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William Brecken Wood 1861–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 6 Dec 1930

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Wood

Mother: Maria Judson

Spouse(s): Sarah Wood

Children(s): Harold Wood, Edna Wood, Gertrude Wood, William Wood

The story of William Brecken Wood began in 1861 in Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. William Brecken Wood married Sarah Evelyn Wood, and had children including Edna Marie Wood, Gertrude E Wood, Harold V Wood, William Theophilus Wood. William Brecken Wood passed away in 1930 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brecken Wood began in 1861 in Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • William Brecken Wood married Sarah Evelyn Wood, and had children including Edna Marie Wood, Gertrude E Wood, Harold V Wood, William Theophilus Wood.
  • William Brecken Wood passed away in 1930 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wood
1816–1898
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Maria Judson
1822–1865
Birth Location: Squaw Bay, Lot 49, PE
MJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah Wood
1861–1951
Birth Location: Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Children(s)

Harold Wood
1884–1885
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, MA
HW
Edna Wood
1886–1970
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Gertrude Wood
1892–1916
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GW
William Wood
1895–1967
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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William Wood's Ancestors

Self
William Wood
1861–1930
Birth Place: Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
William Wood
1816–1898
Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Maria Judson
1822–1865
Squaw Bay, Lot 49, PE
Grandparents
Robert Wood
1781–1859
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Susannah Burhoe
1789–1882
Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.✔️
1746–1820
Prudence Wood
1759–1824
John ♦
1756–1856
Jane Douglas
1758–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert ✔️
1710–1800
Elizabeth Carter
1713–1813
Joseph Smith
1731–1790
Mary ✔️
1728–1811
Jean ♦
1736–
Derabeca ♦
1736–
Wiliam Douglas
1735–1759
Jane Bayne
1736–1758

William Wood's Descendants

1.
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William (Brecken) Wood (7 Jul 1861–6 Dec 1930) m. Sarah (Evelyn) Wood (31 Mar 1861–1 Jul 1951)
  1. 1. Harold (V.) Wood 1884–1885
  2. 2. Edna (Marie) Wood 1886–1970 m. Ira (Roswell Collins) ♦ 1885–1964
    1. 1. Barbara (Lucille Collins) ✔️ 1916– m. Paul (C Stuart) ♦ 1916–
      1. 1. Clark (Harris) Stuart 1939–2021
    2. 2. Irven (Matthew) Collins 1910–1988 m. Beatrice (Annie Minty) Collins 1910–1996
      1. 1. Dennis (Orville) Collins 1947–2017 m. Doris (Jean) Hall 1947–2018
    3. 3. Victor (Wood) Collins 1913–2003
    4. 4. Gertrude (Millis) Collins 1914–1995
    5. 5. Miriam (Velma Collins) ✔️ 1919–2011 m. William (Connelly) Sievers 1921– m. Lester (Dayton) Pratt 1915–1952 m. Hubert (Kittrell) Lindsey 1916–1999 m. James (W) Taylor 1919–
      1. 1. Lester (Dayton Pratt) ✔️ 1943–2018
    6. 6. Paul (Wilfred) Collins 1921–1962
    7. 7. Alice (E. Collins) ✔️ 1927–2014
  3. 3. Gertrude (E.) Wood 1892–1916
  4. 4. William (Theophilus) Wood 1895–1967

William Wood's Timeline

6 Records

1861
7 Jul 1861
Birth of William Brecken Wood in Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1862
Abt. 1862
Age 1
Birth of William Brecken Wood in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1862
22 Apr 1862
Age 1
William Brecken Wood was baptized in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1883
4 Jul 1883
Age 22
William Brecken Wood was married in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
1930
06 Dec 1930
Age 69
Death of William Brecken Wood in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1930
6 Dec 1930
Age 69
Death of William Brecken Wood in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1862
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Marriage Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Squaw Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1883
    Event Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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