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Obadiah WOOD 1625–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1694

Death Location: Massachusetts, British America

Father: William WOOD

Mother: Ruth MOUSALL

Spouse(s): Hazelephony Gee, Margaret SPARKS

Children(s):

In 1625, Obadiah WOOD entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to William Edward Wood And Ruth Lee Mousall. In 1665, Obadiah WOOD resided in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Obadiah WOOD married Hazelephony Gee, Margaret Sparks, and had children including Mary Wood. Obadiah WOOD passed away in 1694 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Obadiah WOOD entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to William Edward Wood And Ruth Lee Mousall.
  • In 1665, Obadiah WOOD resided in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
  • Obadiah WOOD married Hazelephony Gee, Margaret Sparks, and had children including Mary Wood.
  • Obadiah WOOD passed away in 1694 in Massachusetts, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Obadiah WOOD's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah WOOD
1625–1694
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Edward WOOD
1598–1642
Norwich, Norfolk, , England
Ruth (Lee) MOUSALL
1602–1642
Norwich, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Nathaniel WOODS
1558–
England
Mary ALLEN
1590–
England
Ralph (MOUSALL) Decon
1577–1657
Alice BELL
–1674
England
Great-Grandparents
WOODS
1535–
John MOSLEY
1545–1591
Elizabeth Johnson
1540–1601
Thome BELL
1537–1600
Alice GOWTON
1538–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mosely
1521–1595
Patience Minter
1521–1595
John Bell
1508–1537
Janet FOSTER
1506–1568

Obadiah WOOD's Timeline

7 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Obadiah WOOD in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1625
2 Oct 1625
Obadiah WOOD was baptized in Nuneaton, St Nicolas, Warwickshire, England
Nuneaton, St Nicolas, Warwickshire, England
1665
1665
Age 40
Obadiah WOOD resided here in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts
1678
1678
Age 53
Obadiah WOOD resided here in Ipswich, Essex County, MA
Ipswich, Essex County, MA
1679
2 Dec 1679
Age 54
Obadiah WOOD resided here in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts
1694
1694
Age 69
Death of Obadiah WOOD in Massachusetts, British America
Massachusetts, British America
1694
3 Dec 1694
Age 69
Obadiah WOOD - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2169.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 991.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TDM
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2170.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1625
    Event Place: Nuneaton, St Nicolas, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21020; Document Reference: DR 61/1
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1679
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1694
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

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