Bio of Woodward, William Dennison (b.1826) Wabasha Co., MN
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Woodward, William Dennison, (deceased) son of William Woodward, was born
in Swanzey, New Hampshire, in 1826. He grew up on a farm, and received a
limited education. The deceased was among the pioneer settlers of this
State, having settled in Quincy, Olmsted county, in 1854. His eldest son,
William Henry, was the first child born in that township. In company with
another party Mr. Woodward erected a saw mill on the Whitewater, and sold
out his interest in 1856. He then settled on section 33, Elgin, where he
remained till his death, which occurred in April, 1872, with the exception
of one year's residence in Rochester. He acquired an estate of 480 acres,
and was a successful farmer. He was a member of the Masonic order, and
voted the Republican ticker. In the spring of 1854, he was married at
Trenton, Wisconsin, to Martha, daughter of David and Abigail (Marsh)
Houghton, all of Vermont birth. In the spring of 1883, Mrs. Woodward
became the wife of Leonard Knapp, with whom she lives in Dover township,
Olmsted county. Our subject left five children, christened as follows:
William Henry, now residing on homestead; David Orlo, Elgin; Mary Ellen
(Mrs. S. A. Foster), deceased; Everett Ellsworth and Albert Elvin, Elgin.