Winance WOOD

(b. abt. 1826 , South Amboy, New Jersey, USA d. abt. 1891 , Springport, New York, USA )

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Winance WOOD was born abt. 1826 in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Winance WOOD was the child of Peter B. WOOD and Catherine BURLEW and the grandchild of: (paternal) Winant WOOD and Mary BARBER

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Winance married Alice C BOWEN abt. 1871 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alice C BOWEN was born abt. 1846 in New York, USA. Alice C died abt. 1927 in New York, USA.

Winance WOOD died abt. 1891 in Springport, New York, USA .
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Winance WOOD married

Alice C BOWEN-- Date: abt. 1871 Place:

Children of Winance WOOD and Alice C BOWEN:

Harry E WOOD (b.abt. 1871, , New York, USA d. , )
m. Harriet Amelia HOYT 10 September 1899 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Helen WOOD (b.abt. 1873, , New York, USA d. , )

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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)

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 - Springport, New York
Name: Wynance Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
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
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

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Winonce Woods
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 28
relationship to head of household: Son
estimated birth year: 1827
family number: 37
line number: 17
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/ K6S6-17J : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Winonce Woods in entry for Peter B Woods, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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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

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, New York
Name: Wenus Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wenus Wood Male 48
Alice Wood Wife Female 30
Harry Wood Son Male 4
Helen Wood Daughter Female 2
1875 New York State Census
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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)

1880 - Auburn, New York
Name: W Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 396
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
W Wood Self Male 51 New Jersey, United States
Alice Wood Wife Female 33 New York, United States
Hary Wood Son Male 9 New York, United States
Helen Wood Daughter Female 7 New York, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States