Citation · C0252 · record
Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
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Validator (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The first entry on folio 3 of the 1848 Farnham Anglican register records that Samuel Wood Esqr of the Township of Farnham died on 24 January 1848 and was buried on 26 January 1848, aged sixty one years. The priest was William Jones, and Philip Wood and Amos Wood signed as witnesses. The name is stated explicitly, and the death year and implied birth year (about 1786–87) fit the claimed 1787–1848 span.
Matches: Entry names 'Samuel Wood Esqr of the Township of Farnham'; Died 24 and buried 26 January 1848, matching the claimed death year 1848; Aged sixty one years, implying birth about 1786–1787, consistent with 1787; Register is Farnham Anglican, 1848 (spine label), folio third
Limits: Burial record gives an age, not a birth date; 1787 is implied only approximately; No parents or spouse are named, so identity rests on name, place and age; Witnesses Philip Wood and Amos Wood are likely kin, but their relationship is not stated
What it supports
- Person — Samuel Wood