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Thankful Gay Wood 1822–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1822

Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 30 Mar 1916

Death Location: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Theophilus ✔️

Mother: Abigail Gay

Spouse(s): John Burhoe

Children(s): Elizabeth Burhoe, John Burhoe, Thomas Burhoe, Theophilus Burhoe, Mary Burhoe, Abigail Burhoe, George Burhoe, James Burhoe, Richard Burhoe, William Burhoe

In 1822, Thankful Gay Wood entered the world in Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Theophilus Bartholomew Wood And Abigail Gay. In 1881, Thankful Gay Wood resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1881, Thankful Gay Wood resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Thankful Gay Wood married John Young Burhoe, and had children including Abigail Burhoe, Elizabeth Bessie Burhoe, George Newton Burhoe, Ira Quest Burhoe, James Alonzo Burhoe, John Thomas Burhoe, Mary Burhoe, Richard Wood Burhoe, Theophilus Havelock Burhoe, Thomas Knight Burhoe, William Burhoe. Thankful Gay Wood passed away in 1916 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Thankful Gay Wood entered the world in Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Theophilus Bartholomew Wood And Abigail Gay.
  • In 1881, Thankful Gay Wood resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • In 1881, Thankful Gay Wood resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • Thankful Gay Wood married John Young Burhoe, and had children including Abigail Burhoe, Elizabeth Bessie Burhoe, George Newton Burhoe, Ira Quest Burhoe, James Alonzo Burhoe, John Thomas Burhoe, Mary Burhoe, Richard Wood Burhoe, Theophilus Havelock Burhoe, Thomas Knight Burhoe, William Burhoe.
  • Thankful Gay Wood passed away in 1916 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theophilus ✔️
1787–1859
Birth Location: Bedford, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
T✔
Abigail Gay
1794–1879
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
AG

Spouses(s)

John Burhoe
1822–1896
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
JB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Burhoe
1856–1928
Birth Location: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
EB
John Burhoe
1847–1921
Birth Location: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
JB
Thomas Burhoe
1861–1951
Birth Location: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
TB
Theophilus Burhoe
1859–1898
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
TB
Mary Burhoe
1852–1915
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
MB
Abigail Burhoe
1857–1940
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
AB
George Burhoe
1866–1947
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
GB
James Burhoe
1864–1934
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
JB
Richard Burhoe
1843–1927
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
RB
William Burhoe
1850–1932
Birth Location: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
WB

Thankful Wood's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Wood
1822–1916
Birth Place: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Theophilus Bartholomew Wood ✔️
1787–1859
Bedford, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Abigail Gay
1794–1879
Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Grandparents
William (Wood) Sr.✔️
1746–1820
Bocking Churchstreet, Essex, England
Prudence Wood
1759–1824
Marston on Dove, Derbyshire, England
David (Gay) ⭐
1769–1861
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Polly) Knight
1774–1874
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert ✔️
1710–1800
Elizabeth Carter
1713–1813
Joseph Smith
1731–1790
Mary ✔️
1728–1811
David Gay
1738–1810
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas ✔️
1680–1730
Mary Clark
1680–1742
Abraham Carter
1683–1751
Elizabeth Abraham
1688–1755
Joseph Smith
1694–1770
Mary Hawes
1698–1760
John ✔️
1700–
Ruth ✔️
1709–1754
David Gay
1707–1794
Hannah ♥
1712–1791
Ephraim Hayward
1697–1770
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
Westbrook Knight
1708–1751
Abigail Munson
1720–1761
John Cilley
1699–1765
Hannah ♥
1700–1799

