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I. WOOD, NATHAN4, was born in Concord, March 24, 1723. He m., May 2, 1750, Rebecca, dau. of Ahijah Haynes of Sud- bury, and set. in Stow, where 4 of his chn. were b. Feb. 10, 1756, he bought of Daniel Goodnow, a temporary owner of the property, the large estate composed of lots Nos. 28 and 67, now represented by one of his gt.gd. sons, Theodore S. Wood, and soon located upon it. He became the head of a large number of descendants, among whom may be found, in the several gen- erations succeeding him, some of the most exemplary and re- spected men and women of the town -some of the most active and influential in religious, reformatory, civil, and secular affairs. Mr. Wood was himself a man of high character, upright, devout, patriotic, Christian in spirit and in life. His marked personal qualities seemed to impress his fellow-townsmen favorably at an early day and win for him their regard and confidence. He
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was elected one of the Stand. Com. of the township the year following his settlement here, and after, the Act of Incorporation took effect, was 5 years chosen Assessor and 9 years Selectman. He was the first Rep. to the Colonial Legislature, and was a member of that body when it convened at Salem in Oct., 1774, and converted itself into a Provincial Congress, thus leading the revolt which resulted in the independence of the Colonies and the establishment of the Am. Republic. He was also a Dele- gate to the two succeeding Provincial Congresses, and stood al- ways steadfast and true to the cause of civil and religious liberty. He was a deeply religious man, devoted to the interests of the chh., in which he held the office of Deacon, as have several of his descendants. His w. is said to have been a woman of great self-reliance and force of character, and highly esteemed for her superior qualities of mind and heart. After the d. of her hus- band, which occurred June 18, 1777, at the age of 54, she m. Nathan Howard, whom she survived many years, passing away March 20, 1819, a. 87. Chn .:
2. Lucy5, b. April 10, 1751; m. Benjamin Barnard; res. W., etc .; S chn .; d. 1849.
3. NATHAN5, b. Nov. 7, 1752; m. twice; res. W.
4. AHIJAH5, b. Feb. 15, 1754; m. twice; res. W.
5. ABEL5, b. Dec. 22, 1755; m. Phebe Holden; res. W.
6. REBECCA5, b. Dec. 3. 1757; m. Levi Graves; res. W .; 6 chn .; d. May 8, 1795
7. HANNAH5, b. April 4, 1759; m. Stephen Hoar; res. W .; 7 chn .; d. Oct. 24, IS31.
8. SAMUEL5, b. Jan. 26, 1761; m. twice; res. Vt. and Pa .; 20 chn. (See below.)
9. MOSES5, b. Oct. IS, 1762; drowned in Wachusett Pond, Dec. 11, 1777.
IO. AARON5, b. Oct. 19, 1762; m. twice; res. Gr .; 7 chn .; d. July 4, IS15.
II. ABRAHAM5, b. Aug. 2, 1764; d. Dec. IS, 1812.
12. ISRAEL5, b. March 15, 1766; m. Abigail Wheeler; res. Barre, Vt .; 7 chn .; d. Sept. 26, 1846.
13. RUTH5, b. June 1, 1768; m. Joshua Everett; res. Pn .; 3 chn ; d. Feb. 2, IS20.
14. ABIGAIL5, b. June 9, 1770; m. Bezaleel Baker; res. Marlboro', N. H .; 8 chn.
15. EZEKIEL5, b. Nov. 25, 1772; m. Judith Baker; res. Barre, Vt .; 5 chn .; d. May 30, 1812.
16. NAHUM5, b. April 5, 1776; m. Ruth Jackson; res. Gr. and Me .; sev. chn .; d. July 3, 1829.
[3.] WOOD, NATHAN5, oldest s. of the last, m. (I) Mehitable, dau. James and Mary (Pearson) Cowee, March, 1781, and set. on lot 115, 2d Div., Bragg Hill. His w. dying July 4, 1789, at the age of 28, he m. (2) Peggy Hadley of Stoneham, May 24, 1795. He d. Jan. 1, 1841, a. 88. His w., Peggy, d. Oct. 22, 1836, a. 76. Chn. :
