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Michael Wood 1539 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1539

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1596

Death Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Sowerby

Mother: Margaret Ambler

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Michael Wood was born in 1539 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Wood of Sowerby and Margaret Anne Wood \ Ambler. In 1596, Michael Wood passed away in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Sowerby
1514 – 1588
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Ambler
1520 – 1599
Birth Location: North Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Sep 1539
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt. 1596
    Event Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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