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Joseph Woods III

Birth	:	22 Sep 1778
Death	:	13 Jan 1872
Burial	:	Boulter Cemetery, Unity, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5407982, -69.3341980
Plot	:	row 5
Description	:	@93y 3m 21d husband of Lydia s/o Joseph & Sarah Joseph and Lydia left Standish for Unity in 1796 or 1798 on horseback. She held her infant son, George in one arm and guided the horse with the other over 100 miles much of which was wilderness. Lydia's oldest sister, Sarah and husband, Josiah Hopkins, had gone to Unity the year before so probably this was the reason they chose to make their new home there. Joseph was one of the first settlers in the south part of Unity, cleared a farm in the woods and built... Read More	@93y 3m 21d husband of Lydia s/o Joseph & Sarah Joseph and Lydia left Standish for Unity in 1796 or 1798 on horseback. She held her infant son, George in one arm and guided the horse with the other over 100 miles much of which was wilderness. Lydia's oldest sister, Sarah and husband, Josiah Hopkins, had gone to Unity the year before so probably this was the reason they chose to make their new home there. Joseph was one of the first settlers in the south part of Unity, cleared a farm in the woods and built a house and barn that was located about 3/4 of a mile south of the highest point in Unity. Kendall W. Woods, the compiler of "The Woods Family of Unity, Maine", remembers reading an old newspaper clipping about the "barn raising" of Joseph Woods. It stated to the effect that after the "raising" had gotten underway, some of the men asked, "Where are the drinks?" and Joseph told them he had provided plenty of tea and coffee to drink, also some good "vittles" to eat, but no "hard" drinks. Whereupon, they left. But word got around town of what happened and the next day a good part of the town's people turned out and put up the barn, for he was respected for his firm beliefs. Another (corrected) newspaper article of Joseph Woods in the Republican Journal, Belfast, ME, Feb. 10, 1870, as follows: "A Vigorous Old Couple. In recording something of a tramp over the railroad line, last fall, we mentioned the first settlers of Unity. Capt. Baker, of this city, a native of that town, has given some facts of the interest concerning Joseph Woods and his wife, who were among the earliest settlers of Sandy Stream Plantation, now Unity. Mr. Woods is now 92 years of age, and but for the rheumatic troubles would be still a man of considerable vigor. His mind is unimpaired, and memory of early events excellent. NOTE: Capt. Charles Baker married Joseph's granddaughter Aurilla Carll. He was married when 19, his wife being 16, and they have lived together 73 years, and had 13 children, of whom 9 are living. They came to Unity, in 1798, on horseback, from Standish, and settled on the farm where they now reside. There were then but forty persons within the present limits of Unity. He helped to build the first house, a log one, in Thorndike, which was occupied by George Dyer and John White. Mr. Woods also helped to build the first road to Belfast, when there were but two stores here. One of these was kept by D. Hubbard, the owner of the other, Mr. Woods does not remember. Altogether this venerable couple are fine specimens of the old stock, which seems to have been made of more enduring materials than people of later generations. We hope the old gentleman may be spared to ride in the cars to this city, over the route he used to follow by spotted trees through the woods." Joseph lived over a year after the railroad was completed on Sep. 24, 1870. It would be interesting to know if he took a ride to Belfast on the train before he died on Jan. 13, 1872. History states, "Joseph was an exceedingly honest man, noted for his integrity as well as his temperate habits, never drank a glass of liquor or used any tobacco or drank any tea or coffee during his long life." He was a diligent worker in the Methodist Church in South Unity. In 1805, only he, his wife and two others were members. But by 1828, there were 46 members. Another place states, "The twenty-nine South Unity Methodists led by Joseph Woods." Kendall W. Woods had in his possession, Joseph's Bible (printed 1832) where Joseph kept all his family records including his parents' birth dates. Children all born in Unity except their 1st child, George, who was born in Standish, ME.

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Joseph Woods III's memorial is located at: Boulter Cemetery, Unity, Waldo County, USA.
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Joseph Woods III death on 13 Jan 1872 in
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Latitude: 44.5407982
Longitude: -69.3341980

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Woods II

(1731 - 1815)

Sarah York Woods

(1756 - 1830)

Spouse

Lydia Rackliff Woods

(1781 - 1871)

Siblings

Capt George Woods

(1796 - 1878)

Col Moses Woods

(1798 - 1840)

Children

(1799 - 1878)

(1802 - 1886)

(1804 - 1866)

(1808 - 1877)

(1814 - 1872)

(1819 - 1860)

(1823 - 1855)

Mrs Amanda Woods Harding

(1825 - 1898)

Benjamin Jones Woods

(1828 - 1895)

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