Citation · C0261 · compiled
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The printed entry for No. 138910 gives Samuel Wood as (1787-1848), which is consistent with a death in 1848. The record does not name a death date or place, so 24 January 1848 and Farnham, Quebec must come from another source. The page also does not conflict with the claim.
Matches: Page 280 of the DAR Lineage Book (vol. 139) lists Samuel Wood (1787-1848) as the third generation in the lineage of Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun (No. 138910); The death year 1848 matches the claimed death date of 24 January 1848; He is shown as married in 1809 to Abigail Church (1788-1837) and as the son of Philip Wood and Eunice Pierce
Limits: The lineage gives only birth and death years (1787-1848), so the day and month (24 January) are not stated; No death place is given for Samuel Wood; Farnham, Quebec is not mentioned anywhere on the page; The only places listed are for Philip Wood (born Rehoboth, Mass.; died Brattleboro, Vt.) and the applicant (born Chicago); This is a compiled lineage book printed from applicants' submissions, not an original record of death
What it supports
- Died · 24 January 1848 · Farnham, Quebec, Canada — Samuel Wood