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Mary Harry <I>Yerkes</I> Wood

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Mary Harry Yerkes Wood

Birth
Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Dec 1918 (aged 77)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Philanthropist. She was the wife of Pennsylvania Congressman Alan Wood, Jr.. She moved with him to the Woodmont mansion which he had built in Lower Merion Township, but after his death, she returned to live in Conshohocken. After her death her Conshohocken home was deeded to the borough for use as a park. The Mary Wood Park still serves the citizens of Conshohocken. It is the home of the Conshohocken Historical Society, the Visiting Nurses' Association, and other cultural, service, and philanthropic groups in the town.
Philanthropist. She was the wife of Pennsylvania Congressman Alan Wood, Jr.. She moved with him to the Woodmont mansion which he had built in Lower Merion Township, but after his death, she returned to live in Conshohocken. After her death her Conshohocken home was deeded to the borough for use as a park. The Mary Wood Park still serves the citizens of Conshohocken. It is the home of the Conshohocken Historical Society, the Visiting Nurses' Association, and other cultural, service, and philanthropic groups in the town.

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  • Created by: rjschatz
  • Added: May 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14190368/mary_harry-wood: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Harry Yerkes Wood (10 Oct 1841–12 Dec 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14190368, citing Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by rjschatz (contributor 46560566).