17. POLLY6, b. Sept. 15, 1782; m. Samuel Puffer; res. W .; 11 chn .; d. March 27, 1843.
18. JOEL6, b. May 20, 1784; m. Abby M. Sweetzer; res. W.
19. NANCY6, b. July 12, 1795; m. Isaac Kilburn; res. Holden; 7 chn .; living.
20. MEHITABLE6, b. not recorded; m. Daniel Flint, Fg .; went Chicago and d. there.
21. NATHAN6, b. Feb. 9, 1802; m. Maria Barrell; res. W., etc.
[4.] WOOD, AHIJAH5, bro. of the last, m. (1) Dorothy Wheeler of Templeton, Dec. 7, 1779. She was the mother of his chn., dying Sept. 8, 1821, a. 66. He was pub. to Lydia Rockwood of Groton, Aug. 16, 1823. He was a Rev. soldier, enlisting in the
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first Co. that went into the service of the colonies from town, and being present at the battle of Bunker Hill. A man he was of sterling worth and much esteemed in the community. He served the town as Assessor, and was for some years on the Board of Selectmen. He d. July 24, 1840, a. 86. His second w., Lydia, d. Feb. 24, 1828, a. 68. Chn. :
22. REBECCA6, b. Sept. 12, 1780; m. Josiah Trow; res. Barre, Vt.
23. MOSES6, b. April 9, 1782; d. Dec. 11, 1782.
24. DOROTHY6, b. May 14, 1784; m. Francis Benjamin; res. Winch .; d. Dec. 6, 1849.
25. NANCY6, b. Feb. 16, 1786; m. Joseph Tottingham.
26. NATHAN6, b. Nov. 18, 1787; m. Lucy Holden; res. W. and N. Y.
27. LUCY6, b. Nov. 20, 1789; d. infancy.
28. AARON6, b. Dec. 18, 1791; m. Abigail Boutelle; res. W.
29. Lucy6, b. March 5, 1794; m. Ira Maynard; res. Pittsford, Vt.
30. SALLY6, b. Feb. 3, 1796; m. Joshua Smith; res. W .; no chn .; d. Dec. 29, 1880.
31. CLARISSA6, b. June 25, 1798.
32. ORISA6, b. Aug. 25, 1800; m. John Dole.
[5.] WOOD, ABEL5, third s. of Dea. Nathan4, m. Phebe, dau. Abner and Elizabeth (Darby) Holden, Nov. 21, 1780. "He was," says his grandson, George Wood, "one of the most prom- inent men of the town and foremost in everything designed to promote the welfare of the community." " In patriotism, phil- anthropy, and religion, he was deeply and sincerely interested." He was an excellent singer in his day, and taught the first pub- lic singing school in the place. He was much in public life, holding for many years the most important town offices, and go- ing as Rep. to the Gen. Ct. for four successive terms. In 1805 he received a commission as Justice of the Peace. Somewhat inclined to military affairs, prompted, perhaps, by a patriotic spirit, he rose to the rank of a Lieut. Col. of the 4th Mass. Reg. in 1802, and at the opening of the war of 1812 was honored with a Col.'s commission, but was not called into the field. He had a large, highly respectable, and influential family. He d. March 23, 1846, a. 90. Phebe, his w., d. Feb. 7, 1839, a. 76. Chn .:
33. EZRA6, b. July 18, 1782; m. Caty Jackson; res. W.
34. ASAPH6, b. May 14, 1784; m. Susan Hill; res. W.
35. ABEL6, b. April 4, 1786; m. Nancy Wiswall; res. W.
36. JOSEPH6, b. Nov. 25, 1788; m. Mary W. Doty; res. W., etc.
37. BENJAMIN F.6, b. March 1, 1791; m. twice; res. W.
38, PHEBE6, b. June 24, 1793; m. Wm. Heywood, etc .; sev. chn .; d. Feb. 3, 1853.
