A history of General Seth Wood

A history of General Seth Wood

Gen. Seth Wood, who was born in Woodstock Vt., and came to Connewango in 1822, settling on lot 15. He removed to Ravenna, Ohio, in 1832, where he died in 1842. His wife, Priscilla Randall, was born in Woodstock, Vt., and died in Connewango, NY, in February 1853.

Leonard and Aaron Barton, young men from Massachusetts, settled on lot 15 in 1820. They chopped about ten acres, but becoming discouraged returned to Massachusetts. About 1822, General Seth Wood took this land and lived here several years. He then moved to. Ohio, where he died, leaving two sons in town, Thomas and Gaius. Thomas settled on lot 8, and died there. Gaius died in town about two years since.

Seth and his wife joined the Mormon Church in 1833 and moved to Kirtland, Ohio to be with the Mormon community. He decided not to go to Missouri with them and moved to Ravenna, Ohio where he died. His wife then returned to New York to live with her son.

History of Woodstock, Vt. -- Chapter 15

The most remarkable in some respects of all these reviews was the muster of the 1st brigade, 4th division, of the militia of Vermont, which occurred in September or October, 1814, the only brigade-muster ever held in this section. But three of the regiments composing this brigade were present at the review, the 4th, that is, the Rochester regiment, being excused, as they had done already extra service as volunteers at the battle of Plattsburgh, fought Sunday, the 11th of September, in the year above named. Companies from Norwich, Hartford, Windsor, and Hartland composed the first or Hartland regiment; Royalton, Sharon, etc., made up the second or Royalton regiment; Plymouth, Reading, Bridgewater, Pomfret, and Woodstock, the third. Attached to the brigade were two companies of artillery, one from Hartland, the other from Windsor; and also a squadron of cavalry, consisting of three companies, one each from Royalton, Hartland, and Woodstock. Only a few of the officers who figured on the occasion can be named. Among them were General Seth Wood, commander of the brigade, and Joseph Wood, aid to the general.