Eli Wood (1753 - 1821)

Born 22 Oct 1753 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Asenath (Bragg) Wood — married 13 Jun 1781 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1821 at age 67 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Eli Wood was born in Wethersfield, Hartford Co. CT in 1753.

Eli was in the MA Militia at the start of the Revolutionary War. Although I have lost the reference, he may have been at, "The Battle of Bunker Hill." He enlisted late in 1776 and served until late 1779

After the war he married Aseneth Bragg in Brookfield, MA in 1781 In that same "lost" reference, his Col., Ebenezer Leonard is mentioned and so he named one of his sons Leonard.

One of Leonard's grandsons was Gen. Leonard Wood ( Fort Leonard Wood)

He passed away in Brookfield, Worcester Co. MA in 1821. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130517422/eli-wood : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Eli Wood (18 Mar 1753–18 Mar 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #130517422 citing Evergreen Cemetery, East Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .

See Also:

• https://www.geni.com/people/Eli-Wood/6000000023574449951
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-SZV : 3 December 2014), Eli Woods, 22 Oct 1753; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Brookfield MA vital records, Births, Marriages, Deaths
• CT IGI File P0068 pgs. 17,145, 17146
• Bureau of Pensions #33,953
• The History of Ancient Wethersfield Connecticut by Henry R. Stiles, A.M., M.D. Volume II- Genealogies and Biographies pg.58