Catherine BURLEW

Born

27 September 1801 , South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Died

31 March 1890 , Springport, New York, USA

Catherine married Peter B. WOOD abt. 1823 in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Peter B. WOOD was born 7 August 1801 in Richmond County . Peter B. died 26 March 1888 in Springport, New York, USA . Peter B. was the child of Winant WOOD and Mary BARBER .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine BURLEW

Catherine BURLEW married

Peter B. WOOD
Marriage date: abt. 1823
Marriage place: South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Peter B. WOOD was the child of Winant WOOD and Mary BARBER

Children of Peter B. WOOD and Catherine BURLEW

Winance WOOD

Born: abt. 1826, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Died: abt. 1891, Springport, New York, USA

Married: Alice C BOWEN 1871

James WOOD

Born: abt. 1831, , New Jersey, USA
Died: abt. 1875, Springport, New York, USA

Married: Elnora BURLEW 1862 Place: Cayuga County, New York, USA

Etsel WOOD

Born: 25 April 1835, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Died: abt. 1893, Springport, New York, USA

George P WOOD

Born: 31 May 1841, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: 28 September 1921, Springport, New York, USA

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Birth — 1801
27 September 1801
South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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 - 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

1835 Birth of Child
Etsel WOOD was born 25 April 1835, South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Catherine 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)

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

1841 Birth of Child
George P WOOD was born 31 May 1841, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Catherine was 39 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)

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 - Springport, New York

Name: Catherine Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1802
BirthPlace: New Jersey
House Number: 746
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood Male 48 New Jersey
Catherine Wood Female 48 New Jersey
Wynance Wood Male 22 New Jersey
James Wood Male 19 New Jersey
Etsel Wood Male 15 New Jersey
George P Penney Male 9 New Jersey
Rebecca Miles Female 7 New Jersey

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Catharine Woods
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1801
family number: 37
Line Number: 16
pAge:
Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00318
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Peter B Woods M 54
wife Catharine Woods F 54
son Winonce Woods M 28
son James Woods M 24
son Etsel Woods M 20
son Geo P Woods M 14
boarder Cathorine Brulens U 17
domestic Sary French U 24
domestic Mary French U 6
domestic William Vandyck U 17

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-17N : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Catharine Woods in entry for Peter B Woods, 1855.

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1855 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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 - Springport, New York

Name: Catharine Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
BirthPlace: New Jersey
PAge: 28
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood Male 59 New Jersey
Catharine Wood Female 59 New Jersey
James Wood Male 29 New Jersey
Etsel Wood Male 25 New Jersey
George Wood Male 19 New Jersey
Jane Miles Female 16 New Jersey
Breby A Baker Female 6 New York

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Cathern Wood
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 74
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
Family Number: 54
PAge: 7
Line Number: 7
GS Film Number: 853205
Digital Folder Number: 004858095
Image Number: 00222
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood M 74
Wife Cathern Wood F 74
Son George Wood M 34
Servant Charles Backman M 21
Servant Anna Armwood F 25

Source / record details
1875 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Peter B. WOOD died 26 March 1888, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Obituary

'DIED FULL OF YEARS - Catherine Burlew, relict of the late Pete B. Wood, died Monday morning, March 31 at the ripe age of eighty-nine years. Born in South Amboy, N. J., September 27, 1810, of French Hugenot parentage. In 1824 she was married to Peter B. Wood and they came to this place in July 1836; spending the summer at Kings Ferry (Northville) returned her in the fall of same year, purchased and settled upon the homestead farm, on mile south of Union Springs, where she died, preceded by her husband who died the 26th day of March 1888. Their family consisted of five children, four sons and one daughter; the three sons are now living, Etsel and George, both attorneys in this village, and Winance also residing her. It is said that the combined ages of Mr. and Mrs. Wood were greater than those of any other married couple in Springport. Mrs. Wood was an active woman until the more recent years of her life, and while her husband was living they were frequently seen together on our

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