Thankful Wood's Descendants

1.
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Thankful (Gay) Wood (16 Jan 1822–30 Mar 1916) m. John (Young) Burhoe (17 May 1822–03 Jan 1896)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bessie) Burhoe 1856–1928
  2. 2. John (Thomas) Burhoe 1847–1921 m. Margaret Wood 1843–1915
    1. 1. Ida (Burhoe) ✅ 1871–1926 m. Amasa (S) Putman 1871–
      1. 1. Margaret (Ida) Putnam 1900–1907
    2. 2. Havelock (Spurgeon Burhoe) ✅ 1887–1922
    3. 3. Alvah (H) Burhoe 1875–1949
    4. 4. Minnie (A) Burhoe 1878–1964
    5. 5. Lillia (Burhoe) ✅ 1873–1954 m. George (M) Ross 1873–
  3. 3. Thomas (Knight) Burhoe 1861–1951
  4. 4. Theophilus (Havelock) Burhoe 1859–1898 m. Mary (Williams) ♦ 1860–
    1. 1. Harold (Frederick) Burhoe 1898–
      1. 1. Richard Burhoe 1932–2015
  5. 5. Mary Burhoe 1852–1915
  6. 6. Abigail Burhoe 1857–1940 m. George (Joseph) Judson 1841–1910
    1. 1. Jennie (Alvida) Judson 1884–
    2. 2. Leslie Judson 1881–
    3. 3. Emma (May) Judson 1887–1968
    4. 4. George (Newton) Judson 1889–1889
    5. 5. Ezra (Alonzo) Judson 1879–1961
    6. 6. Thankful (Tat Caroline) Judson 1883–1971
    7. 7. Helen (Maude) Judson 1897–
    8. 8. Roy (Havelock) Judson 1894–1987 m. Ellen (E Dawe) ♦ 1894–
      1. 1. Allegra (V) Judson 1914–
        1. 1. Kathleen (A. Fenney) ✔️ 1937– m. Roger (Levertt Buckland) ✔️ 1934–2013
      2. 2. Hope (Dawe) Judson 1915–
    9. 9. Edwin (Thomas) Judson 1880–1965
  7. 7. George (Newton) Burhoe 1866–1947 m. Effie (Rilla Putnam) ♦ 1866–1956
    1. 1. Paul Burhoe 1901–1969
    2. 2. Sumner Burhoe 1902–1992
    3. 3. Esther Burhoe 1906–1995
    4. 4. Newton (Putnam) Burhoe 1899–1965
    5. 5. Carrie (Thankful) Burhoe 1897–1984
    6. 6. Ella (Marion Burhoe) ✔️ 1918–2011 m. Roy (Lucian Hill) ♦ 1901–1967
  8. 8. James (Alonzo) Burhoe 1864–1934 m. Helen (Anginette Rockwood) ♦ 1868–1952
    1. 1. Florence (Alice) Burhoe 1891–1919 m. George (Warren Hobby) ♦ 1892–1964
      1. 1. Richard (Burhoe Hobby) ✔️ 1918–2007
      2. 2. Raymond (G Hobby) ✔️ 1916–2010
    2. 2. Helen (Marion) Burhoe 1894–1960 m. John (Lincoln Hobby) ♦ 1894–1967
      1. 1. John (Lincoln) Hobby 1917–1987 m. Eleanor (Gordon Ericson) ♦ 1919–1985
      2. 2. James (Alonzo) Hobby 1919–1947
      3. 3. Thomas (Knight) Hobby 1922–1998 m. Shirley (Eileen) Gates 1924–2001
      4. 4. Evelyn (Gertrude Hobby) ✔️ 1915–2010 m. Stanley (Richard Arnold) ♦ 1916–1990
        1. 1. Dennis (James Arnold) ✔️ 1951–2004
        2. 2. Stanley (Richard Arnold) Jr 1946–2022
  9. 9. Richard (Wood) Burhoe 1843–1927 m. Eliza (Jane) Enman 1854–1935
    1. 1. Ethel (Gertrude) Burhoe 1886–1986
      1. 1. Ethelda (Mae) Churchill 1906–1987 m. Haven (Furber) Jewett 1899–1963
        1. 1. Haven (Furber Jewett) Jr 1930–1998 m. Rena (Kathleen Pickett) ✔️ 1936–2013
    2. 2. Herman (Wallace) Burhoe 1873–1968 m. Cora (P) Hyde 1879–
      1. 1. Marion Burhoe 1907–
    3. 3. Herbert (Bertram) Burhoe 1880–
    4. 4. George (Clifford W) Burhoe 1892–1971 m. Clara (Mariella Saunders) ♦ 1893–1946
      1. 1. Ethel (Phyliss Burhoe) ✔️ 1928–2007 m. Freeman (Thomas) Burhoe 1920–2001
      2. 2. Henrietta (Ruth Burhoe) ✅ 1922–2015 m. Lloyd (Wendell Butler) ❌ 1920–2007
      3. 3. Margaret (N. Burhoe) ✅ 1915–
