Joseph E. Wood (1840 - 1899)

Born 24 May 1840 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Mary E. (Wickwire) Wood — married 25 Oct 1865 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1899 at age 59 in Venice, Italy

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Biography

A sea captain, son of Laurence (a sea captain) and E. Woods.

At the 1871 Census, his family consisted of:^[1]

• Joseph (age 29 [ b. abt 1842])
• Mary (23 [b abt. 1848])
• Ralph (4 [b. abt 1867])
• Prudence (1 [b abt 1870])

By 1881, the household had grown to:^[2]

• Joseph (age 41 [ b. abt 1840])
• Mary (33 [b abt. 1848])
• Ralph (14 [b. abt 1867])
• Prue (11 [b abt 1870])
• Bertha (6 [b abt. 1875])
• Joseph (4 [b abt 1877])

And in 1891:^[3]

• Joseph (age 50 [ b. abt 1841]) - sea captain
• Mary (43 [b abt. 1848])
• Ralph (34 [b. abt 1867]) - piano tuner
• Prue (21 [b abt 1870]) - music teacher
• Bertha (16 [b abt. 1875])
• Joseph (13 [b abt 1878])
• Milner (8 [b abt 1883])

This would be the last census he participated in. He died in 1899 off Venice when his ship went down.

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada
2. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada
3. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada

• NS Archives marriage record
• FamilySearch.org