Citation · C0363 · record
Vermont, U.S., Veteran Burial Records, 1776-1980
Vermont State Archives; Middlesex, VT; Vermont Veteran Burial Records, 1776-1980
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image is legible and gives Philip Wood's death as July 16, 1845 at Brattleboro, Vt., which matches the claim on both date and place. The marker transcription (died July 16, 1845, age 89) and the birth date of 29 Apr 1756 agree with the 1756–1845 life span. The card is a secondary compilation made from the marker, but it states the claim directly.
Matches: Name: Wood, Philip; Died July 16, 1845 at Brattleboro, Vt. (typed on card); Born Apr. 29, 1756 at Rehoboth, Mass., consistent with the 1756 birth year in the claim; Marker remark: "Philip Wood died July 16, 1845, age 89 Yrs.", which matches the death date and fits a 1756 birth; Buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, VT; Revolutionary War service as a private in the militia
Limits: Graves registration card is a 20th-century compilation, so the death date was probably copied from the gravestone rather than from a contemporary death record; Cause of death and burial date are blank; Next of kin is blank, so the card does not show which Philip Wood this is beyond name, birth and death details
What it supports
- Died · 16 July 1845 · Brattleboro, VT — Philip Wood