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Josiah Leigh Wood 1846 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois

Death Date: 21 Jul 1928

Death Location: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

Father: John Wood

Mother: Ann Leigh

Spouse(s): Clara Woodhead

Children(s): Jennie Wood

The story of Josiah Leigh Wood began in 1846 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois. Josiah Leigh Wood married Clara Ann Woodhead, and had children including Jennie Rozelle Wood. Josiah Leigh Wood passed away in 1928 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Leigh Wood began in 1846 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
  • Josiah Leigh Wood married Clara Ann Woodhead, and had children including Jennie Rozelle Wood.
  • Josiah Leigh Wood passed away in 1928 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah.

Immediate Family

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Josiah Wood's Ancestors

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Josiah Wood
1846 – 1928
Birth Place: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Parents
John Peacock Wood
1818 – 1899
Didsbury, Lancashire, England
Ann Leigh
1821 – 1851
Sale Green, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Leigh
1791 – 1867
Sale Green, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth ("Betty" Marsland) *
1791 – 1870
Sale Green, Sale, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Leigh
1752 – 1831
Lucy Daniel
1757 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wood's Descendants

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Josiah (Leigh) Wood (20 Oct 1846 – 21 Jul 1928) m. Clara (Ann) Woodhead (21 Jan 1857 – 21 Dec 1930)
  1. 1. Jennie (Rozelle) Wood (7 May 1889 – 28 Jan 1978) m. Joseph (Ransom) Cutler (14 June 1886 – 8 Decenber 1965)
    1. 1. Mable (Ilene) Cutler (24 Aug 1924 – 30 Jul 2019) m. Burton (Joseph) Hill (17 Nov 1922 – 6 Oct 2019)
      1. 1. Ben (William) Hill (23 Oct 1960 – ) m. Vickie (Marie) Leffler (8 Feb 1960 – )
        1. 1. Tiffani (Jo) Hill (15 August 1982 – ) m. Robert Wilson-Riggs (26 October 1978 – )

Josiah Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1846
20 Oct 1846
Birth of Josiah Leigh Wood in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
1928
21 Jul 1928
Age 82
Death of Josiah Leigh Wood in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

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