Dates

• Existence: 1808 - 1894

biographical statement

William Wood (1808-1894) was a banker in New York.

William Wood was born on October 21, 1808 in Glasgow, Scotland to John Wood and Elisabeth Dennistoun. He later immigrated to New York where he became a banker. On September 15, 1830 he married Harriet Amelia Kane. They had seven children, including Elisabeth Dennistoun Wood. After her death in 1846, he married Margaret Lawrence on October 12, 1847 and they had six children. In his later years he served on the Board of Education of the city, and was engaged in philanthropic efforts. Wood died in New York on October 1, 1894.

Citation:

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2013 (William S. Wood; William Wood; b. Oct. 21, 1800 in Glasgow, Scotland; parents, John Wood and Elisabeth Dennistoun; d. Oct. 1, 1890; m. 1830 to Harriet Amelia Kane (1809-1846), seven children; m. Oct. 12, 1847 in New York, N.Y. to Margaret Lawrence (1814-1871), six children)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2013 (William Wood; b. Oct. 21, 1808 in Glasgow, Scotland; m. Sept. 15, 1830 to Harriet Hone; resident of New York, N.Y.; banker)

History of the counties of McKean, Elk and Forest, Pennsylvania, 1890 (William Wood; resident of New York; Scotchman by birth, of Covenanter blood; member of Board of Education, engaged in philathropy)

Autobiography of William Wood, 1895: v. 2 p. 502 (d. Oct. 1, 1894 in New York, N.Y.)

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