Peter B. WOOD

(b. 7 August 1801 , Richmond County d. 26 March 1888 , Springport, New York, USA )

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Peter B. WOOD was born 7 August 1801 in Richmond County

Peter B. WOOD was the child of Winant WOOD and Mary BARBER

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Peter B. married Catherine BURLEW abt. 1823 in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine BURLEW was born 27 September 1801 in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA. Catherine died 31 March 1890 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs).

Peter B. WOOD died 26 March 1888 in Springport, New York, USA .
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Peter B. WOOD married

Catherine BURLEW-- Date: abt. 1823 Place: South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Children of Peter B. WOOD and Catherine BURLEW:

Winance WOOD (b.abt. 1826, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA d. abt. 1891, Springport, New York, USA )
m. Alice C BOWEN 1871

James WOOD (b.abt. 1831, , New Jersey, USA d. abt. 1875, Springport, New York, USA )
m. Elnora BURLEW 1862 in Cayuga County, New York, USA

Etsel WOOD (b.25 April 1835, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA d. abt. 1893, Springport, New York, USA )

George P WOOD (b.31 May 1841, Cayuga County, New York, USA d. 28 September 1921, Springport, New York, USA )

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1801 Birth
7 August 1801
Richmond County

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1835 Birth of Child
Etsel WOOD was born 25 April 1835, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Peter B. was 33 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1840 - Springport, New York
Name: Peter B Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Page: 154
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 269
GS Film Number: 0017181
Digital Folder Number: 005154589
Image Number: 00314

1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
George P WOOD was born 31 May 1841, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Peter B. was 39 years old.

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Springport, New York
Name: Peter B Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1802
Birthplace: New Jersey
Household ID: 775
House Number: 746
Line Number: 7
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 483
GS Film Number: 17059
Digital Folder Number: 004196771
Image Number: 00445

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood M 48 New Jersey
Catherine Wood F 48 New Jersey
Wynance Wood M 22 New Jersey
James Wood M 19 New Jersey
Etsel Wood M 15 New Jersey
George P Penney M 9 New Jersey
Rebecca Miles F 7 New Jersey

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Peter B Woods
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 54
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1801
family number: 37
line number: 15
page:
film number: 1435219
digital folder number: 004296305
image number: 00318
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Peter B Woods M 54
wife Catharine Woods F 54
son Winonce Woods M 28
son James Woods M 24
son Etsel Woods M 20
son Geo P Woods M 14
boarder Cathorine Brulens U 17
domestic Sary French U 24
domestic Mary French U 6
domestic William Vandyck U 17

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-17F : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Peter B Woods, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Springport, New York
Name: Peter B Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Race (Original):
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
Birthplace: New Jersey
Page: 28
Household ID: 199
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 729
GS Film Number: 803729
Digital Folder Number: 005170310
Image Number: 00157

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood M 59 New Jersey
Catharine Wood F 59 New Jersey
James Wood M 29 New Jersey
Etsel Wood M 25 New Jersey
George Wood M 19 New Jersey
Jane Miles F 16 New Jersey
Breby A Baker F 6 New York

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Springport, Cayuga, New York
Name: Peter B Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
Family Number: 54
Page: 7
Line Number: 6
GS Film number: 853205
Digital Folder Number: 004858095
Image Number: 00222
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood M 74
Wife Cathern Wood F 74
Son George Wood M 34
Servant Charles Backman M 21
Servant Anna Armwood F 25
1875 New York State Census
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Obituary
'AN AGED CITIZEN GONE - Monday there passed peacefully away all that was mortal of Peter B. Wood, whose whitened locks and kindly face will long be remembered by us all. It seems difficult to realize that the often familiar sight of Mr. Wood, and his equally aged wife, will no more be seen together on our streets. The husband and father has gone the way of all the earth, leaving his inseparable companion of about sixty-five years, to mourn his loss yet a little while. Mr. Wood was born near Richmond, Staten Island, August 7th, 1801; from there he removed to South Amboy, N. J., when about seven years of age. He was married to Catherine Burlew of that place in 1823, thus making a record of happy wedded life rarely spent in connubial felicity-almost the Scripture's alloted life to man.- There is only six weeks difference in their ages, Mrs. Wood being the junior. They came to this section in 1836, and in the fall of the same year purchased and settled upon the homestead farm where they...Read MORE...