Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Wood, William, Dr., 1822-1885 |
Birthdate |
1822 Jul 7 |
Birthplace |
Waterbury, CT |
Death date |
1885 Aug 9 |
Deceased where |
South Windsor, CT |
Places of residence |
Lived at 1810 Main Street, South Windsor, CT Before his marriage, he rented room in John Watson House and used Daniel Burnap's shop for a doctor's office. |
Father |
Rev. Luke Wood, 1777-1851 |
Mother |
Anna (Pease) Wood |
Education |
academy Old Killingworth, CT (?Clinton Academy) attended Berkley Medical College, Pittsfield, MA Graduated University of New York 1847, Dr. of Medicine |
Notes |
Researched that John Fitch invented steam vessel Eyesight too poor to attend Yale taught at East Windsor Hill Academy & Academy Westfield, MA Buried at East Windsor Hill Cemetery Collection birds & eggs send to Wadsworth Atheneum. Indian relics sent to Smithsonian. |
Occupation |
Doctor, ornithologist, archaeologist, taxidermist |
Publications |
"Rapacious Birds of New England" 21 articles in "Hartford Times" 1861 "Who First Successfully Applied Steam to Navigation of Vessels?" "The Locomotive" |
Relationships |
sister Mrs. Dr. Childs of East Hartford, CT sister Mrs. F. A. Brown brother Luke Edward Wood of Clinton, CT |
Role |
Medical |
Spouse |
Mary Lyman Ellsworth, 1827-1917 married 1848 |
Children |
Elizabeth Ellsworth 1849-1900 m Hon. Lewis Sperry William Russell 1859-1944 |