39. BETSEY6, b. Dec. 3, 1795; m. Jonas Miller; res. W .; I chd .; d. March 7, 1826.
40. ABRAHAM6, b. Aug. 16, 1798; m. Patty Doty, etc .; res. W .; no chn .; d. Boston.
41. MYRA6, b. Dec. 7, 1800; m. David O. Allen; res. Turkey; I chd .; d. Feb. 5, 1831. (See p. 379.)
The several sons of Dea. Nathan4 and Rebecca (Haynes) Wood who set. in W. have been duly noticed in the above paragraphs. One of the others, Samuel (8), had a somewhat unique and notable career, which is deemed worthy of special mention. He entered the army of the Rev. when but a few months over 16 years of age, as a private in Capt. Elisha Jackson's Co. raised to reinforce the Am. army after the battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. Continuing in the service, he was honored with a responsible position in the department of the Hudson river. As one of the squad of men to whom the captors of John André, the celebrated British spy, delivered their prisoner on the 23d Sept., 1780, Mr. Wood was made a special guard of the unfortunate man during his transfer to military headquarters, then in charge of Lieut. Col. Jameson.
After Mr. Wood left the service he took up his res. for a time at Halifax, Vt.,
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going thence to Bradford Co. Pa., and becoming largely instrumental in building up the town of Smithfield, in the No. part of the Keystone state. He m. in 1786, Anna, dau. of Stephen and Anna Calef, by whom he had II chn. She d. in 1804. and he m.(2) Huldah Cole, who bore him 9 more, making 20 in all. Ile d. Oct. 28, 1828, a. 67.
[18.] WOOD, JOEL6, s. of Nathan5 and Mehitable (Cowee) Wood, m. in 1818, Abbie M., dau. of Samuel Sweetzer of Athol. He was for some years a merchant in town, carrying on busi- ness at what was subsequently the Bradbury store, at the brick house on the easterly borders of the old Common, and else- where. He d. Oct. 11, 1833, a. 49. Chn.
42. MARY S.7, b. Jan. 8, 1824.
43. Unnamed7, b. Feb. 16, 1826; d. Feb. 17, 1826.
44. FREDERICK H.7, b. May 20, 1827. 45. ABBIE M.7, b. Oct. 12, 1830.
46. JOSEPHUS7, b. Aug. 19, 1832; }
47. AUGUSTUS7, b. Ang. 19, 1832; S twins.
[21.] WOOD, NATHAN6, half-bro. of the last, m. Maria, dau. of Wm. and Deborah (Chittendon) Barrell, in 1827. He lived in town, but rem. to Ash. awhile before his d., which occurred Nov. 25, 1836, a. 34. His w. d. April 8, 1850, a. 45. Chn .:
48. NAHUM™, b. Dec. 14, 1827; m. Dorothy M. Clark; res. Ash.
49. LUCY M.7, b. Jan. 23, 1830; m. Charles E. Locke; res. Ash.
50. ORILLA7, b. Feb. 16, 1834; d. unm. Sept. 8, 1854.
[28.] WOOD, AARON6, s. of Ahijah5 and Dorothy, pub. Sept. 12, 1822, to Abigail, dau. James and Abigail Boutelle, Leom., res. in the house now occupied by his son, Theodore S. Wood. He was one of the town's worthy and substantial citizens, up- right, honorable, and public-spirited, and commanded general respect and confidence. He held numerous public offices, the duties of which he performed with conscientious fidelity and effi- ciency. He early espoused the great reforms of his day, suffer- ing somewhat of reproach and contumely thereby. He was Chairman of the first Bd. of Selectmen chosen on a temperance platform, and was resolute and uncompromising in executing the laws restricting the sale of intoxicating liquors. He was one of the nine men who cast the first ballots in town for the Liberty Party candidate for Pres. of the U. S. in 1840, and lived to see the great iniquity against which he voted overthrown. A sincere and devout member of the First Cong. chh., he was elected Deacon in 1848, continuing in office through life. He d. May 4, 1867, a. 75. His wid. d. Jan. 28, 1877, a. 78. Chn. :
