Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER WOOD FAMILY



1. HORACE WOOD was born 1817 at Longmeadow, MA. Details on HORACE WOOD are sketchy. Their first child was born in Jefferson County, we assume near Theresa. He and MELISSA moved to Hermon, NY approximately 1845. During the Civil war, he was in the 1st Regiment New York Light Artillery Co "D". Horace died 20 April 1864 in Kalorama GH, Washington D.C. Any details on Horace would be much appreciated.

He married in Jefferson County by Alpheus Hines
MELISSA BENNETT who was born 1819 in Theresa, Jefferson County. She died after 1870 in Hermon, St.Lawrence County NY

Children, WOOD:

2 i ALONZO DAVIS WOOD married (1) EMULET "Etta" F. BROWN, daughter of WILLARD and ELVIRA (BLODGETT(E)) BROWN; (2) LILLIAN A. WHEELER; (3) HELLEN ADA BURROWS, daughter of SIDNEY SMITH and CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA (FISHER) BURROWS

3 ii ARVILLA WOOD married JAMES ALBERT HENDRICK

4 iii ORVILLE WOOD

5 iv EDMUND D. WOOD married ELLA S. BROWN, daughter of GEORGE and MILLIE (DEWEY) BROWN

6 v MIRANDA WOOD

7 vi JAMES WOOD married ELIZA ROUNDS

8 vii JOHN M. WOOD

9 viii GEORGE HURLBURT WOOD


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