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Wood/Moffitt Family Portraits

Peter Wood (1829-1897) and his wife, Mary (Moffitt) Wood (1830-1884) came from Scotland to Harvey in 1851. Here are four tin-type photos of members of the Wood family.

Top Left: George “Pop” Thomas Wood (1865-1931) in front of his barn door .

Top Right: Group of five men with one identified as “Grandpa” in the middle back row. Grandpa is Peter Wood, son of Peter Wood & Janet “Jessie” Cleghorn (1829 -1897).

Bottom Left: Another photo of George Thomas Wood, Son of Peter Wood & Mary Moffitt (1865-1931).

Bottom Right: “Pop, Uncle Allen and Turtlet (St. Stephen)”. Pop is George Thomas Wood, son of Peter Wood & Mary Moffitt (1865-1931). Allen is John “Allan” Messer. Son of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy. Born 15 May 1875 in Harvey.

Source: Ross Wood, Tweedside, Harvey, York Co., N.B.

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