Clarke - Lester Families
Charles Jacob Wood
1859 - 1923 (63 years)-
Name Charles Jacob Wood Birth 5 Apr 1859 Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada 
Gender Male Death 28 Jan 1923 Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada [1] Burial 30 Jan 1923 Methodist Burial Grounds, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Person ID I10 Lester Last Modified 18 Mar 2016
Father Charles Henry Wood, b. 1821, U.S.A. d. 23 Apr 1896, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years) Mother Esther Knight, b. 4 Aug 1826, White's Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 Aug 1910, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years) Marriage 11 Jul 1844 Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada [2] Family ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jane Augusta Baxter, b. 29 Jan 1861, Upper Loch Lomond, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 Dec 1908, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 47 years) Marriage 28 Nov 1881 Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Children 1. Harriet Isabella Wood, b. 10 Nov 1882, Otter Lake, Simmonds Parish, St. John County, New Brunswick d. 20 Feb 1945, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada (Age 62 years)+ 2. Pearl Ethel Wood, b. 17 May 1884, Portland, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1938, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 53 years)+ 3. Ada May Wood, b. 31 Mar 1886, Titusville, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Jun 1954, Titusville, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 68 years)+ 4. John Edward Wood, b. 25 Sep 1887, Portland, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 Dec 1954, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 67 years)5. Bertha (Berty) Wood, b. 18 Dec 1890, Portland, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 May 1906, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 15 years)+ 6. Annie Wood, b. 30 Mar 1894, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. Bef 1994 (Age < 99 years)+ 7. Margaret Elizabeth. Wood, b. 12 Feb 1896, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 29 Jun 1959, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 63 years)8. Ernest Wood, b. 21 Nov 1898, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 Nov 1898, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 0 years)+ 9. Kate (Kathleen) Myrtle Wood, b. 10 Oct 1899, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 May 1990, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 90 years)10. Charles Wood, b. Abt 1902, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada d. Bef 1911, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 8 years)Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 May 2016
Family 2 Elizabeth May Holt, b. 27 Sep 1864, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Mar 1933, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 68 years) Marriage 29 Dec 1909 Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2016
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Charles J Wood
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Notes - Charles Jacob Wood was born Tuesday, 5 April 1859 in St John County, New Brunswick, the seventh child of Charles Henry Wood and Esther Knight. He had eight brothers and two sisters. The earliest record of him is the 1861 Census of Upham Parish, Kings County. His father was a shoemaker and he and four of his brothers also became shoemakers.
By 1871 when Charles was 13, the Census Schedules 4 and 5 showed his father having the following - 1 (one) acre of land, which produced 1 bushel each peas, beans, and corn, and 50 bushels potatoes. He had one horse, 1 milch cow and produced 100 lbs. of butter. From this information one could conclude that they lived in a small village and income was derived from sources other than farming.
Family Story has it that after the four sons became shoemakers, all the shoemakers quarreled so they all set up separate shops. By 1881 many of the family are living on their own. Charles, (calling himself Jacob frequently for the rest of his life, presumably to distinguish himself from his father) is living with his brother Peter and sister Harriet (Hattie) in a separate residence.
Charles married Jane Augusta Baxter, daughter of John Baxter and Amanda E Blakeney on Monday 28 Nov 1881 in Saint John, New Brunswick. They had ten children – three sons and seven daughters. Charles’ wife Jennie died in 1908 of consumption. At the time that Charles wife died they had young children. His neighbour, Elizabeth Blatchford, who had lost her husband, also had young children. They decided to marry and by the 1911 Census were living at #10 Short Street St. John with 5 young ladies, Ethel Blatchford age 19, Alice Blatchford age 17, Fannie Blatchford age 15, Hazel Blatchford age 13 and Kathleen Wood age 12. Charles made the wedding shoes for his son-in-law to be Humphrey Lester, when his daughter Harriett married in 1902. Humphrey had the audacity to complain that the shoes leaked when he stood in a puddle. ( family story from R.G.L.)
Charles died at 3:15 AM Sunday, 28 Jan 1923. He was 59 years old. The cause of death was listed as Myocarditis which he had had for six years. He is buried in the Wesleyan Methodist Burial Ground, Saint. John. He does not have a headstone.
Information found on 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 Census
- Charles Jacob Wood was born Tuesday, 5 April 1859 in St John County, New Brunswick, the seventh child of Charles Henry Wood and Esther Knight. He had eight brothers and two sisters. The earliest record of him is the 1861 Census of Upham Parish, Kings County. His father was a shoemaker and he and four of his brothers also became shoemakers.
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