Thomas
WOOD
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4 May 1794
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Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Born: 12 April 1736 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Thomas married Lydia KIRBY 15 May 1758 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Lydia KIRBY was born 20 November 1738 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lydia was the child of Nathaniel KIRBY and Abigail RUSSELL.
Thomas WOOD died 4 May 1794 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
son of John Wood and Mary Burgess
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Thomas WOOD married 
Lydia KIRBY
Marriage date: 15 May 1758
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Lydia KIRBY was the child of Nathaniel KIRBY and Abigail RUSSELL
Lydia KIRBYMarriage date: 15 May 1758
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
See marriage record for Thomas WOOD and Lydia KIRBYLydia KIRBY was the child of Nathaniel KIRBY and Abigail RUSSELL
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Event Date: 15 May 1758
Event Place: Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50099-1
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
GS Film number: 908270
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"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : 11 February 2018), Thomas Wood and Lydia Kirby, 15 May 1758; citing Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
Children of Thomas WOOD and Lydia KIRBY
Lois WOODBorn: 6 January 1761, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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John WOODBorn: 22 June 1762, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Daniel WOODBorn: 12 August 1764, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 25 June 1838, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 25 June 1838, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Married: Mary J SALISBURY 16 March 1790 Place: Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)
Lemuel WOODBorn: 18 June 1766, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Joseph WOODBorn: 24 November 1768, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Thomas WOODBorn: 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Comfort WOODBorn: 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Birth — 173612 April 1736
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1758 Marriage / PartnerThomas WOOD and Lydia KIRBY 15 May 1758, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
He was 22 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildLois WOOD was born 6 January 1761, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 24 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJohn WOOD was born 22 June 1762, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 26 years old.
1764 Birth of ChildDaniel WOOD was born 12 August 1764, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 28 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildLemuel WOOD was born 18 June 1766, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 30 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildJoseph WOOD was born 24 November 1768, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 32 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildComfort WOOD was born 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 35 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildThomas WOOD was born 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Thomas was 35 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage of ChildDaniel WOOD married 16 March 1790, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate) to Mary J SALISBURY
Death — 17944 May 1794
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 58.
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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