51. JAMES B.7, b. Oct. 28, 1823; m. Susan M. Barnes; res. W.
52. CYRUS K., b. Dec. 2, 1825; m. twice; res. Gr. and Athol; sev. chn .; living.
53. DOROTHY7, b. May 28, 1828; m. Sam. M. Washburn; res. Gr.
54. CHARLES P.7, b. Oct, 15, 1830; m. Eliz. Cutter; res. Gr .; chn .; living.
5.5. SUSAN L.7, b. July 13, 1834; m. Ezra B. Rice; res. Worc .; chn .; d. Nov. 14, I868.
56. THEODORE S.7, b. May 14, 1838; m. Martha Adams; res. W.
57. ABBY E.7, b. March 23, 1841; m. Chas. T. Damon; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Jan. 15, 1868.
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[33.] WOOD, EZRA6, s. of Abel5 and Phebe (Holden) Wood, m. Caty, dau. Sebez and Elizabeth (Bacon) Jackson, May 2, 1804, and res. on the farm of his wife's f., near the R. R. station, now occupied by M. H. Warner. He was a man of quiet ways, of excellent qualities of mind, heart, and character, and much in- terested in town and chh. affairs. He served the public many years as Assessor and Selectman, and was for a time a member of the Sch. Com. He left town ab. 1844, going to live with his s. Ezra at Jamestown, N. Y., where he d. in July, 1877, at the age of 95. His w. d. in 1865, a. 83. Their chn. were:
58. LOUISA7, b. Sept. 7, 1805; m. Jonathan Forbush; res. Boston.
59. EZRA7, b. Sept. 5, 1807; m. Mary Willlams; res. Jamestown, N. Y .; 1 chd .; d.
60. THEODORE7, b. Aug. 7, 1809; d. Aug. 20, 1835.
61. ESTHER L.7, b. June 17, 1811; m. Rev. Corbin Kidder.
62. CATHARINE", b. Dec. 17, 1812; m. S. H. Wolcott; res. Beirut, Turkey; d. 1841.
63. PHEBE7, b. March 15, 1816; d. July 1, 1831.
64. CYRUS M.7, b. June 5, 1818; m. Lucinda J. Adams; res. Jamestown, N. Y.
65. MARY ANN", b. Oct. 19, 1820; nothing learned.
[34.] WOOD, ASAPH6, bro. of the last, m. Susan, dau. John and Mary Hill of Leom., July 30, 1806, and set. on the place now owned by J. Curry, which he purchased of Thos. Bemis, May 8, 1811. He did not figure in public life, but was a high-minded, exemplary citizen and a devout Christian. He spent his last days in the Bigelow house, near the First Parish meetinghouse. He d. March 15, 1856, a. 71. His wid., Susan, passed away Aug. 23, 1865, a. 80. Chn .:
66. ELIZA B.7, b. March 1, 1807; m. Alfred Beaman; res. Lowell; 10 chn .; d. Cal.
67. SUSAN7, b. Feb. 27, 1810; m. Marshall Merriam, etc .; res. Worc .; 6 chn .; d.
68. GEORGE7, b. Nov. 10, 1811; m. Caroline Mckinsey; res. Jamestown, N. Y .; 3 chn .; living.
69. GUSTAVUS7, b. Feb. 1, 1814; d. Jan. 1, 1825.
70. JOSEPH7, b. May 15, 1817; m. Adah M. Thurston, etc .; res. Fg .; sev. chn .; d. Cal.
71. ASAPH7, b. April 16, 1819; m. Mary W. Minott; res. W .; 3 chn; d. Cal.
72. MOSES H.7, b. Oct. 4, 1822; m. Abby Wesson; res. Cleveland, Ohio; 3 chn .; 1.
73. EDWIN A7, b, Nov. 29, 1826; m. Lucy H. Matthews, etc .; res. Worc .; 3 chn .; ].
George Wood (68), the oldest s. of the above, has had a wonderfully varied and interesting experience in life. In his early manhood he went to Alabama, where he spent some 5 years in charge of an Academy near Huntsville. He then em- barked in the wholesale grocery business at Mobile, carrying it on for 11 years, and extending his sales over a large portion of Ala., Miss., and Ga. At the expiration of that period, he was connected for a time with the large stationery house of " Wheeler, Wood, and Co.," in New York City. Dissolving that relation, he returned So. and started his former business at New Orleans, shipping large quantities of goods via Cape Horn to California in the early days of that section of country, and going thither himself in 1850. There he launched into such enter- prizes as attracted his attention and promised satisfactory returns. Trade, real estate operations, mining, banking, building telegraph lines, etc., commanded his time and energy for nearly 20 years,-some of his undertakings requiring an invest- ment amounting to hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of dollars, to obtain which, in one instance, he made a trip to Engiand, and secured the co-operation of capitalists there. Meeting with difficulties and reverses which prevented the realization of many of his expectations, he left the Pacific slope in 1869, and located at Jamestown, N. Y., where he still resides. He was employed for a time there in manufacturing, but the loss of his eyesight in 1880 put an end to all active labors on his part.
