Martin
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Born: 24 February 1818 in Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Martin married Esther Ursula EGGLESTON 31 July 1839 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther Ursula EGGLESTON was born 1 January 1819 in Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA. Esther Ursula died 10 January 1888 in Millville, Cache, Utah, USA.
Martin WOOD died 14 September 1864 in Upper Bear River Station, Evanston, Green River, Utah Territory.
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Esther Ursula EGGLESTONMarriage date: 31 July 1839
Marriage place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Children of Martin WOOD and Esther Ursula EGGLESTON
Harriet Ann WOODDied: 19 April 1912, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, USA
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Birth — 181824 February 1818
Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1839 Marriage / PartnerMartin WOOD and Esther Ursula EGGLESTON 31 July 1839, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
He was 21 years old.
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 Birth of ChildHarriet Ann WOOD was born 30 October 1840, Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA
Martin was 22 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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Death — 186414 September 1864
Upper Bear River Station, Evanston, Green River, Utah Territory
He died at the age of 46.
Record added: 1/8/2026 6:41:47 PM
Last updated: 1/8/2026 6:42:46 PM
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