Citation · C0240 · record
Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017
Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The certificate for Arthur A. Wood (b. 24 Mar 1870, Grand Beach, Quebec) lists his mother's maiden name as Marie Ann Spackman, born in England, and his father as Franklin Wood, born in Illinois. This agrees with the claimed name and country of birth for Maria Anne Spackman. It gives no birth date, so it is only consistent with the claim, not proof of the 19 November 1824 date.
Matches: Mother's maiden name on the certificate reads "Marie Ann Spackman", which matches Maria Anne Spackman as a name variant; Mother's birthplace is given as England, matching the claimed place; The certificate is for her son Arthur A. Wood (b. 1870), whose birth falls within the lifetime of a woman born in 1824, so the parentage is plausible
Limits: The certificate is for the son, Arthur A. Wood, so Maria's birth information comes from his informant, the coroner's records, a secondhand and likely uninformed source; No birth date for the mother appears, so the claimed 19 November 1824 can be neither confirmed nor contradicted; Only 'England' is given as her birthplace, with no city or county; The informant was the coroner's records rather than a family member, so the mother's name and birthplace may be unreliable; The mother's name is partly hard to read in the image (Marie Ann / Maria Anne); No death year for Maria appears on the certificate, so the 1907 death date is not tested
What it supports
- Born · 19 November 1824 · England — Maria Anne Spackman