Citation · C0332 · 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.
Page 280 of the DAR Lineage Book, in the Calhoun lineage (line 3), gives 'Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837)'. This agrees with the claimed birth and death years, but it does not give the exact death date or place. The claim is therefore consistent but not fully supported by this source.
Matches: Page lists Abigail Church (1788-1837) as wife of Samuel Wood (1787-1848), m. 1809, in the lineage for Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun (no. 138910); Death year 1837 matches the claim; Name and life span match the claimed person
Limits: The record gives only death year 1837, not the day and month (2 September 1837); No death place is given, so East Farnham, Quebec is not confirmed; Compiled lineage book (DAR) listing descent, not an original death record; Page is from the DAR Lineage Book, and the citation says Volume 139, which fits the numbering 138910; The entry does not say where Abigail lived or died; Philip Wood's death in Brattleboro, Vt. is not relevant to her
What it supports
- Died · 2 September 1837 · East Farnham, Quebec — Abigail Church