Edmund Burke Wood
ID # 3965, (1817-1882)
| Father | Samuel Wood (1790-1861) |
| Mother | Charlotte Kirkpatrick (1793-1876) |
| Baptism | Edmund Burke Wood was baptized in 1817 at Chippawa, Upper Canada. |
| Marriage | He married Jane Augusta Marter, daughter of Peter Marter and Jane Augusta Hatch, on 10 April 1855 at Brantford, Brant Co., Canada West. Brant County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society provides a transcription of the marriage records of Grace Anglican Church in Brantford for the years of 1830-1872. This is publication number 242. See page 22. This records the marriage of Edmund Burke Wood, barrister at law, to Jane Augusta Marter, both of Brantford, on 10th April, 1855, at Brantford church. The marriage was by license. The witnesses were W. Rubridge and T. Mackie. |
| Death | He died on 7 October 1882 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Burial | He was buried at St Johns Anglican Cathedral Cemetery, Winnipeg. |
| Note | Edmund Burke Wood had a long career in politics and jurisprudence. He served as provincial treasurer of Ontario and, later, was Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of the Queen's Bench and died in 1882 while serviing in that capacity. Edmund Burke Wood has a biography in 1883 Warners and Beers History of the County of Brant. This appears on page 369. The Marters do not get a mention. |
| Last Edited | 7 Aug 2022 |