Person:William Wood (1)

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William Anson Wood
d.18 Nov 1884
m. 2 Feb 1812
  1. William Anson Wood1813 - 1884
  2. Walter Abbott Wood1815 - 1892
  3. Eliphalet Wood1819 - 1900
  4. Rebecca Ann Wood1821 - 1851
  5. Sarah Jane Wood1823 -
  6. Harriet Newell Wood1825 - 1825
  7. Susan Wood1826 - 1828
  8. Luther Wright Wood1830 - 1835
  • HWilliam Anson Wood1813 - 1884
  • WJane DodgeAbt 1815 -
m. 25 Aug 1835
  1. Mary Janette Wood1840 -
  2. Frank Wood1842 -
Facts and Events
Name William Anson Wood
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Aug 1813 Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Marriage 25 Aug 1835 Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United Statesto Jane Dodge
Occupation? 1856: superintendent Reaper and Mower Factory-Hoosick Falls, New York
Occupation? About 1850:superintendent at Cuyahoga Iron Works.Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation? master mechanic at Parsons & Wilder- Hoosick Falls, New York
Death? 18 Nov 1884

had additional duty at the Reaper & Mower Factory of originatingand adopting improvements in the Bureau of Invention. Held thesepositions for fifteen years. After a few years of retirement,went into business with Joseph B. Thayer, organizing the AnsonWood Reaper and Mower Co. The company was sold in 1880. He was nominated for Congress in the 17th district, but refusedthe nomination as his brother was also running