Joshua
Wood
Born in Bradford, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of David Wood
and Elizabeth (Farrington) Wood
Brother of
Elizabeth (Wood) Boynton, David Wood, Mary (Wood) Hall, Mary (Wood) Hall, Martha (Wood) Lacy, Jonathan Wood Sr and Sarah (Wood) Hovey
Husband of
Elizabeth (Campbell) Wood
— married
19 Oct 1752 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Rachel Wood
Died
at age 76
in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2015
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Biography
This profile is part of the Wood Name Study.
Captain Joshua Wood served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Joshua Wood is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128067.
Joshua Wood was born on October 16, 1727 in Bradford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of David Wood (1691–1756) and Elizabeth Farrington (1690–1743). [1]
Joshua and Elizabeth Campbell were married. [2]
Elizabeth was born on September 17, 1732 in Bradford. She was the daughter of Elicksander Campbell and Joanna Frye.
Their daughter was Rachel Wood (1758–1839).
Joshua died on December 5, 1803 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, aged 76.
He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Vital records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 by Bradford, Mass . Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass. 1907 (p. 169)
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49709613/joshua-wood: accessed 02 November 2023), memorial page for Capt Joshua Wood (1726–5 Dec 1803), Find A Grave: Memorial #49709613, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by cap624 (contributor 47007905).
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 17, p. 755
- "Wood, Joshua, Leominster. Captain of a company of militia, which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge ; service, 9 days."
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZJ-LBWP : Wed Oct 25 17:11:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Wood and Elisabeth Campbel, 19 Oct 1752.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZN-5NKT : Wed Oct 25 12:35:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Wood and Elisabeth Campbell, 19 Oct 1752.
- (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-ZTL6 : Thu Oct 26 00:23:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Wood and Lucy Butler, 12 Sep 1797.
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