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Who's Who at Smiths Falls Meeting Room, ON

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Wood family
The Wood family apparently immigrated to Canada just prior to 1815, and were Presbyterian thru 1871.
In 1889, John was the correspondent for the [[North Elmsley Meeting Room, ON|North Elmsley Meeting Room]], along with John Ford (who was also the contact thru 1894). Robert Wood was the contact +1878-1894+ for the [[Lombardy Meeting Room, ON|Lombardy Meeting Room]]. In 1881-1911, John & Maria Wood were PB and resided at South ElmsleyTwp. (S.E. Twp.), Leeds & Grenville, ON. In 1921, William & Clara Wood resided in Perth, their father John Wood resided with them, all registered PB, so likely with the [[Rideau Christian Fellowship, ON|Perth Meeting Room]] then. In 1911, John & Maria (Wills) Wood had a teenage hired hand named Thomas McTegart (b. 1893 [[Scotland]]) who was PB, in fellowship at Lombardy.
* Robert Wood (b. 1787 Peebleshire, Borders, Scot. - d. 1867 Lombardy, ON). 1st wife (1809): Jenny Brown Wood (b. Perthshire, Scot. - d. before 1867 Lombardy, ON). 2nd wife: Mary Mahon Wood (b. 1810 Ireland - d. ON). Lifelong Presby.
** James Wood (b. 1810 [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1873 Lombardy, ON). Wife: Sarah Ann Tweedy Wood (b. 1806 Co. Wexford, Leinster, Ireland - d. 1893 Lombardy, ON), daughter of Robert Tweedy (b. 1776 Ireland - d. Harrylock, Ireland) & Rose Mary Sinnott Tweedy (b. 1770). James was Presby., and Sarah was R.C. in 1871. In 1891-1893, widowed Sarah resided with her John and his family in Lombardy, and was PB although at the time of her death, her obit identified her as RC.
*** James Wood (1842-1930 Lombardy, ON). Wife (1868 @ Smiths Falls, ON): Anne Wills Wood (1845-1946 Lombardy, ON), daughter of Patrick Wills, Sr. (b. 1809 Ire. - d. 1888 Portend, Lanark, ON) & Margaret Orme Wills (b. 1808 Co. Sligo, Ire. - d. 1876 L&G Co., ON). Patrick Sr. was CoE.
*** Jane Wood Covell (1845-1915 Lombardy, ON). Husband (1866 @ CoE, Perth, ON): Nelson Horatio Covell (1841-1918 Lombardy, ON), son of Arthur Wellesley Covell & Maria Ringer Covell. Nelson & Jane were CoE. Nelson's brother John James Covell (1858-1939 South ElmsleyS.E. Twp., ON) had a son named Henry Edwin Covell (b. 1888 South ElmsleyS.E. Twp., ON - d. 1977 Rideau Ferry, ON), whose two sons Osborne Henry Covell (1921-2015) and Earl Edward Covell (1925-2020) were longtime correspondents at Rideau Ferry. Osborne was +1985-2015, and Earl was +1962-2005+. *** John Wood (b. 1849 South ElmsleyS.E. Twp., ON - d. 1923 Lanark Co., ON). +1911-1921 likely + at [[Rideau Christian Fellowship, ON|Perth Meeting Room]] near Lombardy. Wife (1871 @ CoE, Smiths Falls, ON): Maria Wills (b. 1849 South Burgess Twp., L&G Co., ON - d. 1920 ON), sister of John's brother James' wife Anne, and his sister Mary Ann's husband Patrick Jr.**** Mary Ann Wood Kirkland '''+1931+''' (b. 1872 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1952). +1891+ PB @ Lombardy. +1901+ Baptist @ Brockville, ON. +1931+ PB @ Smiths Falls Husband: James Kirkland (1865-1928). In 1891, James was employed in Elizabethtown, Brockville as a cheesemaker.***** Robert John Kirkland '''+1931-1992''' (b. 1903 Elizabethtown Twp., L&G Co., ON - d. 1992 Ottawa, ON). Wife (1937 @ UCC, 21 Pine St., Brockville, Leeds, ON): Adelaide Irene Armstrong Kirkland '''+1937-2001''' (b. 1905 Mt. Forest, Wellington, ON - d. 2001), daughter of William Edward Armstrong & Emma Irene Chester Armstrong (b. 1879 Addington Co., ON - 1965). In 1921, Adelaide resided with her parents in Merrickville, ON and was registered Methodist. Robert was PB in Smiths Falls, and employed as an insurance agent at the time of his wedding, Adelaide was of the UCC in Merrickville, and a schoolteacher. Robert was later a member of the [[Gideons]] **** James Wood (b. 1874 S.E. Twp., ON). +1891+ PB @ Lombardy. Wife: Mary Ann Postlethwaite Wood (b. 1873 ON). James & Mary Ann were both PB @ Lombardy in 1911, as was their daughter Estriel.***** Estriel Postlethwaite Wood Simpson (b. 1908 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 2005 Kingston, Frontenac, ON). Husband: Everett Angus Simpson (b. 1908 - d. 1960), son of James Alexander Simpson (b. 1864 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1952 Smiths Falls, ON) & Jennie Rebecca Findlay Simpson (m. 1891 N. Elmsley, ON). James & Jennie were both PB at Lombardy at the time of their wedding in 1891, and continued to be thru 1931. **** Elizabeth Wood Millar (b. 1877 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1982 Smiths Falls, ON). Husband (1903 @ S.E. Twp., ON): William H. Millar (b. 1872 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1961 Smiths Falls, ON), son of Thomas Millar (1842-1932 Lombardy, ON) & Margaret Williamson Millar (1846-1903 South Elmsley Twp., ON). Thomas & Margaret were registered Methodist, +1891-1901+ & +1891-1911+, respectively. William Millar was PB (in South Elmsley) by 1921. Elizabeth was such (same place) +1881-1921+) **** William "Billy" George Wood '''+1931-1955''' (b. 1880 Leeds & Grenville Cos., ON - d. 1955 Smiths Falls, ON). Previously @ Rideau Ferry / Lombardy assembly.
***** John "Jack" Albin Wood '''+1931-1986''' (1914-1986)
****** John Kenneth Bruce Wood '''1941-2016'''  (1941-2016)
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*** Mary Ann Wood Wills (b. 1839 Lombard, ON - d. 1922 Rideau Ferry, ON). Husband: Patrick Wills, Jr. (b. 1840 Co. Sligo, Ire. - d. 1919 Lombardy, ON), Mary Ann's brother James' wife Anne's brother. Patrick Jr. & Mary Ann were PB in Lombardy by 1881.
*** Robert Wood (b. 1842 South Elmsley Twp., ON - d. 1893 Leeds Co., ON). +1878- Wife (1866): Joanna Looby Wood (b. 1847 L&G Co., ON - d. 1929 ON), daughter of William Looby (b. 1818 Co. Fermanagh, [[Northern Ireland|N.I.]] - d. 1902 Brockville, L&G, ON) & Jane Graham Looby (b. 1816 - d. 1882 L&G Co., ON). William & Jane were E.C. From +1878-1896+, Robert was correspondent of the Lombardy Meeting Room, which became [[Rideau Ferry Meeting Room, ON|Rideau Ferry]].