George Warren Wood
George Warren Wood (known professionally as George W. Wood) (1814–1901[1]) was a Presbyterian minister and missionary who became the secretary of the Congregationalist American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He was an early missionary to Armenia under Cyrus Hamlin.
His son, also named George Warren Wood, was also a Presbyterian reverend and missionary.
Early life
Dr. Wood was born February 28, 1814, to Samuel and Mehitable (Peabody) Wood in
Career in missions
Mission work in Istanbul and elsewhere
He was ordained a Presbyterian missionary, at
Return to the United States and work for the American Board
In 1850 he returned to the United States.[9] In September [2] 1852 he was elected Corresponding Secretary of the American Board of Foreign Missions in New York City,[10] and continued in this position until 1871.[3]
In Spring 1855, the ABCFM sent Dr. Wood to visit
In 1856, Dr. Wood published a "Manual of Christian Theology" in Constantinople in association with Dr.
In addition to his other secretarial duties, Wood assisted in presiding over the historic closure and relocation of the original Broadway Tabernacle in New York City in 1857.
In December 1862, Dr. Wood sailed from New York on his way to assist the
Return to missions in Turkey
When the
Personal life
Dr. Wood had four wives over the course of his life.
- Dr. Wood married Martha Maria Johnson (Daughter of Silas & Mary Johnson) on April 24, 1838, and she died in childbirth March 9, 1839.[18]
- He married again Martha Briggs (Daughter of William Briggs of Boston) on December 29, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary bore four children (Sarah Johnson 1842, George Warren 1844, Louisa Whitehead 1846, and Henry Magie(sp?) 1849) in Turkey before she returned to the USA 1850–1851 on account of health, and died May 13, 1852.[19]
- He married a third time, to Mary C Hastings (daughter of Thomas Hastings[20] of New York City, and widow of Daniel Bond[21] ) on January 18, 1855.[22] Mary died March 4, 1862.
- In 1869, Wood married a fourth time, to Mrs. Sara Ann (McNair) Heylmun, who died August 17, 1901.
References
- ^ Greene, Joseph K. (1916). Leavening the Levant. Boston New York Chicago: Pilgrim Press / Rowland & Ives, New York. p. 89. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
george w wood bradford massachusetts.
- ^ a b c d Robinson, C.S. (1891). Necrological reports and annual proceedings of the Alumni Association Volume 3: 1875–1932 (Volume 3: 1875–1932 ed.). Princeton, N.J: Princeton Theological Seminary. pp. 134–135. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College. Cambridge: Riverside PRess. pp. 265. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
George W. Wood Bebek Seminary Morristown, N.J.
- ^ Rev. M. P. Parmalee (1892). Proceedings of the ABCFM for the year 1892. Boston: Samuel Usher. p. 229. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
Trebizond was occupied as a missionary station in 1853... The following is a list of missionaries who have been connected with the station for at least one year: ... Rev. G. W. Wood, 1842 – 1843"
- ^ Proceedings of the ABCFM for the year 1850 (The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad, Volumes 46–47). Boston: T.R. Marvin. 1850. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College. Cambridge: Riverside Press. pp. 265. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
George W. Wood Bebek Seminary Morristown, N.J.
- ISBN 978-1-4422-4347-7.
- ^ Todd, Thomas (1901). The Missionary Herald, Volume 97. Boston: Beacon Press (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)). pp. 357–360.
- ^ "Personnel records for George W. Wood". Digital Library for International Research – American Board Personnel Card and Photo Collection. American Research Institute in Turkey-Istanbul / Amerikan Bord Heyeti (American Board), Istanbul. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
Ret. USA 1850–1852
- ^ "Personnel records for George W. Wood". Digital Library for International Research – American Board Personnel Card and Photo Collection. American Research Institute in Turkey-Istanbul / Amerikan Bord Heyeti (American Board), Istanbul. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
Elected Sept 1852 Corresp. Sec'y Board, for N.Y. City
- ISBN 0-8058-2303-4.
in 1855, the American Board decided to send George Wood to investigate the situation in Indian Missions... While visiting the Choctaw Nation, Wood spent 3 days each at the Wheelock and Spencer Academies, and 9 days at other schools
- ISBN 978-0-8061-3848-0. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
members of the mission met Wood at Goodwater Mission, a school that had been suspended since 1853 ... Part of the key [to cordial discussion] was Wood's decision at the outset to 'drop for the present' the contentious letter from the American Board of June 22, 1848
- ^ Ceowell, E. P. OBITUARY RECORD of Graduates of Amherst College for the Academical Year ending June 28, 1893 (Fourth Printed Series, No. 1. ed.). Amherst College. p. 293. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
It has been found impossible to obtain a complete list of the works composed, edited or translated by Dr. Riggs. His principal publications are as follows :"... "Manual of Christian Theology, in association with Dr. H. G. O. Dwight and Dr. G. W. Wood. Constantinople, 1856.
- ^ Annual Report of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (1863). 42 Congress Street, Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son. 1863. p. 36. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
As Dr. Wood was previously located there, and still retained his knowledge of Armenian, ... he sailed from New York ... December 6, 1862 ... Turkish Missions Aid Society detained him in England, a few weeks... did not reach his destination till the 7th of March
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Personnel records for George W. Wood". Digital Library for International Research – American Board Personnel Card and Photo Collection. Amerikan Bord Heyeti (American Board), Istanbul.
Returned to Cons'ple Mar 7, 1863, as Secy, &visited [illegible] & Syria Mission... ret to USA June 6, 1864
- ^ The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad, Volume 97. Boston: Beacon Press. September 1901. pp. 357–360. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
On account of the withdrawal of the New School Presbyterian body from the support of the American Board"... "In the second period of his missionary life at Constantinople (1871–1886)
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command, Volume 80. Constantinople: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. 1880. pp. 70–72. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Presbyterian Church in Morristown W Alpha Grave Yard". pcmorristown.org.
- ^ "Personnel records for Martha Briggs Wood". Digital Library for International Research – American Board Personnel Card and Photo Collection. American Research Institute in Turkey-Istanbul. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-595-81089-5. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
footnote #6: Their daughter Mary was married first to Rev Daniel Bond... then to the Rev. George W. Wood
- ^ General Catalogue of the Auburn Theological Seminary. Auburn, NY: Daily Advertiser and Weekly Journal Printing House. 1883. pp. 208. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
daniel bond hamilton college.
- ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College. Cambridge: Riverside PRess. p. 265. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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