Person:Fenner Wood (1)

Watchers
Fenner Wood
d.11 Feb 1876
m. Est 1794
  1. Charlotte Wood1795 -
  2. Otis Wood1796 -
  3. Fenner Wood1798 - 1876
  4. Smith Wood1799 -
  5. Amey Wood1803 -
  6. Laura Wood1804 -
  7. Maria Wood1809 -
  8. Marana Wood1816 -
m. 7 Jul 1821
m. 9 Nov 1826
Facts and Events
Name Fenner Wood
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1 Jan 1798 Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 7 Jul 1821 to Sarah Arnold
Marriage 9 Nov 1826 to Sarah Sayles
Death[2] 11 Feb 1876
References
  1. Burrillville - Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    23.

    WOOD, Fenner, of John and Rhoda, [born] Jan. 1, 1798.

  2. The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Biographical. (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920)
    [1].

    Fenner Wood, son of Captain John (2) and Roba (Smith) Wood, was born in Burrillville, January 1, 1798, and inherited the farm of his father, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits until failing health made it imperative that he retire. He died February 11, 1876, and was buried in Pascoag Cemetery. Fenner Wood was widely known and eminently respected in Burrillville, and for many years took an active part in local affairs. On July 7, 1821, he married (first) Sarah Arnold, who was born October 1, 1801, and died January 14, 1822. On November 9, 1826, he married (second) Sarah Sayles, who was born March 27, 1801, and died September 28, 1880, daughter of Elisha and Lydia (Angell) Sayles. Fenner and Sarah (Sayles) Wood were the parents of the following children: 1. Lorenzo, born April 27, 1828, died Aug. 20 of that year. 2. Mary Ann Frances, born June 6, 1829, died June 19, 1829. 3. Francis Marion, born Dec. 11, 1831, a resident of Graniteville; for many years Mr. Wood was active in public life, and for four years was a member of the Rhode Island Legislature. 4. Manning