      4. 4. George (Clifford) Burhoe 1919–1989
      5. 5. Georgina (M.) Burhoe 1914–1984 m. Eugene (James Love) ♦ 1911–1994
    5. 5. Etta (Maude) Burhoe 1888–1968 m. Thomas (Albert Miller) ♦ 1875–1922 m. George (Francis Lynn) ♦ 1890–1960
      1. 1. John (Robert) Lynn 1920–1985
      2. 2. Alice (Louise Miller) ♥ 1906–1987 m. James (Anthony McGill) ♦ 1904–1966
        1. 1. James (Richard McGill) ♥ 1928–1992
        2. 2. William (F McGill) ♥ 1935–1996
        3. 3. Alice (Louise McGill) ✔️ 1936–2006
        4. 4. John (Michael McGill) ♥ 1942–2002
        5. 5. Daniel (Edward McGill) ✔️ 1932–1993 m. Norma (J Allen) ✔️ 1932–2012
      3. 3. Winifred (Dorothy) Lynn 1916–2003 m. William (Joseph McCarthy) ♦ 1912–
    6. 6. Horace (Greeley) Burhoe 1883–
    7. 7. Alice (Caple) Burhoe 1877–1948
    8. 8. Eva (May) Burhoe 1872–1957 m. John (H) Myrick 1865–
    9. 9. Freeman (Mark Wood) Burhoe 1875–1925 m. Gertrude (Geneva) Barron 1890–1983
      1. 1. Dorothea (May Burhoe) ✔️ 1916–2012 m. William (Joseph) Tetreault 1912–1986
        1. 1. Richard (James Tetreault) ✔️ 1947–2016 m. Jill (A Anderson) ✔️ 1951–2017
        2. 2. William (Freeman Tetreault) ✔️ 1947–2005
      2. 2. Freeman (Thomas) Burhoe 1920–2001 m. Ethel (Phyliss Burhoe) ✔️ 1928–2007
      3. 3. Ruth (Evelyn) Burhoe 1917–2005
  10. 10. William Burhoe 1850–1932 m. Katherine (Hannah) Wood 1853–1936
    1. 1. Ernest (Lawrence) Burhoe 1875–1925 m. Beatrice (E) Wood 1877–1905

Thankful Wood's Timeline

11 Records

1822
16 Jan 1822
Birth of Thankful Gay Wood in Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1881
1881
Age 59
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1881
04 Apr 1881
Age 59
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1910
1910
Age 88
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 88
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1911
1911
Age 89
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
1913
1913
Age 91
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
1913
1913
Age 91
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1916
26 Mar 1916
Age 94
Thankful Gay Wood resided here in Westborough, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1916
27 Mar 1916
Age 94
Death of Thankful Gay Wood in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1916
30 Mar 1916
Age 94
Burial of Thankful Gay Wood in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1822
    Event Place: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_630; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 1841; FHL microfilm: 1374643
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada
    [3] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts;Roll:; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_630; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 1841; FHL microfilm: 1374643
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts;Roll:; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_630; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 1841; FHL microfilm: 1374643
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts;Roll:; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Westborough, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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