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Biographical Notes
(A Genealogical table expressing relationship to Levi Woodbury is also available.)
Levi Woodbury
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1789, Dec. 22 | Born, Francestown, N.H. |
| 1809 | Graduated with honors from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. |
| 1809-1812 | Studied law at Litchfield, Conn., Boston, Mass., and Exeter, N.H. |
| 1812 | Admitted to the bar and began practicing in Francestown, N.H. |
| 1819 | Married Elizabeth W. Clapp; moved to Portsmouth, N.H. |
| 1817-1823 | Associate justice, New Hampshire superior court |
| 1823-1824 | Governor of New Hampshire |
| 1825 | Member, New Hampshire state house of representatives |
| 1825-1831 | United States senator |
| 1831 | Declined nomination to the New Hampshire state senate |
| 1831-1834 | Secretary of the navy |
| 1834-1841 | Secretary of the treasury |
| 1838 | Declined appointment as chief justice, New Hampshire superior court |
| 1841-1845 | United States senator |
| 1845-1851 | Associate justice, U.S. supreme court |
| 1851, Sept. 4 | Died, Portsmouth, N.H. |
Charles Levi Woodbury
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1820, May 22 | Born, Portsmouth, N.H. |
| 1831 | Moved to Washington, D.C., with family |
| 1840-1845 | Practiced law, Ala. |
| 1845 | Moved to Boston, Mass., and practiced law |
| 1857 | Member, New Hampshire state legislature |
| 1858-1861 | United States district attorney for Massachusetts |
| 1870-1871 | Member, Massachusetts state legislature |
| 1898, July 1 | Died, Boston, Mass. |
Genealogical Table (Relationship to Levi Woodbury)
- Barnes, Hannah T. Woodbury
- sister
- Barnes, Isaac O.
- brother-in-law; husband of Hannah T. Woodbury
- Blair, Gist
- grandson; son of Montgomery and Mary E. Woodbury Blair
- Blair, Mary E. [a.k.a. Minna] Woodbury
- daughter
- Blair, Minna
- See Richey, Minna Blair
- Blair, Montgomery
- son-in-law; husband of Mary E. Woodbury
- Blair, Montgomery, Jr.
- grandson; son of Montgomery and Mary E.Woodbury Blair
- Blair, Woodbury
- grandson; son of Montgomery and Mary E. Woodbury Blair
- Brooks, Frances B. Clapp Olney
- sister-in-law; sister of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Brooks, Samuel R.
- brother-in-law; second husband of Frances B. Clapp Olney
- Brunetti y Gayoso, Virginia W. Lowery, Duchess of Arcos
- granddaughter; daughter of Archibald H. & Frances A. Woodbury Lowery
- Clapp, Asa G
- father-in-law
- Clapp, Asa W. H.
- brother-in-law; brother of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Clapp, Charles Q.
- brother-in-law; brother of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Clapp, Elizabeth W.
- See Woodbury, Elizabeth W. Clapp
- Clapp, Elizabeth W. Quincy
- mother-in-law
- Clapp, Frances B.
- See Brooks, Frances B. Clapp Olney
- Clapp, Julia M. Dearborn
- sister-in-law; wife of Asa W. H. Clapp
- Clapp, Julia O. Wingate
- sister-in-law; wife of Charles Q. Clapp
- Clapp, Mary J. E.
- niece; daughter of Asa W. H. and Julia M. Dearborn Clapp
- Clapp, Mary J. G.
- See Emerson, Mary J. G. Clapp
- Clapp, W. H. Emerson
- nephew; born Edward C. Emerson, son of Andrew L. and Mary J. G. Clapp Emerson, changed name, 1848
- Dearborn, Julia M.
- See Clapp, Julia M. Dearborn
- Dearborn, Sarah
- relationship unknown
- Dodge, Harriet Woodbury
- sister
- Dodge, Perley
- brother-in-law; husband of Harriet Woodbury
- Eastman, Anstriss B. Woodbury
- sister
- Eastman, George N.
- nephew; son of Nehemiah and Anstriss B. Woodbury Eastman
- Eastman, Nehemiah
- brother-in-law; husband of Anstriss B. Woodbury
- Emerson, Andrew L.
- brother-in-law; husband of Mary J. G. Clapp
- Emerson, Edward C.
