James WOOD, Sr.

1816 - 1890  (74 years)

• Name	James WOOD  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1816	,,, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861	, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [4]
  	the 1861 census listed only names of the head of household. This family was enumerated as follows: 1861 Census, Lot 19, James Wood(s), shoemaker. 2 males 6-16 (Artemas and James Jr.) 1 male 16-21 (Edwin) 1 male 21-40 (James Sr.) 1 female 6-16 (Sophia) 1 female 16-21 (Elizabeth A.), 1 female 45-60 (Elizabeth Cannon). Total 7, Number married 3, Number single 4, Number married in the past year 1. James was leasing a 60 acre farm from Andrew T. Todd. [The identity of the third married person is unknown. Elizabeth A. was the eldest, but she didn't marry John Malcolm Stewart until the following year.]
  		1861 Canada Census - James Woo 1861 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of James Wood Sr., his wife Elizabeth Cannon, their children Elizabeth A., Edwin, Sophia, Artemas and James Jr.
  Census	1881	, Lot 10, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	included in the household with James (age 64) were his wife Elizabeth Cannon (age 71), son James (age 27) and Elizabeth Anne (age 12), possibly a granddaughter. James Sr. was a shoemaker, James Jr. a farmer. James Sr. was Anglican, the remainder of the family Bible Christian.
  		1881 Canada Census - James Woo 1881 Canada Census, Lot 10, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of James, his wife Elizabeth Cannon, son James and Elizabeth Anne, possibly a granddaughter. At the age of 12 she would be too young to be a daughter of James and Elizabeth.
  Death	25 Dec 1890  [3]
  Burial	the United Church Cemetery, West Devon, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.67326,-64.11514   [6]
  	Inscription: Father Mother / James Wood / Died / Dec. 25, 1890 / AEt. 74. / Also his wife / Elizabeth Cannon / Died / Nov. 22, 1889 / AEt. 84 / Blessed are the dead / who die in the Lord.
  Person ID	I101718	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth CANNON,   b. 1805, , Prince Edward Island d. 22 Nov 1889 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1843	, St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [1, 6, 7]
  	the officiating clergyman was Abraham Van Gelder Wiggins. "James Wood (B), Elizabeth Cannon (W), 25 January 1843, by License. Witnesses: William Rayner, Samuel Cannon. By A. V. G. Wggins, Clk. Recorded 14 Feb. 1844." Samuel Cannon and James Wood were shoemakers (1861 census). Chances are that Samuel introduced his now widowed sister Elizabeth to James.
  		Marriage Record - James Wood & Marriage Register, James Wood and Elizabeth Cannon.
  Children	1. Elizabeth A. WOOD,   b. 23 Dec 1843, , Prince Edward Island d. 25 Jan 1922, , Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Edwin WOOD,   b. 17 Feb 1846, , New London, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. Bef 1922 (Age < 75 years)   3. Sophia WOOD,   b. 10 Apr 1848, , New London, Queens County, Prince Edward Island d. 5 Dec 1936, , Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA (Age 88 years)   4. Artemas WOOD,   b. 8 May 1850, , New London, Queens County, Prince Edward Island   5. James WOOD, Jr.,   b. 2 Aug 1852, , Margate, Prince County, Prince Edward Island
  Family ID	F25604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Jan 1843 - , St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6912] Family Records - Elizabeth Cannon & James Wood, 6912. (Reliability: 2). [S7160] 1881 Canada Census - James Wood, 7160. (Reliability: 2). [S7158] Marker - James Wood & Elizabeth Cannon, 7158. (Reliability: 2). [S7171] 1861 Canada Census - James Wood Sr., 7171. (Reliability: 3). [S7160] 1881 Canada Census - James Wood, 7160. (Reliability: 3). [S7158] Marker - James Wood & Elizabeth Cannon, 7158. (Reliability: 3). [S7292] Marriage Register - James Wood & Elizabeth Cannon, 7292. (Reliability: 3).