Clarissa Wood

1814 - 1867  (52 years)

• Name	Clarissa Wood  [1]
  Birth	16 Mar 1814	Oneida Co, New York   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Feb 1867	Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I2322	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family	Benjamin Cooley,   b. 7 Aug 1811, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 7 Jan 1881, Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1832	Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York   [1]
  Children	1. Andrew Wood Cooley,   b. 24 May 1837, Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan d. 7 Jan 1881, Utah Territorial Prison, Sugar House nbd, Salt Lake City (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Clarissa Wood Cooley The death of Mrs. Cooley deserved more than a passing notice, and as in the case of the late Marcus Wood (brother), should have had it several weeks ago, nothing but a lack of data preventing it. Mrs. Cooley was born March 16, 1814 in Oneida Co, NY. Moved to Niagara [County] NY wither her parents Andrew and Azubah Wood, in her 18th year. She was united in marriage to Benjamin Cooley Feb 26th 1832. In October of the same year, in company with her husband, his father and mother, and three brother, she left Niagara for the purpose of making a him in the then wilderness of Michigan [Territory]. She came with team through Canada arriving at the home of Samuel Cooley, one mile south, and 3/4 miles west of Romeo (on what is now known as the Westbrook farm) about the 23d or 24th of the same month [October 1832]. She moved to the farm [which farm] on which she afterward lived until called away by death Feb 23d 1887. She was 72 years and 11 months old. Her funeral was held Feb 26, that day being the anniversary of her wedding. Those who knew her for so many hears speak in the highest terms of her character as wife, mother, and neighbor. - From a newspaper clipping only; no newspaper or date saved. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S774] Collected papers, Andrew Wood papers, (RepositoryUniversity of Utah Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 295 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112-0860 ). [S510] Obituary, Newspaper and date unknown. (Reliability: 3).