Mr. Wood has in these later years evinced a lively interest in his native town and its affairs, as his frequent communications to individuals, and for public
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occasions, abundantly testify. In his seclusion from the world, he has thought much, not only upon what has transpired in the past, but upon current events, and the social, economic, and moral questions of the day, and has furnished, through an amanuensis, numerous interesting and valuable articles for the public press. In this way he has spent many a day since his misfortune came upon him, finding relief, in some measure, from the weariness of his lot, as he waits in patient and cheerful trust, the orderings of Him who has all destines in his keeping, and who doeth all things well.
[35.] WOOD, ABEL6, bro. of the last, m. Nancy, dau. Noah and Mary (Palmer) Wiswall, and located upon the Garfield place in the E. part of the town, now in possession of D. E. Hurd. An intelligent and trustworthy citizen, he served the town on the Sch. Com., and in various subordinate positions of respon- sibility. Religiously inclined by innerited impulses and favor- ing associations, he became much of an enthusiast in his later years. He was a zealous disciple of Win. Miller, looking confidently for the end of the world in 1843, but lived long enough to see that his confidence was sadly misplaced. He passed to the unseen world Aug. 18, 1851, a. 65, and his wid. followed him June 2, 1860, a. 67. Chn .:
74. JAPHETH", b. June 2, 1814; d. May 5, 1819.
75. NANCY W.7, b. July 7, 1827; m. Wm. M. Kilgore; rem. to Maine.
76. JAPHETH™, b. Jan. 6, 1830; d. by the falling of a beam upon him, Jan. 30, 1836. 77. JOSEPH7, b. Sept. 29, 1833; d. Feb. 1, 1836.
[37.] WOOD, BENJAMIN F.6, another s. of the same parentage, m. Lucinda, dau. Jonas and Anna (Clark) Merriam, July 5, 1814, and succeeded to his father's estate. He was a public-spirited, upright, much-esteemed, and much-honored townsman. He was interested and active in various phases of moral and social re- form, especially in the cause of temperance, being largely in- strumental in the formation, in 1839, of the Worcester N. E. District Temperance Union, of which body he was the first Pres- ident. He held the most important offices in the people's gift, in all of which he displayed praiseworthy ability, discretion, and fidelity. He was for 24 years one of the Deacons of the First chh. of the town. His w., Lucinda, d. Nov. 5, 1854, a. 63, and he m. (2) Catharine, dau. Nathl. and Martha Eaton, Lanc., two years afterward. He d. Jan. 20, 1874, a. 83. His 2d w. d. Aug. 29, 1873, a. 80. Chn. :
78. FRANKLIN7, b. May 27, 1816; m. Sarah M. Richardson, etc .; d. Jan. 15, 1890. 79. ABEL7, b. Jan. 7, 1818; m. Sarah A. Patten; d. Aug. 19, 1890.
80. ERASTUS7, b. Feb. 19, 1821; d. March 3, 1821.
81. T. DWIGHT7, b. Nov. 9, 1822; m. Emeline Clark; res. W., etc.
82. HARRIET L.7, b. May 24, 1824; d. Oct. 14, 1826.
83. HARRIET L.7, b. Sept. 8, 1827; m. Augustine Eager; res. W .; I chd .; d. March 26, 1859.
84. ABRAHAM W.7, b. March 22, 1832; res. Minn., etc.
[40.] WOOD, ABRAHAM6, youngest son of Abel5 and Phebe, m. Patty, dau. of John and Mary Doty, in 1836. She d. Dec. 18, the following year, and he m. (2) in 1848, Lucy B., wid. of Syl- vester Miller. He was a man of exemplary habits, gentlemanly
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manners, and unblemished reputation. He served two years on the Sch. Com., and was for a long time an efficient and much employed land surveyor. During the most prosperous period of the W. Academy, he received pupils into his home on the com- mon near by, where he dispensed the hospitalities and courte- sies of which he was master, in the quiet, unpretending way characteristic of him. The last years of his life were spent in Boston, where he passed away at date unkn. His wid., Lucy B., d. Dec. 29, 1875, a. 58. Mr. Wood had no chn.
