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Josiah Wood 1629 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629/1635

Birth Location: Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1691

Death Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts

Father: Edward immigrant)

Mother: Ruth Mousall

Spouse(s): Lydia Wood

Children(s): Josiah Wood, Lydia Wood, Lydia Wood, Samuel WOOD, Joseph Wood, Ruth Wood, Lydia Woods, Joseph Wood

In 1629, Josiah Wood entered the world in Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Wood (Puritan immigrant) and Ruth (Wood) Lee Mousall. Josiah Wood married Lydia Wood, and had children including Josiah Wood, Lydia Wood, Lydia Wood, Samuel WOOD, Joseph (or Josiah) Wood, Ruth Wood, Lydia Woods, Joseph Wood. Josiah Wood passed away in 1691 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Josiah Wood entered the world in Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Wood (Puritan immigrant) and Ruth (Wood) Lee Mousall.
  • Josiah Wood married Lydia Wood, and had children including Josiah Wood, Lydia Wood, Lydia Wood, Samuel WOOD, Joseph (or Josiah) Wood, Ruth Wood, Lydia Woods, Joseph Wood.
  • Josiah Wood passed away in 1691 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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Josiah Wood's Ancestors

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Josiah Wood
1629 – 1691
Birth Place: Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edward Wood (Puritan immigrant)
1598 – 1642
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Ruth ((Wood) Lee) Mousall
1602 – 1642
Norwich, Norfolkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wood's Descendants

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Josiah Wood (1629/1635 – 24 Sep 1691) m. Lydia Wood (1630 – 25 Nov 1712)
  1. 1. Josiah Wood (10 Oct 1658 – 09 Mar 1740)
  2. 2. Lydia Wood (23 Nov 1659 – 17 Sep 1681)
  3. 3. Lydia Wood (6 Jul 1662 – 17 Sep 1681)
  4. 4. Samuel WOOD (12 NOV 1671 – 14 Nov 1711)
  5. 5. Joseph ((or Josiah)) Wood (27 Dec 1674 – 28 Feb 1725) m. Mary Blaney (29 Mar 1679 – 2 Apr 1743)
    1. 1. Sarah Wood (13 Feb 1722/3 – 1787)
    2. 2. Joseph Wood (17 Mar 1699 – 6 Jun 1779)
    3. 3. Mary (Blaney) Wood (19 Feb 1701 – 1788) m. Nathaniel Southern (29 Mar 1696 – 1777)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Souther (1722 – )
      2. 2. Nathaniel Souther (16 Dec 1722 – 10 Jun 1768)
      3. 3. Mary Souther (11 OCT 1724 – 7 Feb 1795)
      4. 4. Joseph Souther (11 Oct 1724 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Souther (1728 – 1729)
      6. 6. Sarah Souther (1728 – 1729)
      7. 7. Samuel Souther (Nov 1730 – 1761)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Souther (1732 – 10 July 1767)
      9. 9. Samuel Souther (1734 – 1761)
      10. 10. Jonathan Souther (Dec 1734 – )
      11. 11. Mary (Louis) Souther (1737 – 1768)
      12. 12. Lois ((Thomas Hooper 1757)) Souther (1737 – )
      13. 13. Jonathan Souther (10 Feb 1737 – )
      14. 14. Timothy Souther (May 1740 – 1741)
      15. 15. Eunice Souther (24 Oct 1742 – 3 Apr 1792)
      16. 16. Katherine Souther (Mar 1744 – )
      17. 17. Jonathan Souther
      18. 18. Timothy Souther ( – 6 Aug 1766)
    4. 4. Josiah ((Bridget Chandler)) Wood (8 Mar 1704 – 1753)
    5. 5. John Wood (1706 – 7 May 1782)
    6. 6. Thomas Wood (11 Mar 1707 – 29 Jan 1816)
    7. 7. David Wood (30 Oct 1710 – 17 Jul 1797)
    8. 8. Lydia Wood (21 May 1713 – 8 May 1776)
    9. 9. Jonathan Wood (16 May 1715 – )
    10. 10. Blaney Wood (19 May 1717 – )
    11. 11. Samuel Wood (6 Jan 1719 – 8 Dec 1721)
  6. 6. Ruth Wood (04 Jun 1676 – )
  7. 7. Lydia Woods (15 Aug 1693 – 7 Jan 1739)
  8. 8. Joseph Wood

Josiah Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629/1635
Birth of Josiah Wood in Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1691
24 Sep 1691
Age 62
Death of Josiah Wood in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629/1635
    Event Place: Norwich, Nrfk, EnglandRowley, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1691
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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