Born in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Wood Jr
and Sarah (Gerrish) Wood
Sister of
Sarah (Wood) Dimick, Martha (Wood) Dana, Joseph Wood III, Henry Gerrish Wood, Hannah (Wood) Jewett, Olive (Wood) Emerson, Susan (Wood) Alden, Jeremiah Gerrish Wood, Emma (Wood) Kendrick and Samuel Wood 2nd.
Wife of
Samuel Bartlett Gerrish
— married
3 Aug 1806 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah W. (Gerrish) Sargent, Joanna (Gerrish) Wood, Susan Gerrish, Mary P. Gerrish, Joseph W. Gerrish, Samuel M. Gerrish, George L. Gerrish and Charles H. Gerrish
Died
at age 96
in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2011
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Biography
Polly, daughter of Joseph Wood & Sarah Wood, was born on 15 August 1789 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.[1]
Mary married Samuel Bartlet Gerrish on 3 August 1806 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.[2] Mary died (age 96y 4m) on 18 December 1885 in Lebanon.[3]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
citing Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,055.
FamilySearch Record: FL5C-F19 (accessed 8 July 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6249-HQN
Polly Wood birth 15 Aug 1789 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, daughter of Joseph Wood & Sarah Wood. - ↑
Marriage:
"New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
citing FHL microfilm: 2259646; Record number: 1594;
FamilySearch Record: FDVN-PJC (accessed 8 July 2022)
Mary Wood marriage to Samuel Bartlet Gerrish on 3 Aug 1806 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. - ↑
Death:
"New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
citing Lebanon, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,081.
FamilySearch Record: FS27-JTY (accessed 12 July 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q19-S66
Mary Gerrish death 18 Dec 1885 (age 96y 4m) in Lebanon.
- Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sarah “Polly” Wood Gerrish (18 Dec 1789–1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #102346930, citing School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Fran Hanchett (contributor 47951267) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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