William
WOOD
(b.
6 May 1776
,
Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
30 April 1861
,
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
)
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William WOOD was born 6 May 1776 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
William WOOD was the child of Josiah WOOD and Hannah TUCKER and the grandchild of: (paternal) William WOOD and Hannah HOWLAND (maternal) Abraham TUCKER and Hannah HULLWilliam WOOD died 30 April 1861 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
m. Mehitable Maxfield (1776 - )
Marriage: 19 March 1797
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Children
John Maxfield Wood
1798-
Hannah Wood
1799-1833
Rebecca Wood
1803-
Leonard Wood
1805-
James Davis Wood
1808-
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1776 Birth 6 May 1776
Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1861 Death 30 April 1861
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 85.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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