Joseph Wood6 (36), another s. of Abel5 and Phebe, grad. Dart. Coll. 1816; studied for the Chn. Ministry, and spent his professional life, which was brief, mostly in the South. He m. Jan. 7, 1821, Mary W., dau. of John and Mary Doty, by whom he had sev. chn., one of whom, Susan, b in 1821, d. W. Oct. 5, 1825. Himself and w. d. at dates unkn.
[51.] WOOD, JAMES B.7, s. of Aaron6 and Abigail, m. Susan M., dau. Sewall and Mary (Bond) Barnes, May 8, 1850, and lo- cated in the village where he now resides. He is a painter by trade, an estimable townsman, an active member of the First Cong. chh. and society, and a hearty supporter of whatever con- duces to the good of the community and the well-being of man- kind. Chn .:
85. ELLA M.8, b. June 23, 1851; m. Leroy A. Howe; res. W .; I chd.
86. GEORGE B.8, b. June 11, 1853; m. Velnette A. Pierce; res. W. and Gr. 87. MARY ABBIE8, b. Aug. 18, 1854; d. Sept. 8, 1854.
[56.] WOOD, THEODORE S.7, bro. of the last two, m. Martha, dau. George and Arvilla (Stevens) Adams of Enosburg, Vt., June 10, 1863, and set. upon the homestead of his ancestors. He is an enterprising and successful farmer, and an intelligent, active, high-minded, reliable, and useful citizen. Interested in public affairs and in the activities of the chh., he is a man of influence and of honorable reputation. He is an earnest and faithful friend of temperance, and is worthy of much credit for his vigi- lant and tireless efforts for the suppression of the liquor traffic in town. He has served the cause of popular education as mem- ber of the Sch. Com., and has been for several years on the Board of Selectmen. Chn. :
88. HARRIET S.8, b. July 17, 1864. 89. DORA W.8, b. Feb. 18, 1866.
90. SUSIE A.8, b. April 26, 1869; a successful and deservedly popular school teacher. 91. ABBIE E.8, b. Nov. 2, 1871; d. March 14, 1886.
92. J. FANNIE8, b. Oct. 19, 1876.
[81.] WOOD, TIMOTHY DWIGHT7, son of Benj. F.6 and Lucinda (Merriam) Wood, m. Emeline, dau. of Luther R. and Ke- ziah (Gates) Clark of Leom., May 8, 1844, and lived for many years on his father's place, where his chn. were b. An intelli- gent, good-principled man, capable and trustworthy, faithful and exemplary in all the relations of life. A devout chh. member, but of catholic spirit. He served the town many years as As- sessor, Selectman, member of the Sch. Com., and in other less responsible capacities. He moved to Leom. a few years since,
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where he was made Deacon of the Cong. Trin. chh. He d. Dec., 1892, a. 70. Chn. :
92. ELSIE K.8, b. March 5, 1845; m. Porter F. Page; res. W .; I chd .; living.
93. MYRA L.8, b. March 20, 1847; m. Chas. F. Merriam; res. W. and L .; no chn .; 1.
94. BENJAMIN F.8, b. March 24, 1849; m. Clara M. Houghton; I chd .; living.
95. WILFRED F.S. b. Nov. 5, 1851; m. Clara V. Stearns; 2 chn .; living.
96. ANNA J.8, b. Nov. 19, 1854; m. Edward F. Harris.
97. LAURA H.8, b. April 4, 1858; m. Alvah K. Lewis.
98. ALBERT R.8, b. May 10, 1861. 99. ABEL W.8, b. May 7, 1864.
100. EMMA C.8, b. April 4, 1870; d. Aug. 19, 1870.
Franklin Wood? (78), oldest s. of Benj. F.6 and Lucinda, grad. D. C. in 1841, and spent much of his life in teaching and other pursuits pertaining to the cause of education. He was for some years in Minn., but res. more recently at Binghamp- ton, N. Y. He d. at Kingston, N. H., Jan. 15, 1890, a. 73.
