Jonathan WOODS

(b. 23 June 1803 , Barnard, Vermont, USA d. September 1870 , Ware, Massachusetts, USA )

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Jonathan WOODS was born 23 June 1803 in Barnard, Vermont, USA

Jonathan WOODS was the child of Paul WOODS and Mary WINSLOW

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jonathan married Cynthia WOODWARD 4 January 1827 in Barnard, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cynthia WOODWARD was born 28 December 1803 in Stockbridge, Vermont, USA (Gaysville). Cynthia died 28 January 1861 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.

Jonathan WOODS died September 1870 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jonathan WOODS married

Cynthia WOODWARD-- Date: 4 January 1827 Place: Barnard, Vermont, USA

Children of Jonathan WOODS and Cynthia WOODWARD:

Augusta Sophia WOODS (b.30 April 1831, Barnard, Vermont, USA d. , )

Augustus Winslow WOODS (b.4 August 1835, Vernon, Connecticut, USA d. 26 August 1853, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)

Isabel Louisa WOODS (b.3 January 1837, Tolland, Connecticut, USA d. 6 February 1872, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)

Joseph Stone WOODS (b.29 July 1839, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 October 1855, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)

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1803 Birth
23 June 1803
Barnard, Vermont, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Jonathan WOODS and Cynthia WOODWARD 4 January 1827, Barnard, Vermont, USA

He was 23 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Augusta Sophia WOODS was born 30 April 1831, Barnard, Vermont, USA

Jonathan was 27 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Augustus Winslow WOODS was born 4 August 1835, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Jonathan was 32 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Isabel Louisa WOODS was born 3 January 1837, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Jonathan 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)

1839 Birth of Child
Joseph Stone WOODS was born 29 July 1839, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Jonathan was 36 years old.

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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 - Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Name: Jonathan Woods
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: Vermont
House Number: 79
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jonathan Woods M 46 Vermont
Cynthia Woods F 45 Vermont
Augusta Woods F 19 Vermont
Augustus W Woods M 15 Connecticut
Isabella L Woods F 13 Connecticut
Joseph S Woods M 10 Massachusetts
Household ID: 108 , Line Number: 18 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 321 , GS Film Number: 443540 , Digital Folder Number: 004199350 , Image Number: 00256
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

1853 Death of Child
Augustus Winslow WOODS died 26 August 1853, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan was 50 years old.

1855 Death of Child
Joseph Stone WOODS died 31 October 1855, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan was 52 years old.

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 - Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Name: Jonathan Woods
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: Vermont
Page: 54
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jonathan Woods M 56 Vermont
Cynthia Woods F 55 Vermont
Augusta Woods F 27 Vermont
Isabel Woods F 23 Connecticut
Household ID: 444 , GS Film Number: 803505 , Digital Folder Number: 004232234 , Image Number: 00194
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cynthia WOODWARD died 28 January 1861, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Name: Jonathan Woods
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1803-1804
Birthplace: Vermont
Page Number: 48
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jonathan Woods M 66 Vermont
Augusta Woods F 39 Vermont
Isabella Woods F 33 Connecticut
Household ID: 367 , Line Number: 28 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000552120 , Digital Folder Number: 004269721 , Image Number: 00555
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Jonathan Woods
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Sep 1870
Event Place: Ware, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Ware
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Carpenter
Birthplace: Barnard, Vt.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Father's Name: Paul Woods
Father's Birthplace: Brookfield
Mother's Name: Mary Woods
Reference ID: v 230 p 78 , GS Film number: 960196 , Digital Folder Number: 4221411 , Image Number: 414

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