (Nancy Ann) Smith (August 1829 – 1922)
    10. 10. Benjamin (A.) Smith (1830 – )
    11. 11. Benjamin (A) Smith (1830 – 5 Apr 1920)
    12. 12. Nancy (A) smith (abt 1832 – 1922)
    13. 13. Peter (James) Smith (10 December 1832 – 1 December 1881)
    14. 14. Nancy ("Annie" Ann) Smith (13 August 1833 – 21 January 1922)
    15. 15. Peter (James) Smith (10 Dec 1833 – 01 Dec 1881)
    16. 16. Peter (James) Smith (1834 – 01 Dec 1881)
    17. 17. Joseph (Wood) Smith (8 December 1835 – 20 January 1928)
    18. 18. Joseph (Wood) Smith (Dec 1836 – 1923)
    19. 19. Olive Smith (12 Mar 1838 – 4 Dec 1913)
    20. 20. Olive Smith (12 Mar 1838 – 4 December 1913)
    21. 21. Olive Smith (12 March 1838 – 4 December 1913)
    22. 22. Solomon (A.) Smith (1840 – Bet. 1862-1865)
    23. 23. Solomon (A.) Smith (1840 – Bet. 1862-1865)
    24. 24. Elizabeth ('Libbie' May) Smith (16 May 1844 – 28 May 1921) m. Nathaniel Collins (4 Sep 1832 – 9 Jan 1910)
      1. 1. Caroline ('Carrie' Collins) Salmond (24 Nov 1881 – 21 May 1973) m. Frank (S.) Salmond (27 Oct 1868 – 11 Aug 1942)
        1. 1. Tacie (Elizabeth) Salmond (22 Sep 1905 – 19 Nov 1963) m. Angus (Donald Ferdinand) Mcgillis (3 Jun 1883 – 16 Jan 1947) m. John Friend (1886 – 16 Jan 1947) m. James (Irving) Burch (19 August 1905 – 27 April 1986) m. Angus (Donald Ferdinand) McGillis (3 Jun 1893 – 16 Jan 1947) m. Daniel McGillis (1895 – 24 Jul 1965)
        2. 2. John (Collins (J.C.)) Salmond (abt 1908 – 6 May 1990) m. Alice (B) Johnson (abt 1915 – 19 November 2005) m. Rena Salmond (abt 1913 – )
        3. 3. Rena (Ester) Salmond (26 Mar 1913 – 20 Sep 2005) m. FREEMAN (FRANCIS) PAGE (30 Mar 1898 – 18 Dec 1946)
      2. 2. Caroline (M.) Salmond (24 November 1881 – 21 May 1973)
    25. 25. Jesse (M) Wood (abt 1845 – )
    26. 26. Elizabeth Smith (abt 1850 – )
    27. 27. Chandler Smith (30 Jun 1850 – 22 April, 1941)
    28. 28. Chandler ("Chan") Smith (30 Jun 1850 – 22 Apr 1941)
    29. 29. Anna Smith
    30. 30. Anna Smith
    31. 31. Elizabeth Smith
    32. 32. Anna Smith
    33. 33. Jesse (M) Wood (abt 1845 – )
    34. 34. Charles (A) Wood (abt 1847 – )
  8. 8. Olive Wood (8 July 1810 – 30 Sep 1895)
  9. 9. Olive Wood (8 July 1810 – 30 Sep 1895)
  10. 10. Mary (Jane) Wood (07 Sept 1820 – 17 July 1907)
  11. 11. George (C) Wood (23 April 1823 – 14 October 1897)
  12. 12. Charlotte (Ann) Wood (Abt 1824 – Bef 1880)
  13. 13. George (C.) Wood (29 Mar 1827 – 1891)
  14. 14. David (S) Wood (29 March 1827 – 22 January 1901)
  15. 15. Robert (J) Wood (13 October 1829 – 22 April 1909)
  16. 16. Margaret (E.) Wood (29 Oct 1832 – 29 Jan 1908)
  17. 17. John (Wesley) Wood (19 Jun 1835 – 30 Oct 1919)

Joseph Wood's Timeline

5 Records

1773
abt 1773
Birth of Joseph Wood in New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA
New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 77
Joseph Wood resided here in Benton, Boone, Illinois, USA
Benton, Boone, Illinois, USA
1854
1854
Age 81
Joseph Wood resided here in Pierce, Jones, Iowa, USA
Pierce, Jones, Iowa, USA
1854
bet. 1854 and 1860
Age 81
Death of Joseph Wood in either Iowa or Illinois
either Iowa or Illinois
1864
25 Dec 1864
Age 91
Joseph Wood - Probate in Edgar, Illinois, USA
Edgar, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1773
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA, or, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 265
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Benton, Boone, Illinois; Roll: 98; Page: 32b
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Benton, Boone, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Benton, Boone, Illinois; Roll: 98; Page: 32b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Pierce, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coal Valley, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gardiner, New York
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Military Equipment Claims, War of 1812

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bet. 1854 and 1860
    Event Place: either Iowa or Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Will Records, 1829-1927; Index to Estates, 1823-1963; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Edgar County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Edgar, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Will Records, 1829-1927; Index to Estates, 1823-1963; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Edgar County)
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