Abel Wood? (79), bro. of Franklin7, grad. D. C. 1843. He studied for the min- istry at Andover, grad. in 1848, but devoted most of his active life to teaching in N. V. state and elsewhere. His last years were spent at Kingston, N. H., where he d. Aug. 19, 1890, a. 72, and where his wid. still lives.
[86.] WOOD, GEORGE B.8, s. of James B.7 and Susan M., m. Aug. 4, 1875, Velnette A., dau. of Benjamin F. Pierce of Hub- bardston. He was trained to, and followed for a few years in W., his father's occupation, and here two of his chn. were b. He then rem. to Gr. with his family, and there they now res. Chn .: IO1. ALICE M.9, b. Sept. 5, 1876. 102. ELLA F.9, b. Dec. 31, 1877.
103. WOOD, AARON6, son of Aaron5 (10) and Lucy (Jackson) Wood, and grandson of the first Nathan4, was b. Dec. II, 1797. He m. Nancy, dau. of Jonas and Anna (Clark) Merriam, in 1826, and after a brief res. in Gardner, set. in Providence, R. I., where his more active years were spent, and where he was elected Deacon of the chh. At a later period in life they came to this town, and passed their last days here. He d. June 15, 1871, a. 79. She d. May II, 1872, a. 70. No chn.
An entirely distinct family by the name of Wood, and not known to have been in any way connected with the preceding, had representatives in town during the early years of the present century. Its immigrant ancestor was John Wood1, who seems to have come to this country with his bro. Jere- miah1 about the year 1700. He m. Elizabeth Buckminster of Framingham. March 3, 1734-5, and res. in that town. They had a s. Joseph2, known in his time as Capt. Joseph, who m. Mary Goodwin and located at Woodville, Hopkinton, where they have descendants to this day.
I04. WOOD, NATHANIEL G.3, s. of Capt. Joseph2 and Mary, was b. Hopkinton, Aug. 4, 1764. He m. Levina Hayden of Bridgewater ab. 1791, and set. in Grafton for a few years, going thence to Holden, and finally coming here in 1802 and purchas- ing the Narrows sawmill property, lot No. 112, which comprised the farm, an old dwelling house, etc. He made many improve- ments on the premises, including the building of the commodi- ous house more recently owned by Geo. W. Merriam, which was destroyed by fire a few years ago. He was a man of much in- telligence, enterprise, and public spirit, proving a useful and in- fluential citizen while he remained in town. He sold out in
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18II and went to Boylston, but finally located in Pn., where he d. Chn .:
105. MERRITT4, b. Jan. 21, 1794. 106. PATTY4, b. Nov. 5, 1795.
107. NATHANIEL+, b. Aug. 29, 1797; a well-known lawyer of Fg.
108. JONATHAN+, b. Dec. 14, 1799. 109. SABRINA+, b. Dec. 6, 1801.
IIO. GOODWIN+, b. Oct. 6, 1803. III. Unnamed+, b. Aug. 10, 1805; d. 1806.
112. MARYI, b. March 6, 1809. 113. MOSES+, b. Oct. 10, 1811.
114. WOOD, GEORGE5, s. of Martin4 and Nancy (Hunt) Wood of Littleton, was b. Jan. 11, 1805. He was a descendant of Jeremiah1, bro. of John1, referred to above, through John2, John3, and Martin4. He came into tn. ab. 1840 and bought the Joseph Brown place, near Wachusettville, where he afterwards res. He was unm., but shared his home with two maiden sisters, Nancy5 and Mary5, who had charge of domestic affairs. They were all persons of excellent character, and much interested in questions of philanthrophy and moral reform. Two brothers, Josephus5 and John5, were also in later years members of the household. They severally d. as follows : Nancy5, June 14, 1872, a. 70; John5, May 1, 1874, a. 59; Josephus5, Dec. 14, 1882, a. 79; George5, Jan. 18, 1885, a. 80; Mary5, July 27, 1887, a. 75.
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