Gerry Mattinson wrote:
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> Eric,
> Although you're not actively working on the Samuel Wood + Mariah
> Seaman family, you may want to add the following additional child:
> Matthew B. Wood, born about 1839, died 4-Feb-1915 in South Hanson,
> Mass.On Apr 15, 1862, in Shinimicas, he married Hannah MacDonald (born
> abt. 1844, died abt. 1892).
> Sources:MATTHEW'S BIRTH YEAR from Don Lewis' transcriptions of the
> Cumberland Co. census:1871: Mathew Wood (37) h/o Hannah - Head of
> Amherst B, Fam #1681881: Mathew Wood (40) h/o Hannah - Amherst Shore
> B, Fam #1281891: Mathew Wood (42) h/o Hannah - Linden, Fam #50
> HANNAH'S BIRTH YEAR from Don Lewis' transcriptions of the Cumberland
> Co. census:1871: Hannah Wood (27) w/o Mathew - Head of Amherst B, Fam
> #1681881: Hannah Wood (36) w/o Mathew - Amherst Shore B, Fam
> #1281891: Hannah Wood (46) w/o Mathew - Linden, Fam #50
> THEIR MARRIAGE from Birth registrations for six children list parents
> as Mathew B. Wood & Hannah MacDonald, married 15-Apr-1862 in
> Shinimicas/Goose River.
> MATTHEW'S DEATH AND PARENTAGE from his obituary from the Feb 6 & 9,
> 1915 Brockton Times (posted by Philip Brides <pjbrides@...
> <mailto:pjbrides%40adelphia.net>>):The Brockton TimesSaturday,
> February 6, 1915
> MATTHEW B. WOODMatthew B. Wood, 75, died Thursday at the home of his
> son, Samuel P. Wood, in South Hanson. Funeral services will be held
> Sunday with burial in Halifax.
> DEATHSWOOD - In South Hanson, Feb. 4, Matthew B. Wood, 75 yrs.
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> The Brockton TimesTuesday, February 9. 1915SOUTH HANSONThe funeral of
> Matthew B. Wood, who died at the home of his son, Samuel P. Wood, Feb.
> 4, was held from his late home Sunday at 1. Rev. George S. Chase
> conducted the service. Mr. Wood was a native of Linden, N.S., one of
> a family of 10 children of ****Samuel and Maria Wood****. His early
> life was passed in Nova Scotia, but the greater part of the last 30
> years he had lived in Halifax, Mass., always following the occupation
> of a farmer. He married Miss Hannah MacDonald, who died 23 years ago.
> He was a member of Hanson grange, and until stricken with illness
> rarely missed a meeting. He leaves three brothers, Samuel T. Wood of
> Andover, Amos and Edward Wood of Nova Scotia; five sons, William,
> Samuel, Amos and John of Halifax and Elvin M. of South Framingham, and
> two daughters, Mrs. Charles Tillson of Plymouth and Mrs. James K.
> Perkins of Whitman. There are 27 grandchildren and two
> great-grandchildren. Mr. Wood was a great lover of flowers and many
> very beautiful pieces surrounded his casket., including: Pillow of
> pinks, tulips, orchids and narcissus, inscribed "Father", from the
> family; sickle of carnations, roses, ageratum and galyx leaves,
> Brother Samuel; spray of narcissus, pinks and ferns, grandchildren;
> spray of pink and white carnations and smilax, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford
> Estes; spray of white carnations and smilax, Mrs. P.F. Simmons and
> Miss Nellie Tillson; spray of pink carnations, smilax and ferns.
> Ernest and Marion Millington; spray of white pinks and ferns, Ernest
> and Earl Tillson; spray of white carnations, Hanson grange; pillow of
> pinks, roses, violets, sweet peas and lilies of the valley, Clan Ross,
> O.S.C.; spray of white carnations, Mr. and Mrs. John Ibbetson; double
> spray of pink carnations, Miss Mary St. George; large wreath of galyx
> leaves, white pinks and ferns, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howland, Mr. and Mrs.
> A.F.
> Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. F.P. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aubert, Mrs.
> Cynthia Morse, Mrs. Eliza A. Hill, Mrs. L. Martin, Miss Helen White,
> Martin and Adolphus Beal. Brothers in the grange, Dr. A.W. Gorham,
> William Hayes, Frank P. Wright and Arthur C. Sampson, acted as
> bearers. Burial was in the Center cemetery, Halifax.
> Phil added the following:Hanson, Massachusetts Town Clerk Records list
> the cause of death as: chronic _____ _____ nephritis. [could not
> decipher blanks]
> HANNAH'S DEATH YEAR from her husband's Feb 1915 obit which says his
> wife died 23 years ago.
> Gerry
> --- On Thu, 9/15/11, Eric Keys <keysie@...
> <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
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> From: Eric Keys <keysie@... <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca>>
> Subject: Re: [nscumber] Thomas Wood of Cumberland Co., born Sep 24, 1832
> To: nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 5:47 PM
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> Hi Lynn:
>
> I have Thomas' parents as Samuel Wood (1809-????) and Mariah Seaman
>
> (1814-????). I haven't done much on this family but have his siblings as:
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> Robert S Wood (1841-????) married Sarah Jane McMonie
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> Amos Ogden Wood (1847-1916) married Margaret Jane Mills (1847-1903)
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> Samuel Wood, Jr (1851-????)
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> James Wood (1853-1914) married Lucy Ann Seaman (1855-????)
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> Edmund Wood (1859-????) married Phoebe Jane Rushton (1855-????)
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> That's all,
>
> Eric
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> On 15/09/2011 9:32 AM, Lynn Merrill wrote:
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> > I am looking for the parents and brothers and sisters of one Thomas
> Wood who appears with a birthdate of Sep 24, 1832 in the 1901 Census
> taken at Northport, Cumb, NS. His son Jer(e)miah appears right next to
> him in that census but I am unsure as to his (Thomas')parents. I think
> it is Samuel (1809) and Maria (1814) Wood. Thomas also appears with
> his children in the 1880 Census.
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Gerry,
Cause of death for Mathew B. Wood: chronic parenchymatous nephritis
Phil