Wood, Abiel, 1772-1834
Variant namesAbiel Wood was born in Wiscasset, Maine (then Massachusetts) in 1772. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1807-1811 and 1816; the U.S. Congress, 1813-1814; and served as a delegate to the constitutional convention of Maine in 1819. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits and shipping. He married Hannah Hodge in 1793 and died in Belfast, Maine, in 1834.
From the description of Letters, 1799-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 575559663
U.S. representative from Massachusetts; member of Massachusetts House; state councilor of Maine; then engaged in mercantile pursuits and shipping; bank commissioner of Maine; resident of Wiscasset, Me.
From the description of Abiel Wood correspondence, 1797-1819. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 192005113
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| referencedIn | Smith family papers, 1774-1907 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Wood, Abiel, 1772-1834. Letters, 1799-1828. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| creatorOf | Wood, Abiel, 1772-1834. Abiel Wood correspondence, 1797-1819. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Autograph letters signed to George Thacher, 1788-1791. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1787-1863. | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Barker, Jacob, 1779-1871 | person |
| correspondedWith | Melville family. | family |
| associatedWith | Polly (Schooner) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Smith family | family |
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Person
Birth 1772-07-22
Death 1834-10-26
