Mary Wood

1816 - 1895  (79 years)

• Name	Mary Wood
  Birth	14 Apr 1816	Pittsford, Rutland, VT
  Gender	Female
  Census	22 Aug 1850	Ridgeway, Orleans, NY ; age 36, born NY
  Census	28 Jun 1860	Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI ; age 45, born VT
  Census	15 Jun 1880	Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI ; age 62, born VT, parents born VT/VT, living with daughter's family
  Death	13 Dec 1895	Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI
  Burial		Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI
  Person ID	I11200	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Stephen Wood,   b. Feb 1769, New York d. 4 Nov 1853, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Deborah Knowles,   b. Sep 1779, Massachusetts d. 30 Jul 1845, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1806	Pittsford, Rutland, VT
  Census	1810	Pittsford, Rutland, VT ; 2M<10(Harry[9], Unknown1), 1M16-25(Unknown2), 1M26-44(Stephen[41]), 2F 10-15(Jane[12], Eliza[13]), 1F 25-44(Deborah[31])
  Census	1820	Pittsford, Rutland, VT ; 1M <10(William[2]), 1M>45(Stephen[51]), 2F <10 (Adelia[0], Mary[4]), 1F16-25(Jane[22]), 1F26-44(Deborah[41])
  Census	1830	Barre, Orleans, NY ; 1M50-59(Stephen[61]), 2F 10-14(Adelia[10], Mary[14]), 1F40-49(Deborah[51])
  Census	1840	Knowlesville, Orleans, NY ; 1M 30-39[Harry?[39]), 1M80-89(Stephen[71]), 1F25-19(Adelia[20]), 1F60-69(Deborah[61])
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Durkee,   b. 30 Dec 1803, Scipio, Cayuga, NY d. 23 Jul 1866, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1833
  Children	+ 1. Caroline L Durkee,   b. 1832, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Feb 1894, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 62 years) + 2. Ellen A Durkee,   b. 31 Dec 1836, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 2 Jun 1902, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 65 years)   3. William H Durkee,   b. 18 Apr 1840, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 25 Nov 1910, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 70 years)   4. Mary Josephine Durkee,   b. 1849, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 1928, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 79 years)   5. Walter Durkee,   b. 1851, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Aug 1921, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F4020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Mary Durkee Gravestone MARY WOOD / DURKEE / [unreadable] / April 14 1816 / Dec 13 1895 / [unreadable]

  
  

• Notes

  from "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897' (familysearch.org) Mary Durkee, a 79 yr widow, born Vermont to Steven Wood resident of Vermont died on 13 Dec 1895 in Paw Paw MI of pneumonia. Recorded on 6 Aug 1896. from "The Paw Paw True Northerner", 20 Dec 1895 Mary Wood Durkee died Friday, Dec.13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. M. Buck. She was born in Pittsford, Vt., April 14, 1816, and when a small child moved with her parents to Lyons, N.Y. A few years later they moved to Knowlesville, N. Y., where she was married to Walter Durkee, May 15, 1833. To them five children were born, four of whom are now living. Tho oldest, Mrs. Caroline Gremps, died nearly two years ago. Mrs. R. M.Buck or this place, William Durkee of New Mexico, Mary and Walter Durkee of this place are her surviving children. In 1853, with her husband and family, she came to Paw Paw, where she resided until her death. Her husband died in 1866. Early in life, they occupied a prominent place in social and church circles; her latter years were devoted to her family cares, she being the most devoted of mothers. Kind and helpful to all, charitable and sympathetic, she passed peacefully away, leaving none but sweet memories with mourning friends. Tho funeral was held at tun house Monday, conducted by Rev. J. 11. Rennie.