Riches to Rags Family Tree » John Atwood Wood (1683-1764)
Personal data John Atwood Wood
Source 1- He was born on February 28, 1683 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
Attention: Was older than 65 years (68) when child (Peleg Atwood) was born (August 13, 1751). - He died in the year 1764 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, he was 80 years old.
- A child of Samuel Atwood Wood and Rebecca J Morton
Household of John Atwood Wood
(1) He is married to Ruth Richmond.
They got married on August 27, 1724 at Little Compton, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, he was 41 years old.
Child(ren):
- Peleg Atwood 1724-1724
- Sylvester Atwood 1725-1815
- Ruth Atwood 1727-1810
- Joanna Atwood 1735-????
- Ephraim Atwood 1737-1776
- Mary Newcomb 1739-????
- Peleg Atwood 1751-????
(2) He had a relationship with Susannah Howland.
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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Historical events
Birthday February 28, 1683
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1683: Source: Wikipedia
- May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
- July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
- September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
- September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
- September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
Day of marriage August 27, 1724
- The temperature on August 27, 1724 was about 18.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1724: Source: Wikipedia
- January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
- April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
- November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
- December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
Same birth/death day
- 1627 » Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1703)
- 1675 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer († 1726)
- 1683 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
- 1724 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1807)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P15417.php : accessed August 7, 2025), "John Atwood Wood (1683-1764)".
June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P15417.php : accessed August 7, 2025), "John Atwood Wood (1683-1764)".