Eli WOOD

(b. 22 March 1794 , Danbury, Connecticut, USA d. 24 November 1855 , Benton, New York, USA )

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Eli WOOD was born 22 March 1794 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Eli WOOD was the child of Daniel WOOD and Wealthy MANROW

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Eli married Eliza BURT abt. 1820 . Eliza BURT was born 25 December 1801 in Connecticut, USA. Eliza died abt. 1860 in Benton, New York, USA.

Eli WOOD died 24 November 1855 in Benton, New York, USA.

Burial Information:

Wood Eli 1855 Nov 24 B1796 Mar 23
Wood Eliza 1880 Nov 22 B1801 Dec 25; wife of Eli Wood

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1794 Birth
22 March 1794
Danbury, Connecticut, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

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.

1840
Living in Benton, Yates, NY in 1840 US Census
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Benton, New York
Name: Eli Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Benton, Yates, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1794
Birthplace: Connecticut
House Number: 478
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Eli Wood M 56 Connecticut
Eliza Wood F 48 Connecticut
Household ID: 506 , Line Number: 41 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 618 , GS Film Number: 444334 , Digital Folder Number: 004181071 , Image Number: 00263
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

Death
Name: Eli Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Nov 1855
Event Place: Benton, Yates, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 78
Birth Year (Estimated): 1777
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Gender:
GS Film Number:
Digital Folder Number: 004696977
Image Number: 00828

'New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QV9S-VCX1 : 11 March 2018), Eli Wood, 24 Nov 1855; citing Death, Benton, Yates, New York, United States, Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.

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Eli is buried at: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Yates County, New York

Added: 7/7/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/9/2025 12:32:28 PM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state