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George H. Wood
Birth: 10-7-1805
Death: 2-1844
Alternate Surname: Woods
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George H. Wood was born on October 7, 1805, into a prominent and wealthy Auburn family. Walter Wood, George’s uncle, established the family fortune in Aurora and Auburn through land speculation, legal fees, and manufacturing business.
Wood was a young and prosperous lawyer in Auburn. He married Deborah “Debbie” Dill on May 14, 1829. The Dills were another prominent and well-established Auburn family. The Wood family was closely affiliated with the Miller and Seward families.
George Wood died in February 1844 at the age of thirty-eight. Frances Seward reported in a letter to Lazette Worden dated February 6, 1844, that George died of a sudden onset of lung congestion. Debbie remarried Parliament Bronson, another successful Auburn lawyer, after his death.
Letter References
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 28, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 6, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Warden, December 3, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 11, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 10, 1843
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 26, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette MilLer Worden, October 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 11, 1842
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1841
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 11, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 31, 1841
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 21, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 4,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15,
1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 6,
1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Janurary 1,
1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 7,
1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 4,
1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8,
1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1829
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, February 9, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 3, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, Decemer 23, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, August 16, 1839
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, June 23, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 25, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1831
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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: George H. Wood was born on October 7, 1805, into a prominent and wealthy Auburn family. Walter Wood, George’s uncle, established the family fortune in Aurora and Auburn through land speculation, legal fees, and manufacturing business.
Wood was a young and prosperous lawyer in Auburn. He married Deborah “Debbie” Dill on May 14, 1829. The Dills were another prominent and well-established Auburn family. The Wood family was closely affiliated with the Miller and Seward families.
George Wood died in February 1844 at the age of thirty-eight. Frances Seward reported in a letter to Lazette Worden dated February 6, 1844, that George died of a sudden onset of lung congestion. Debbie remarried Parliament Bronson, another successful Auburn lawyer, after his death.
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/O'Hearn's%20Histories%20Auburn%20NY/O'Hearn's%20Histories%20Auburn%20NY%20Vol.%202/O'Hearn's%20Histories%20Auburn%20NY%203%20May%202001.pdf Title of Webpage: O'Hearn's HistoriesWebsite Viewing Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45Website's Last Modified Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4693465:8800?tid=&pid=&queryId=dd6d53132163960a02ab41f681de4642&_phsrc=fMG232&_phstart=successSource Title of Webpage: ancestrylibrary.comWebsite Viewing Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 11:45Website's Last Modified Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 11:45Citation Notes: Probate Records, 1799-1905; Index, 1799-1952; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Cayuga County); Probate Place: Cayuga, New York
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Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: Auburn, New York: the Entrepreneurs’ FrontierPublisher Location: Syracuse, New YorkPublisher Name: Syracuse University PressYear: 2015Start Page: 55End Page: 58
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65466261Title of Webpage: Find a GraveWebsite Viewing Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45Website Last Modified Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45Citation Notes: BURIAL Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, USA
PLOT Consecration Dell Lot 9 Grave 2
MEMORIAL ID 65466261
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65466261#view-photo=137246742
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65466261#view-photo=137246742Title of Webpage: Find a GraveWebsite Viewing Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45Website Last Modified Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 10:45Citation Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65466261
BURIAL Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, USA
PLOT Consecration Dell Lot 9 Grave 2
MEMORIAL ID 65466261
Biography
George H. Wood was born on October 7, 1805, into a prominent and wealthy Auburn family. Walter Wood, George’s uncle, established the family fortune in Aurora and Auburn through land speculation, legal fees, and manufacturing business.
Wood was a young and prosperous lawyer in Auburn. He married Deborah “Debbie” Dill on May 14, 1829. The Dills were another prominent and well-established Auburn family. The Wood family was closely affiliated with the Miller and Seward families.
George Wood died in February 1844 at the age of thirty-eight. Frances Seward reported in a letter to Lazette Worden dated February 6, 1844, that George died of a sudden onset of lung congestion. Debbie remarried Parliament Bronson, another successful Auburn lawyer, after his death.
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 28, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 6, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Warden, December 3, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 11, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 10, 1843
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 26, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette MilLer Worden, October 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 11, 1842
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1841
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, May 11, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 31, 1841
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 21, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 4, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 6, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Janurary 1, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 7, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 4, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1829
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, February 9, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 3, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, Decemer 23, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, August 16, 1839
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, June 23, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 25, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1831
Citations
George H. Wood was born on October 7, 1805, into a prominent and wealthy Auburn family. Walter Wood, George’s uncle, established the family fortune in Aurora and Auburn through land speculation, legal fees, and manufacturing business.
Wood was a young and prosperous lawyer in Auburn. He married Deborah “Debbie” Dill on May 14, 1829. The Dills were another prominent and well-established Auburn family. The Wood family was closely affiliated with the Miller and Seward families.
George Wood died in February 1844 at the age of thirty-eight. Frances Seward reported in a letter to Lazette Worden dated February 6, 1844, that George died of a sudden onset of lung congestion. Debbie remarried Parliament Bronson, another successful Auburn lawyer, after his death.