Sophia Adaline
WOOD
(b.
27 March 1827
,
Auburn, New York, USA
d.
11 May 1900
,
Rochester, New York, USA
)
Age: 73
Cause of Death: pneumonia
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Sophia Adaline WOOD was born 27 March 1827 in Auburn, New York, USA
Sophia Adaline WOOD was the child of Seneca WOOD and Sophia Adeline BURNHAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Walter WOOD and Paulina MOSHER (maternal) Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sophia Adaline married John Hamilton ADAMS 11 November 1847 in Ledyard, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John Hamilton ADAMS was born 12 November 1824 in Lyons, New York, USA. John Hamilton died 4 March 1898 in Rochester, New York, USA.
Sophia Adaline WOOD died 11 May 1900 in Rochester, New York, USA.
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Family and Children of Sophia Adaline WOOD
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John Hamilton ADAMS-- Date: 11 November 1847 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA
Children of John Hamilton ADAMS and Sophia Adaline WOOD:
Walter Wood ADAMS (b.22 August 1848, Lyons, New York, USA d. 14 June 1913, Manhattan, New York, USA )
Charles Hamilton ADAMS (b.2 February 1851, Lyons, New York, USA d. 3 August 1852, Lyons, New York, USA)
John Hamilton ADAMS-- Date: 11 November 1847 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA Children of John Hamilton ADAMS and Sophia Adaline WOOD:
Walter Wood ADAMS (b.22 August 1848, Lyons, New York, USA d. 14 June 1913, Manhattan, New York, USA ) Charles Hamilton ADAMS (b.2 February 1851, Lyons, New York, USA d. 3 August 1852, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Postcards and Memories of Auburn, New York, USA
1827 Birth 27 March 1827
Auburn, New York, USA
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)
1847 Marriage / PartnerSophia Adaline WOOD and John Hamilton ADAMS 11 November 1847, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
She was 20 years old.
1848 Birth of ChildWalter Wood ADAMS was born 22 August 1848, Lyons, New York, USA
Sophia Adaline was 21 years old.
1851 Birth of ChildCharles Hamilton ADAMS was born 2 February 1851, Lyons, New York, USA
Sophia Adaline was 23 years old.
1852 Death of ChildCharles Hamilton ADAMS died 3 August 1852, Lyons, New York, USA
Sophia Adaline was 25 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1875 Rochester, Monroe, New York
Name: Sophia W Adams
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
Family Number: 163
Page: 19
Line Number: 18
GS Film number: 833779
Digital Folder Number: 004327109
Image Number: 00094
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John H Adams M 50
Wife Sophia W Adams F 48
Son Walter W Adams M 26
1875 New York State Census
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Name: Sophia W Adams
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
Family Number: 163
Page: 19
Line Number: 18
GS Film number: 833779
Digital Folder Number: 004327109
Image Number: 00094
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John H Adams M 50
Wife Sophia W Adams F 48
Son Walter W Adams M 26
1875 New York State Census
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1898 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn Hamilton ADAMS died 4 March 1898, Rochester, New York, USA
Obituary
Death source (obituary): Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday, May 13, 1900, page 15
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900
MRS SOPHIA A. WOOD.
Death of an Old and Repetcted Resident of This City Yesterday.
Mrs. Sophia Adaline Wood, danghter of Seneca Wood and Sophia Adaline Burnham, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Ives, No. 37 South Washington street, aged 73 years. Her illness was of short duration, death being due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Wood was born In Auburn, N. Y. March 27, 1827. She passed her girlhood in Auburn and Aurora, at which places she resided till her marriage to the late John Hamilton Adams, then of Lyons, in the year 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Wood resided in Lyons until 1857, when they removed to Rochester. Mrs. Wood continued to live here until her death.
She was a woman of singular modesty and retiring disposition, but had a large circle of friends among the older residents of Rochester, to whom she was greatly...Read MORE...
Death source (obituary): Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday, May 13, 1900, page 15
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900
MRS SOPHIA A. WOOD.
Death of an Old and Repetcted Resident of This City Yesterday.
Mrs. Sophia Adaline Wood, danghter of Seneca Wood and Sophia Adaline Burnham, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Ives, No. 37 South Washington street, aged 73 years. Her illness was of short duration, death being due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Wood was born In Auburn, N. Y. March 27, 1827. She passed her girlhood in Auburn and Aurora, at which places she resided till her marriage to the late John Hamilton Adams, then of Lyons, in the year 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Wood resided in Lyons until 1857, when they removed to Rochester. Mrs. Wood continued to live here until her death.
She was a woman of singular modesty and retiring disposition, but had a large circle of friends among the older residents of Rochester, to whom she was greatly...Read MORE...
1900 Death 11 May 1900
Rochester, New York, USA
She died at the age of 73.
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Sophia is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA PLOT Section L
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