Elizabeth (Foster) Wood (abt. 1653 - bef. 1705)

Born about 1653 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Simon Wood — married 8 Aug 1674 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 1705 before about age 52 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Foster was Simon Wood's first wife: he was married three times. His second wife was also named Elizabeth, which has contributed to some confusion, such as merging two women into a single profile. Please do not merge her with the widow of John Hodgkins!

Biography

Elizabeth Foster was born in 1653, the daughter of Reginald Foster and Elizabeth Dane^{[1] [2]}

On August 8, 1674, she married Simon Wood^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}, and their children included:

1. Elizabeth, born Aug. 16, 1675^[5] who died in 1675^[6]
2. Marcye, born Dec. 27, 1676^{[7] [8]}
3. Jonathan, born Mar. 6, 1678^{[7] [9]}
4. Philemon, born Apr. 4, 1679^{[7] [10]}
5. Elizabeth, born born Jan. 15, 1682^[5][11] who married John Dolliver^{[12] [13]}
6. Daniel, born June 12, 1683^[5]
7. William, born Jan. 3, 1689^{[7] [14]}
8. a son, born Feb. 10, 1681^[7], who died Simon, Feb. 11, 1681^[15]

Elizabeth (Foster) Wood died before June 1705, at which time her husband remarried. His second wife was Elizabeth, the widow of John Hodgkins. See his profile for more information.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Foster Genealogy; Frederick Clifton Pierce; Press of W. B. Conkey; 1899; Page 127; Digital Image, The Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 30 Vols. 37-52 (1883-98); see page 83; Genealogy of the Fo(r)ster Family; Descendants of Reginald Fo(r)ster of Ipswich, Mass by Edward Jacob Forster, MD; Reginald Jr is person #5, found on page 84 with his parents, and on page 86 and 87 with his wife and children. Elizabeth is on the top of page 87
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-L2J : 13 July 2016), Simon Wood and Elizabeth Foster, 08 Aug 1674; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
4. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages, Volume 3, page 1710 found in New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. This source is behind a paywall
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849, Volume I; Ipswich Births; Page 399 showing Daniel, s. Simon and Elisabeth, June 12, 1683; Elizabeth, d. Symon, Aug. 16, 1675. and Elizabeth, d. Simon, Jan. 15, 1682
6. ↑ records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 v.2; Page 715 showing Elizabeth, daughter of Simon died, Sept. ––, 1675
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849, Volume I; Ipswich Births; Page 400
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-FJM : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Marcye Wood, 27 Dec 1676; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 107; FHL microfilm 877,468.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-K8Z : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Jonathan Wood, 06 Mar 1678; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 114; FHL microfilm 877,468.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-BL15 : 13 July 2016), Philemon Wood, 04 Apr 1679; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-R3X : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Elizabeth Wood, 15 Jan 1682; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 123; FHL microfilm 877,468.
12. ↑ The Essex Genealogist (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Volume 2, page 23. This reference is behind a paywall
13. ↑ Vital records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Page 182; showing John Dolever married Elizabeth Wood, Feb. 11, 1706-7
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKM-TZJ : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for William Wood, 03 Jan 1689; citing IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873749 IT 4.
15. ↑ Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 v.2; Page 716 showing
    • an unnamed son of Simon Wood died Feb. 11, 1681

• Marriage Record: FOSTER, Elizabeth, and Simon Wood, Aug. 8 1674. CT. R. Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 v.2; Ipswich Marriages; Page 168
• Death Record: WOOD, Elizabeth, w. Lt. Simon, Feb 15, 1729 Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849 v.2; Ipswich Deaths; Page 715