Born about in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daughter of Jeremiah Casey Jr
and Abigail (Unknown) Casey
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Coates Wood
— married
Nov 1868 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Bennett Wood and Alice (Wood) Hunter
Died
at about age 71
in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Biography
Sarah Elizabeth Casey was born about June 28, 1844 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, daughter of Jeremiah Casey (~1816–~1885) and Abigail Unknown (~1820–>1844).
Elizabeth (24) married Thomas Coates Wood (35) (born about January 1, 1833 in River Hébert, Cumberland; son of John Wood and Elizabeth (Ripley) Wood) in November, 1868 in Maccan, Cumberland. Their known children were:
- Annie Bennett Wood (~1869–1950)
- Alice Wood (~1872–1949)
Elizabeth died on August 30, 1915 in Maccan, Cumberland, aged about 71. She was buried in Maccan Presbyterian Cemetery, Maccan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228597752/elizabeth-wood: accessed), memorial page for Elizabeth Casey Wood (1843–30 Aug 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228597752, citing Maccan Presbyterian Cemetery, Maccan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Fletcher Patrick (contributor 50805399).
See also:
- Nova Scotia Marriage Registrations: 1763–1935. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=67350 (Sarah E. named as mother of bride Anna B. Wood)
- Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=367860 (Elizabeth Casey named as mother of Annie Bennett Wood)
- Nova Scotia Marriage Registrations: 1763–1935. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=21835
- Census of Canada, 1881. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=923551
- Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=668417
- Census of Canada, 1901. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1501545
- Census of Canada, 1911. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2399829
- Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=146772
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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