Oliver Wood (1730-1816)

Marian and Agnes Wilder were the daughters of

James Lewellyn Wilder, the son of

Francis L. Wilder, the son of

Hadassah Thompson Wilder, the daughter of

Mary "Polly" Wood Thompson the daughter of

Silas Wood the son of

Oliver Wood, the son of

Ephraim Wood, Sr., the son of

Jacob Wood, the son of

Michael Wood, the son of

William Wood, immigrant from England.

A Biography of Oliver Wood from HIstory of Norridgewock

Oliver Wood was the great great great grandfather of James Lewellyn Wilder. He was the father of Silas Wood. Oliver Wood was born in Concord, Massachusetts and moved his family to the area near Norridgewock, Maine around the summer of 1774. He lived the rest of his life there, dying in 1816. The link below shows a photograph of his home in Norridgewock, taken about 2007. Hadassah Thompson Wilder would have been about 10 years old when her great grandfather Oliver Wood died in Norridgewock, where she lived.

The Oliver Wood House, Norridgewock, Maine

Oliver Wood was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Norridgewock and the surrounding communities in the mid 1780's. Below is a link to excerpts of his court journal, from the 1790's. The leather bound journal is one of two that are in the collection of the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine.

Excerpts from the Court Journals of Justice Oliver Wood of Norridgewock, Maine

The following link is to references in the History of Norridgewock that relate to Oliver Wood.

References in the History of Norridgewock about Oliver Wood

The following link is to references in the History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan that relate to Oliver Wood.

References to Oliver Wood in the History of the Old Towns of Norridgewock and Canaan