- See Clapp, W. H. Emerson
- Emerson, Mary J. G. Clapp
- sister-in-law; sister of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Fox, Gustavus V.
- son-in-law; husband of Virginia L. Woodbury
- Fox, Isabel W. Howe
- niece; daughter of Luke and Mary Woodbury Howe
- Fox, John
- nephew-in-law; husband of Mary E. Howe and Isabel W. Howe
- Fox, Mary E. Howe
- niece; daughter of Adonijah and Mary Woodbury Howe
- Fox, Virginia L. Woodbury
- daughter
- Grimes, Martha Woodbury
- sister
- Grimes, Mary J. W.
- See Morton, Mary J. W. Grimes
- Grimes, Thomas
- brother-in-law; husband of Martha Woodbury
- Guild, Charles F.
- nephew of Gustavus V. Fox
- Howe, Adonijah
- brother-in-law; first husband of Mary Woodbury and brother of Luke Howe
- Howe, Isabel W.
- See Fox, Isabel W. Howe
- Howe, Luke
- brother-in-law; second husband of Mary Woodbury and brother of Adonijah Howe
- Howe, Mary E.
- See Fox, Mary E. Howe
- Howe, Mary Woodbury
- sister
- Kettell, James
- husband of Mary Quincy
- Kettell, Mary Quincy
- maternal aunt of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Lowery, Archibald H.
- son-in-law; husband of Frances A. Woodbury
- Lowery, Frances A. Woodbury
- daughter
- Lowery, Virginia W.
- See Brunetti y Gayoso, Virginia W. Lowery
- Lowery, Woodbury
- grandson; son of Archibald H. and Frances A. Woodbury Lowery
- Morton, Mary J. W. Grimes
- niece; daughter of Thomas and MarthaWoodbury Grimes
- Olney, Frances B. Clapp
- See Brooks, Frances B. Clapp Olney
- Olney, Gideon W.
- brother-in-law; first husband of Frances B. Clapp
- Quincy, Abraham H.
- maternal uncle of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Quincy, Charles E.
- cousin of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Quincy, Elizabeth W.
- See Clapp, Elizabeth W. Quincy
- Quincy, Martha
- probably a cousin of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Quincy, Mary
- See Kettell, Mary Quincy
- Richey, Minna Blair
- granddaughter; daughter of Montgomery and Mary E. Woodbury Blair
- Sheafe, Edmund Q.
- a relative of Mrs. Levi Woodbury
- Wingate, Julia O.
- See Clapp, Julia O. Wingate
- Woodbury, Anstriss B.
- See Eastman, Anstriss B. Woodbury
- Woodbury, Charles H.
- nephew; son of Peter P. Woodbury
- Woodbury, Charles L.
- son
- Woodbury, Elizabeth W. Clapp
- wife; daughter of Asa G. and Elizabeth W. Quincy Clapp
- Woodbury, Ellen C. deQ.
- daughter
- Woodbury, Frances A.
- See Lowery, Frances A. Woodbury
- Woodbury, George W.
- brother
- Woodbury, Gordon
- great nephew; grandson of Peter P. Woodbury
- Woodbury, Hannah T.
- See Barnes, Hannah T. Woodbury
- Woodbury, Harriet
- See Dodge, Harriet Woodbury
- Woodbury, James T.
- brother
- Woodbury, Jesse
- brother
- Woodbury, John McG.
- relationship unknown
- Woodbury, (Captain) Levi
- relationship unknown
- Woodbury, Luke
- cousin
- Woodbury, Martha
- See Grimes, Martha Woodbury
- Woodbury, Mary
- See Howe, Mary Woodbury
- Woodbury, Mary E. ("Minna")
- See Blair, Mary E. Woodbury
- Woodbury, Mary Woodbury
- mother
- Woodbury, Peter
- father
- Woodbury, Peter P.
- brother
- Woodbury, Peter T.
- nephew; son of Peter P. and Martha Riddle Woodbury
- Woodbury, Robert S.
- nephew; son of George W. and Martha J. Spiars Woodbury
- Woodbury, Virginia L.
- See Fox, Virginia L. Woodbury
- Woodbury, William R.
- nephew; son of Peter P. and Martha RiddleWoodbury
- Woodbury, Zebulon
- relationship unknown