Martin WOOD

(b. 24 February 1818 , Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 14 September 1864 , Upper Bear River Station, Evanston, Green River, Utah Territory )

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Martin WOOD was born 24 February 1818 in Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Martin WOOD was the child of ? and ?

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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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Martin WOOD married

Esther Ursula EGGLESTON-- Date: 31 July 1839 Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

Children of Martin WOOD and Esther Ursula EGGLESTON:

Harriet Ann WOOD (b.30 October 1840, Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA d. 19 April 1912, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, USA)
m. Absalom WOOLF 25 March 1857

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1818 Birth
24 February 1818
Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1839 Marriage / Partner
Martin WOOD and Esther Ursula EGGLESTON 31 July 1839, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

He was 21 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.

1840 Birth of Child
Harriet Ann WOOD was born 30 October 1840, Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA

Martin was 22 years old.

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States