Person:Luther Wood (5)

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    1. Luther B. Wood1785 - 1865
    m. 1839
    m. 1843
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    Name Luther B. Wood
    Gender Male
    Birth? 26 Oct 1785 Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Marriage 1839 to Lora Stoddard
    Marriage 1843 Pawlet, Rutland, Vermontto Wealthy Stoddard
    Death? 1865 Pawlet, Rutland, VT

    The 1810 census of Pawlet shows: Luther B. Wood 1-1-,- - - 1

    In the August 1860 enumeration of the Town of Pawlet, Rutland, VT at dwelling 1616 as Family 1581 were: Stodard, Henry, 40, NY, Farmer Stodard, Clara, 23, VT Stodard, Angeline

    at Dwelling 1618 as family 1582 were: Wood, Luther B., 80, VT, Farmer Wood, (Illegible), 40, F, VT Martin 23 Henry, 18 Ira, 16 Albert, 12 George, 10 Lavinia?, 8

    References
    1.   Wood, Lyman Wentch. Wood family history. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971).
    2.   Hollister, Hiel. Pawlet for One Hundred Years. (Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1867).

      Wood, Luther B., succeeded to the mountain home of his father. He was m 4 times and raised a very numerous family. His two last wives were daughters of William Stoddard. His son Martin P. was killed at Spotsylvania, VA, May 12, 1864. Another son, Henry C., was among the first to enter the service for three years. Mr. Wood died in 1865 aged 80.