Elizabeth Wood (1664 - 1675)

Born 5 Sep 1664 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 31 Jul 1675 at age 10 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Wood and Ann Hunt, was born 5 September 1664 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.^[1] She was a twin to Josiah.

Elizabeth died at the age of 10. According to the diary of Samuel Sewell, "“1675 July 31, at midnight, Tho. Wood, carpenter, of Rowley, had his house and goods burnt, and voe malum, a daughter of about 10 years of age, who directed her brother so that he got out, was herself consumed to ashes.'”

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (15 January 2020), Elizabeth Wood, 1664.